by loomex » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:40 pm
Save the Concorde? I know that I am going to get a lot of crap over what I am going to say, But lets face it, The plane is done, it over, no longer flying. What the hell is there to save? Most of them ARE being saved in museums, so that most of us "poor" people can get up and maybe inside one. The plane sucks WAY too much fuel, it is noisey, and is too expensive for up keep. Add to that the rather "poor" up keep it had, according to the Discovery Wings show "Concorde: The anatomy of a disaster".
Dont get me wrong, It is a great looking plane and I missed sleep just to see it land in Reno, NV a few years ago. Do I think that other planes should meet the same fate and the speedbird...Yes. The Boeing 727 is very loud even with the hush packs.
WAIT!! One of you is going to say something about military aircraft. These planes serve a diiffernt purpose. The engines on some of these planes need to be more powerful than the commercial planes to meet mission needs.
Ok, off the soap box, and waiting for the hits...oh and BTW, this needs to be moved to General discussion I think
Chris
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