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Old 26th February 2016 | 05:47
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LeadSled
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Folks,
In its latter days, Concorde was a regular visitor to Sydney (YSSY) on non-schedules services, both BA and AF. Because they were unscheduled, the anti-noise mob never noticed, and missed the opportunity to experience severe damage and distress from "supersonic noise", on approach and departure.
Interestingly, twice, BA aircraft arrived with a good chunk of rudder missing, a fatigue problem apparently cause by acoustics.
The Day Concorde Lost its Rudder 12 April 1989
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