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Old 6th Nov 2002, 12:54
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Smile Big Hole in bottom of Concord?

Yeah! Right! I did chuckle to myself because in several BBC reports, one of the passengers was quoted as saying that "crockery fell to the ground during the descent". So -- does that particular Concord have a big whole in the bottom through which all the crockery fell through to the ground? If it does, then I guess the passengers would have some cause for concern ...

To be slightly more serious -- just how quickly did it descend from cruise to a lower altitude? And what did that do to their fuel burn rate? My understanding is that Concord doesn't really have the fuel capacity for low altitude operation, so that could mean things getting a bit iffy ...
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