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Old 4th Feb 2010, 20:07
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razorrawe
 
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G-BOAF

I had the good fortune of Mrs razorrawe getting myself and the good lady a day out at Filton 3 weeks ago Concorde at Filton was a lovely look around G-BOAF she still looks in good condition but one of the questions i asked was would she ever fly again, Unfortunatly the chap who was showing us around said no,i then asked why,he said that it would take lots of money and lots of time such as all engines rebuilt complete air frame strip for integrity all avionics etc stripped checked calibrated basically a strip down and complete rebuild,
Personally i dont think this is impossible but another thing to take into consideration is she is no spring chicken and getting parts for Concorde is not like getting parts for say an A320,at the end of the day we would all love to see her Grace the skies again maybe not for a while due to the economc situation but hopefully before i reach the pearly gates.
If you do get the chance to go to Filton they are Lovely People
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