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I might go to Bristol

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:05 am

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Re: I might go to Bristol

Postby Shadowcaster » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:53 am

Definitely worth a look, can't believe that it's 12 years since Concord flew. :o

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Re: I might go to Bristol

Postby OldAirmail » Thu Nov 26, 2015 10:32 am

That was a good read.

I've seen the Concord in it's last flight over the US, but I'll never see it up close. :(

I'd say that the Bristol trip, for anyone who can go, is a must.

Unlike the ancient bits and pieces of Babylon, these museums are something that we can relate to.

Seeing the aircraft up close also brings more realism to that aircraft when we fly them, because within the sims we get a very poor idea of their actual size.

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Re: I might go to Bristol

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:26 am

The prototype Concorde is at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, I've been inside her a fair few times. Still can't believe how small it is, as a kid it seemed so much larger :-)
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Re: I might go to Bristol

Postby C » Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:54 pm

ozzy72 wrote:The prototype Concorde is at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, I've been inside her a fair few times. Still can't believe how small it is, as a kid it seemed so much larger :-)


Our prototype's a Yeovilton. Duxford is the British pre-production example. ^-^

The first prototype is at Le Bourget. <<v
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Re: I might go to Bristol

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Dec 02, 2015 11:03 am

I stand corrected ;-)
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