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Forum: Tech Log
18th Dec 2023, 20:41
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Concorde engine sells on ebay: Concorde Engine...

Concorde engine sells on ebay:
Concorde Engine Finally Sells On eBay, Afterburner Included (msn.com)...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2023, 19:15
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

A problem with Concorde was that its stall speed...

A problem with Concorde was that its stall speed was quite high - well above 200 knots. An emergency landing in a field (gear down) is not apt to end well going that fast with a full load of fuel...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Nov 2023, 18:26
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Stumbled on an interesting program on the TV last...

Stumbled on an interesting program on the TV last night - "Concorde - The Untold Story"
Two-part program (one hour each - closer to 45 minutes after commercials) but shown back-to-back. A good...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2023, 18:41
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Perhaps I wasn't completely clear in my question...

Perhaps I wasn't completely clear in my question - I'm not questioning the crew's actions in any way. They knew they were in deep trouble and were looking to set the aircraft down again at another...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2023, 17:14
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Since we're on the subject of Concorde, I was...

Since we're on the subject of Concorde, I was watching an "Air Disasters' episode last weekend that touched on the Paris Concorde crash.

It got me thinking - what was the final straw that led to...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2019, 22:49
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Pattern, I didn't bother to address the viability...

Pattern, I didn't bother to address the viability question, but unless there is a massive technological breakthrough we're not going to see another commercial SST. The costs and fuel burn of an SST...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2019, 20:39
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Short answer is no. The advances in material...

Short answer is no. The advances in material technologies and manufacturing methods since the Concorde was designed would make a clean sheet design a much better and easier (read cheaper) to build...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Oct 2018, 23:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Decent article at Smithsonian.com with a brief...

Decent article at Smithsonian.com with a brief history of Concorde and the crash that doomed it....
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2017, 12:20
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

If memory serves, the Concorde at the Seattle...

If memory serves, the Concorde at the Seattle Museum of Flight has engines (or at least something that looks like engines).
It also has an interior and flight deck - visitors are allowed to walk...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jan 2014, 01:20
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Airbus/Boeing FBW systems use hardened versions...

Airbus/Boeing FBW systems use hardened versions of obsolete commodity hardware - the suppliers won't stop making them as long as there's a demand.

IC Part obsolescence is actually a big problem...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Oct 2013, 00:14
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

The Concorde and Boeing SST business cases were...

The Concorde and Boeing SST business cases were built on a couple flawed assumptions.

First, jet fuel would remain dirt cheap and the higher fuel burn of supersonic travel not contribute...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2013, 20:59
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

BA was able to make money on Concorde as in...

BA was able to make money on Concorde as in positive cash flow. But they were basically given the airplanes. The commercial failure aspect comes from the simple fact that no one wanted them to build...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2013, 05:28
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Sorry, I blame spell check :O

Sorry, I blame spell check :O
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2013, 04:16
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,671,524
Posted By tdracer

Many years ago, I'd flown into Heathrow (after a...

Many years ago, I'd flown into Heathrow (after a horrible flight - a 6+ hour delay after pushback at JFK due to weather). I was in line to pick up my rental car when suddenly there was this...
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