Concorde Frenzy Vol 97
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Concorde Frenzy Vol 97
It is of course a tradition on PPrune to make snidey comments about journalists getting aviation stuff wrong. In keeping with tradition, I notice that this morning 's Times tells us that because of the shape of Concorde's nose "it prefers to land against the wind". Blimey! What a rubbish crate, no wonder they're binning it. Not like those little tailwheelies I fly which can of course land in any direction and in a raging gale. The Times goes on to mention that one of the pointy machines will be executing "a loop over the Atlantic". Hope they've told David Frost and Joan Collins....
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...866212,00.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...866212,00.html
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According to the BBC it is going to be a supersonic loop. Now that is going to be somethig to see.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3209837.stm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3209837.stm
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Correct Shaggy, subject to a bit of zero G at the very top (more than a bit if you stuff it up slightly, which can be fun in its own right: I still remember the delight of floating off the seat-parachute whilst some retired Air Marshall/VR Flying Officer looped us in an AEF Chipmunk on a hot afternoon in 1976, the first time I'd ever been in an aeroplane. We may have spilled our drinks, but it was worth it).
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Another daft comment was on Radio 5 around lunchtime.
I was driving so I cant quote what was said verbatim, but a lady newsreader commented that "it might be quite difficult to catch a glimpse of Concorde as it flies over London because it flies at supersonic speed".
Always did wonder why it had such good brakes.
I was driving so I cant quote what was said verbatim, but a lady newsreader commented that "it might be quite difficult to catch a glimpse of Concorde as it flies over London because it flies at supersonic speed".
Always did wonder why it had such good brakes.
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Well, after all that, they made a fine sight flying alomng the river with their wheels down seen from the roof of my office. I was once lucky enough to fly to NYC and back on Concorde, (clients paying) and it really was the only way to fly. Loved the dymo tape on the "do not press this button" buttons in the fabulously old-tech cockpit.
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From: Dorset
Just to keep this one alive a bit longer, I spotted the attached on EBay - you have 4 days left to bid on this unique opportunity to own a souvenir of Concorde!
Seems like a memorable piece of aviation history!
Seems like a memorable piece of aviation history!
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From: Roxton, UK
It's all in the accuracy of the folds. If you make some minor errors early on, the later folds are difficult to create. Especially the nose. Mine looks great apart from the nose now that we have ascertained that the plane's centre of gravity is a little too far forward, which means that it lands like a dart.
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AS Alpha Charlie arrived at Manchester for the last time yesterday, I watched the local news on BBC 1 last night to see "an expert on aviation" (ha ha ha) telling us that she thought she would never get to sit in concorde, and yet here she was, and sat in the captains seat as well!!!
You guessed it, she was sat on the right.
Where do these hacks come from?
Maybee a little research wouldn't have gone amiss.
You guessed it, she was sat on the right.
Where do these hacks come from?
Maybee a little research wouldn't have gone amiss.
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Cessna I plate - I noticed both Beeb and Granada presenters sat in RH seat for a piece to camera. Probably done that way becuase if they'd been in LH seat, the FE's station would have prevented the cameraman from getting a good angle onto the presenter. But I agree - calling it the Captain's seat is just sloppy reporting.
I was driving so I cant quote what was said verbatim, but a lady newsreader commented that "it might be quite difficult to catch a glimpse of Concorde as it flies over London because it flies at supersonic speed".
Poet - serves you right for listening to R5
You're old enough, like me, to be a R4 man
SSD
I was driving so I cant quote what was said verbatim, but a lady newsreader commented that "it might be quite difficult to catch a glimpse of Concorde as it flies over London because it flies at supersonic speed".
Poet - serves you right for listening to R5
You're old enough, like me, to be a R4 man
SSD
