Having only dropped in on this thread and wasted about two hours of supposedly work time reading it....
I have to recommend this piece of _homage_ to Concorde and the plane that unfortunately(!) beat it.
Like him or lump him - Dickinson's "everything goes to 11" does describe her beautifully...
Part 1:
YouTube - Flying Heavy Metal Episode Three: Size Matters-Part 1 HQ
Part 2:
YouTube - Flying Heavy Metal Episode Three: Size Matters-Part 2 HQ
(The clip starting at 1:38 always makes me smile...)
Part 3:
YouTube - Flying Heavy Metal Episode Three: Size Matters-Part 3 HQ
(4:01 - fuel flow...)
(4:40 - An apology to concorde
My name say who I am, so back to lurking....
Darragh