
That is pretty cool.As we were the only approved supplier of Concorde wheel bearings they were forced to. I rather liked that.
As for the
That is pretty cool.As we were the only approved supplier of Concorde wheel bearings they were forced to. I rather liked that.
These days, a good businessman does not have to be nice or generous, they have to be bold and ruthless, it's a sad fact but it's true.
I don't think anyone is in a position to criticise Richard Branson or anyone else unless they have met them, worked for them or done business with them to see what they are really like
I hope somebody builds another supersonic airliner. I always saw Concorde as my only chance to experience moving faster than sound, sense Im not a fighter pilot.
The only way to tell we had done it was to look at the machmeter
Well, the body can withstand speeds unimaginable. It's getting to that speed and slowing down from it that affects humans. I would say you woulda accelerated to the speed of sound quite slowly (seeing it was 1959!!) and you wouldn't of noticed.
No & nor does anyone else. This is a common fallacy. The sound waves are ahead & behind the aircraft. The only people to hear or feel anything would be miles away from the aircraft itself & usually on the ground.Didn't you feel the sonic boom though?
No & nor does anyone else. This is a common fallacy. The sound waves are ahead & behind the aircraft. The only people to hear or feel anything would be miles away from the aircraft itself & usually on the ground.
Really?, You learn something everyday
I don't think the date has anything to do with it. The aircraft was a RAF Hawker Hunter T.7 advanced trainer & like the Hunter front line fighters it was only capable of exceeding Mach 1 in a dive. In my case this was almost vertical & the best part about it.
How high were you at the time?
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