New Transport for RAF ????
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New Transport for RAF ????
Are BA looking to provide the "rapid" in the Rapid Reaction Force, by using Concorde? Hence its visit to Brize for the next week or so 
On a serious note, why Brize in particular for the Concorde test program, or have I missed something? I take it if Boscombe was ever considered, DERA, QinetiQ or what ever they are called today, probably priced themselves out of the market!
If it was just a big runway with cheap landing fees BA wanted, why not Prestwick or another airfield?
On a serious note, why Brize in particular for the Concorde test program, or have I missed something? I take it if Boscombe was ever considered, DERA, QinetiQ or what ever they are called today, probably priced themselves out of the market!
If it was just a big runway with cheap landing fees BA wanted, why not Prestwick or another airfield?
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Agree with ragspanner Brize is one of the normal diversion airfields for Concorde and it's close to London so no trailing crerw around the country to fly.
Anyway isn't it great to see the lovely bird back flying.
I don't seem to recall all the furore over other aircraft first ( and hopefully, touch wood etc last) crash. welcome back Concorde
Anyway isn't it great to see the lovely bird back flying.
I don't seem to recall all the furore over other aircraft first ( and hopefully, touch wood etc last) crash. welcome back Concorde
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Could the recent painting of some very non-standard runway markings have any thing to do with BZN being used ? As press reports are heavily into performance questions perhaps these marks are for acceleration testing ??
Or are the markings for the C17 ?? Anyone know the truth......
.. but why let the truth get in the way of a good rumour....
Or are the markings for the C17 ?? Anyone know the truth......
.. but why let the truth get in the way of a good rumour....
Funny thing is, Bell', they used to get more complaints when Concorde was due to visit and didn't than when Concorde did operate from Brize!!
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I heard somewhere (maybe an 'Aviation Expert ' on the news) that the lack of a C of A certificate made it illeagal for Concorde to land at a UK civil airfield. That, along with the fact that BZN is a standard div were the reasons I'd heard. Any truth in the C of A bit???
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Brize Norton -- Man Detained Near Concorde
It emerged last night that RAF Police detained a man found loitering near the Concorde parked at RNAS Brize Norton.
A spokesperson for the Top Secret Stealth helicopter base in Cambridgeshire said:"He is a Vickers Viagra pilot based here. He was caught tapping on the underside of the aircraft, just in front of the nose gear. He was muttering something about `Skinny Vulcan, hatch must be here'".
"We also found that he had duct-taped two garden hoses with funnels on the ends to the Concorde fuel dump outlets, we do not know why at this stage".
Local resident Elsie Carterton, 89, said: "Just a port & lemon ta luv. I knew something bad would happen when they built a base near the school/hospital/orphanage [Sub-Eds, pls delete to make fit as needed].
An MoD spokesman last night denied the existence of the RAF.
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It emerged last night that RAF Police detained a man found loitering near the Concorde parked at RNAS Brize Norton.
A spokesperson for the Top Secret Stealth helicopter base in Cambridgeshire said:"He is a Vickers Viagra pilot based here. He was caught tapping on the underside of the aircraft, just in front of the nose gear. He was muttering something about `Skinny Vulcan, hatch must be here'".
"We also found that he had duct-taped two garden hoses with funnels on the ends to the Concorde fuel dump outlets, we do not know why at this stage".
Local resident Elsie Carterton, 89, said: "Just a port & lemon ta luv. I knew something bad would happen when they built a base near the school/hospital/orphanage [Sub-Eds, pls delete to make fit as needed].
An MoD spokesman last night denied the existence of the RAF.
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Good job nobody saw the Aurora which diverted in a few weeks ago.......
(That'll get the twitchers rushing for their little aluminium step ladders!)
(That'll get the twitchers rushing for their little aluminium step ladders!)
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What goes round comes round. Spent many a night in the late 70s in the Spotlight cursing Concorde as it went round and round practising. It spent so long there in crew training that regular draws were held at BZN to allow people to get jollys on board for those flights. Still kept us awake in the singly blocks alongside rotation point though. Welcome back after all these years.
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Our American cousins may be relieved to know that their President has touched down safely in his pale blue & white bird at a not so secret Oxfordshire base.
It's the biggest motorcade I've seen in these 'ere parts going through the village. Lots of big off-road type motors with tinted glass. Biggest threat was Abingdon Peace protestors at the main gate - all 10 of 'em
A hand waved in my general direction but as the vehicles were travelling so fast it's hard to know if it was the man himself.
He pulled a MUCH smaller crowd than Concorde did yesterday
It's the biggest motorcade I've seen in these 'ere parts going through the village. Lots of big off-road type motors with tinted glass. Biggest threat was Abingdon Peace protestors at the main gate - all 10 of 'em
A hand waved in my general direction but as the vehicles were travelling so fast it's hard to know if it was the man himself. He pulled a MUCH smaller crowd than Concorde did yesterday
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Yep
Concorde's noise is acceptable. What a fine machine with those great Olympus engines.
BEagle. Any news on what is to come and join the C17 in a couple of years?
[ 22 July 2001: Message edited by: eXtreme ]
Concorde's noise is acceptable. What a fine machine with those great Olympus engines.
BEagle. Any news on what is to come and join the C17 in a couple of years?
[ 22 July 2001: Message edited by: eXtreme ]
