I found this interesting...

[MangoMan]

.....so I thought you might too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeEB2Lxbfa4

[Aimonkey]

At Brooklands museum, you can go and look around concorde and they show you a video of the history of the plane. Quite interesting...

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by MangoMan

.....so I thought you might too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeEB2Lxbfa4

Thanks for sharing that Bill,
It seems that the world has gone backwards now Concorde is no longer flying.
Wonderful to watch and must have been a great experience for those lucky enough to have flown on her

[windrush]

That was amazing Bill I really enjoyed that video thanks

[MrDoodles]

In 1969, man walked on the moon and Concorde flew Supersonic for the 1st time!

43 years later, we no longer have a manned vehicle that can leave the Earth's orbit, or have a commercial airliner that can fly Supersonic!

I will NEVER forgive Willie Walsh of BA, for scrapping these aircraft rather than them fly in Virgin colours and for that reason, will NEVER fly with them!

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by MrDoodles

In 1969, man walked on the moon and Concorde flew Supersonic for the 1st time!

43 years later, we no longer have a manned vehicle that can leave the Earth's orbit, or have a commercial airliner that can fly Supersonic!

I will NEVER forgive Willie Walsh of BA, for scrapping these aircraft rather than them fly in Virgin colours and for that reason, will NEVER fly with them!

I do think part of the problem also lay in Airbus not renewing the service contracts on them as well!
Either way, what a shame and the world is a sadder place without Concorde

[windrush]

Originally Posted by MrDoodles

In 1969, man walked on the moon and Concorde flew Supersonic for the 1st time!

43 years later, we no longer have a manned vehicle that can leave the Earth's orbit, or have a commercial airliner that can fly Supersonic!

I will NEVER forgive Willie Walsh of BA, for scrapping these aircraft rather than them fly in Virgin colours and for that reason, will NEVER fly with them!

I agree with you Mark I think Concorde would still be flying today if Richard Branson had got hold of them

[Time Searcher]

I was a member of the Flight Test Department on the Concorde Project.
Fortunate enough to have had over 100 flights on the development aircraft, 002 G-BSST; 01 G-AXDN and 202 G.BBDG, also 1 flight on 02 F-WTSA.
All these were Test flights and when we we were "pushing the envelope".
On one flight from Fairford to Casablanca we saw a 747 trailing con-trails over the Bay of Biscay, so it was probably out of Orly and at some 30,000', we passed over it at 62,300'.
On a Bahrain Test Flight out of Bahrain in Aug. 1974 we got to Mach 2.23 down the Persian Gulf...
Happy days, etched on the memory...

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by Time Searcher

I was a member of the Flight Test Department on the Concorde Project.
Fortunate enough to have had over 100 flights on the development aircraft, 002 G-BSST; 01 G-AXDN and 202 G.BBDG, also 1 flight on 02 F-WTSA.
All these were Test flights and when we we were "pushing the envelope".
On one flight from Fairford to Casablanca we saw a 747 trailing con-trails over the Bay of Biscay, so it was probably out of Orly and at some 30,000', we passed over it at 62,300'.
On a Bahrain Test Flight out of Bahrain in Aug. 1974 we got to Mach 2.23 down the Persian Gulf...
Happy days, etched on the memory...

Not jealous one little bit

[MangoMan]

I'm one of those strange people that love aircraft but hate getting in them! But the Concorde I would still gladly get on! - No Problem......