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1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:12 amby Bofredrik
More info:
http://www.concordesst.com/history/destinations.htmlIt is not listed as a Concorde destinations as it was a gvmt flight
for President François Mitterrand to meet the US President George H. W. Bush
who came with the Air Force One, a Boeing 707. The 2x747 was to be delivered later.
I have been flying both AF (1987) and BA (1990) Concorde as a passenger.
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:04 amby papituwall
Many thanks| Very interesting.
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:36 amby Roypcox
I checked the landing speed of the French Concorde and it was 185mph. I wonder if they had to pop a chute to stop that ac?
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:47 amby Bofredrik
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:35 amby Roypcox
I bet he {PIC} had to change his drawers afterward!!! Thanks Bofredrik for the info.
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:15 pmby napamule
Here is a link to a site dedicated to the Concorde SST:
http://www.concordesst.com/home.html . It has lots of info.
I believe the one thing that doomed the Concorde was that it's engines were TOO LOUD. The other was the cost.
Chuck B
Napamule
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:40 amby Nighthawk117
My great-grandmother lived a few miles from JFK in valley stream. I used to go with my grandfather to help around her house. Her whole house shook as a concorde flew by on the approach. Up until that day i always wondered by she never used anything but plastic plates. I only saw it 5 or six times but boy up close she was a beauty
Re: 1989: AF Concorde only St Maarten landing.
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Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:37 amby Roypcox
Napamule; Thanks for the great article you posted!!! Roy