A replacement Concorde!

[Saitek]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4094810.stm

Interesting. I hope they never fail to recognise Britsih enginering if it takes off. Somehow I can see it falling to bits under rising costs like the Americans did when they tried do to the same.  ::)

[Tequila Sunrise]

cut the flight time between New York and Tokyo to six hours

*cough* no supersonic over continental US *cough*

lets face it theres a reason the Concord failed... it wasn't needed  ::)

Craig  8)

[TacitBlue]

I don't understand that law about no supersonic jets. Thunder is just as loud, not to mention some of these idiots with gigantic stereo systems in their cars.

[Craig.]

craig, you could go over the north pole and cut down the east coast of the us and canada.
Tacit the shockwave has broken windows and damaged peoples ears. thats why its not really allowed

[Saitek]

I don't understand that law about no supersonic jets. Thunder is just as loud, not to mention some of these idiots with gigantic stereo systems in their cars.

Good point.. I get it in the supermarkets too!

[Ivan]

Maybe they should call Sukhoi... they have some plans lying around that had to do with shockwave reducing design on supersonic aircraft

[Hagar]

the shockwave has broken windows and damaged peoples ears. thats why its not really allowed

There was nothing unusual about hearing sonic booms when I was young. Some people used to complain about them (as they always do) & I believe there were a few shattered windows around Farnborough during air show week. The display pilots aimed them directly at the airfield & competed with each other to cause the most impressive boom. I never heard it suggested they could damage people's ears.

PS. Until a few years ago I used to hear the distant double-boom of the Air France Concorde at exactly 8.00 pm every night. You could set your watch by it & it was somehow comforting. Needless to say a few people complained & they had to re-route it.

[TacitBlue]

I would imagine that it cause ear damage if the aircraft were close enough to you, but if they didn't hit mach 1 until, say 20,000 ft then I doubt it would be that big of a deal.

[Felix/FFDS]

I miss the rattling of the windows and the double boom of the Shuttle as it crosses over for landing at Cape Canaveral ...

[Craig.]

I miss the rattling of the windows and the double boom of the Shuttle as it crosses over for landing at Cape Canaveral ...

should be launching a shuttle next month.

[littleport2003]

hope they do make a replacement. I live quite a way from heathrow but I have a spotting scope set up on my window and I can clearly see the planes lowering there gear for landing

Matt

[alrot]

CONCORDE WON'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT




unless they reopen the factory and begining to make them brand new,i mean the same model,It would be was so amazing,its like the Blackbird,nothing so fast flying so high,without the responsability that cares,contamination,noise,etc

[ATI_7500]

It would be was so amazing,its like the Blackbird,nothing so fast flying so high,without the responsability that cares,contamination,noise,etc

Not on this planet anymore.