Concorde's last flight
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3211053.stm[^] :( For those in the South of England, it will apparently be circling quite low at around 3:30pm in an attempt to allow people to see the plane before it finally lands. Of course, the pilot might find himself competing with the cloud cover for low altitude :~ .
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog Photography - The product of my passionThat is indeed sad. What is this I hear about them refusing to let Branson buy them and turn them into a viable airline? Apparently Branson wants to buy them as he thinks he can makeit work. If anyone can he can. But apparently they are refusing, sounds a bit daft really. At the very least both should go in a museum and not be scrapped. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Miszou wrote: I have read the entire internet. on how boring his day was. Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Ok, I do understand spending £800 on biscuits, but WTH did he need to eat all of them before the flight? :-D Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier
Suddenly I feel the need to concentrate on special offers a little harder!
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3211053.stm[^] :( For those in the South of England, it will apparently be circling quite low at around 3:30pm in an attempt to allow people to see the plane before it finally lands. Of course, the pilot might find himself competing with the cloud cover for low altitude :~ .
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog Photography - The product of my passionBeing in the airport industry, about 2 years I had the chance to stand on the observation platform infront of the ATC tower at manchester T1 (all the plane spotters were envious) and watched concorde take off, also spend many a day in the ATC room watching touchdowns and takeoff's - i suppose it's my perks of the job.
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That is indeed sad. What is this I hear about them refusing to let Branson buy them and turn them into a viable airline? Apparently Branson wants to buy them as he thinks he can makeit work. If anyone can he can. But apparently they are refusing, sounds a bit daft really. At the very least both should go in a museum and not be scrapped. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Miszou wrote: I have read the entire internet. on how boring his day was. Crikey! ain't life grand?
It's even worse than that. Branson was on Question Time last night as apprently BA/Air France could end up taking the planes aprt and auctioning pieces off! How crap is that! And no, you can't bid for a whole plane and then fly it! Branson said he wants to see a trust set up so the planes can be kept airworthy for air shows, etc. and slammed the government for doing sweet FA (as usual). He also said the government refused to intervene when he wanted to buy the planes (even though the government paid for them and dols then to BA - which was then a national company - for £2). Those aircraft are national treasures and should be kept flying - even if it's just for the odd show.
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That is indeed sad. What is this I hear about them refusing to let Branson buy them and turn them into a viable airline? Apparently Branson wants to buy them as he thinks he can makeit work. If anyone can he can. But apparently they are refusing, sounds a bit daft really. At the very least both should go in a museum and not be scrapped. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Miszou wrote: I have read the entire internet. on how boring his day was. Crikey! ain't life grand?
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In the BBC World program they told that Airbus is dropping the maintenance and support for the planes, so even if Branson or someone else could buy the planes they couldn't be used in commercial traffic.
If Branson is willing to front the cash and keep them running then why would Airbus not service them? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Miszou wrote: I have read the entire internet. on how boring his day was. Crikey! ain't life grand?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3211053.stm[^] :( For those in the South of England, it will apparently be circling quite low at around 3:30pm in an attempt to allow people to see the plane before it finally lands. Of course, the pilot might find himself competing with the cloud cover for low altitude :~ .
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog Photography - The product of my passionI remember Its first flight , God I'm getting old .Confused
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If Branson is willing to front the cash and keep them running then why would Airbus not service them? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Miszou wrote: I have read the entire internet. on how boring his day was. Crikey! ain't life grand?
I thought about this on the way home today... Let 'em go out now while they still rule the skies, not in thirty years time with cheap red paint plastered all over them. The remaining Concorde should be given to air museums here in the UK, maybe one in New York, and resigned to air shows from now on. I guess it's the same idea behind retirement - you can still do you job fine at 65 years old, but wouldn't you rather get out now than in twenty years when your incontinence sinks in? :~
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3211053.stm[^] :( For those in the South of England, it will apparently be circling quite low at around 3:30pm in an attempt to allow people to see the plane before it finally lands. Of course, the pilot might find himself competing with the cloud cover for low altitude :~ .
Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
Meg's World - Blog Photography - The product of my passionI live in Columbus, OH and back in the 80's, they would bring one to Port Columbus one a year for a special trip. I was there one year and as it took off, the pilot asked if he could do a circle and buzz the tower (my friend is a pilot and brought his portable radio). It took off and we watched it do a circle around the airport and sure enough, he buzzed the runway at about 100 feet. When got to the end, he opened up the engines and pulled up. It looked like he was going straight up. It was cool. Todd
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I remember Its first flight , God I'm getting old .Confused
So do I! I have never flown in it, but I have been in a plane just behind it on the runway at Heathrow when it took off, an impressive sight!
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