Details (from Pegase):
Tomorrow:
- crew on board at 08h45
- doors close 09h15
- taxi to end of runway 10h00
- 10h26 Corvette departure. When the Corvette does a low pass
perpendicular to the runway MSN1 will open its throttles to perform a
- takeoff at 10h30.
Flight time is 4h to 5h depending on success (could be much shorter if
problems). Hence following timings subject to change but
- 14h00 low pass over runway with go-around (if weather and aircraft
condition permits)
- 14h15 landing then taxi up and down the runway and taxiways on the
Airbus side of the airfield
- 14h45 press ceremony
- 16h15 aircraft towed back to the Abreuvoir for drinky-poos.
Alexandre
(who wasn't there 50 years ago - minus 1 month - to the day for the Caravelle maiden voyage)