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Old 17th Apr 2007, 15:34
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Thirty Eight South
 
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You guys want to check your facts, if the 747's so good, why did Boeing redesign it?

"I bet the Ba was full of pax with all there bags and crap while the 380 was MT"
-> No, check the Lufthansa info - The flight to JFK was an operational route proving flight with a representative pax, under floor cargo, catering and crew...Aerodynamics and design principles improvements have moved on since 1967, blimey

"Whatever happened to Concord? Simple, when the USA politicians could not destroy it they simply waited until the French did the job for them. FANTASTIC aircraft! Unique! No one else could build one that lasted! ...blah, blah"

The ex BA Concordes are all U/S and have been deactivated, they are not even in long term storage - they're static non flyable display A/C. The (ex Air France) French on the other hand have at least one serviceable and potentially airworthy Concorde available and it's sitting in the place where it was manufactured...quel horreur, le pensez-vous volerez-vous encore?
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