Concorde at Duxford [Archive]

piloteddy

5th Jul 2001, 01:42

Hi all,

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but its caused quite a big argument in my house tonight.

As far as I know there is one of the Concordes on static display at Duxford and my question is how did it get there?? Was it flown in or did it get transported by road.

Thanks for any help you may be able to give me and maybee it will solve my argument.

Cheers,

PilotEddy

Mycroft

5th Jul 2001, 03:35

Looks like it flew in
http://www.iwm.org.uk/duxford/brit16.htm

Herod

5th Jul 2001, 07:38

It flew in. If memory serves me right, it was before the M11 motorway was built, and the runway was longer then.

Tarmach

5th Jul 2001, 18:38

Most of the aircraft they have there flew into Duxford such as Concorde and the B52 bomber.

Airbanda

6th Jul 2001, 00:32

Herod has it, think they actually held up excavating the runway until the conditions were right to get the Concorde in. Seem to recall there are some pictures in or around the a/c itself. LDA is around 4500 feet now but was probably nearer 6000 before the rwy was shortened so I suppose not that dramatic in an empty a/c if dry and wind OK. Seen one land in that kind of distance on 14 at EGNM with a charter load.

piloteddy

6th Jul 2001, 01:40

Cheers people.

Thanks for the info.

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PilotEddy