Concorde

[ozzy72]

I'm amazed nobody has posted this! On this day in 1969 Concorde got airborne for the first time

[Felix/FFDS]

and the DC-3 is still flying....

[ozzy72]

So are many Piper Cubs, Wacos and my old friend the Tiger Moth

[Omag 2.0]

You wanna pay the kerosine for a fully loaded Concorde?  ;D

[C]

So are many Piper Cubs, Wacos and my old friend the Tiger Moth

...and many Spitfires!

[Souichiro]

But I don't see any of those doing londed- NY in under four hours...except when stuffed in the cargo hole of the concorde

A real shame that it isn't flying anymore..

[town]

But I don't see any of those doing londed- NY in under four hours...except when stuffed in the cargo hole of the concorde

A real shame that it isn't flying anymore..

I'm with Souich

[Viper22]

From my Grandpa, I've heard Concordes weren't very comfortable, and very crammed inside.  He said the service was excellent, but it was very hot in the cabin.  I think it would be fun to be a pilot though, flyin that fast

[dcunning30]

I think it would be fun to be a pilot though, flyin that fast

$13,000 will get you a ride in a MIG-29!  

http://www.incredible-adventures.com/dreams.html

[Viper22]

$13,000 could get me a new car, well, a cheap one

[Saitek]

It is such a shame, one crash and that ended its career brining the rich and famous across the Atlantic. That's the root of it really. If it wasn't for that crash she'd still be buzzing the skies I think.
That said, after the crash and the 9/11 tragedy I read that many users of COncorde were gone. With the decline in air travel and the rise in low fare airlines poor Concorde just couldn't make it. I so wish they kept one, just one, only one for flyings sake going. *sigh*

[Souichiro]

It is such a shame, one crash and that ended its career brining the rich and famous across the Atlantic. That's the root of it really. If it wasn't for that crash she'd still be buzzing the skies I think.
That said, after the crash and the 9/11 tragedy I read that many users of COncorde were gone. With the decline in air travel and the rise in low fare airlines poor Concorde just couldn't make it. I so wish they kept one, just one, only one for flyings sake going. *sigh*

Virgin Atlantic... Well Richard Branson Tried! but BA wasn't going to sell any to him

[dcunning30]

But I don't see any of those doing londed- NY in under four hours...except when stuffed in the cargo hole of the concorde

Are you sure they can even fit into the cargo hold of concorde?

[dcunning30]

It is such a shame, one crash and that ended its career brining the rich and famous across the Atlantic.

Concorde's days were numbered even before that crash.  Environmental ordinances regarding overland flight and sound  levels doomed Concorde long before the crash.  Concorde was not a money maker.

Think about it, Boeing's have crashed, Airbus have had crash, DC-10's and MD-80's have crashed, but those planes weren't permanently grounded.  So that logic dictates there was more to the grounding of Concorde than the crash.

[Papa9571]

Actually the Concorde was retired due to its age more than anything else.

You have to remember the aircraft is over 30 years old and would need extensive upgrades and modifications to its systems to keep flying. BA and Air France decided it was cheaper to retire them and write off  to their investment of around