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Old 9th Aug 2002, 08:47
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ETOPS773
 
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RE:TU154
Last I heard of that is was being fitted up by Nasa and Rockwell for some tests into SST.

In the 80s I think it was doing some long haul post rounds in russia.

As for concorde..yeah,joe public does get a chance to go on it..they`ve just got to have alot of money
My local radio station does an award ceremony and they let people who have raised money for charity and "local heros" go for a joyride over the bay of biscay nearly every year.

And..part of Concordes niche is that its exclusive,sleek and sexy,its a great PR machine..lets face it..the 747 isn`t exactly exclusive or massively sexy(reminds me of a whale),and there are 1000s of them.the "Mr Smith" of the skies
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