Concorde emergency landing at Cardiff
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Yes, we probably are in agreement but I maintain that the tone of the article is damaging to Concorde, BA etc.
This can be demonstrated by CNN: they have used the same AP story, but added their own headline.
"Passengers tell of Concorde horror."
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/eu....ap/index.html
Pathetic.
This can be demonstrated by CNN: they have used the same AP story, but added their own headline.
"Passengers tell of Concorde horror."
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/eu....ap/index.html
Pathetic.
Before "Ze Germans" get here
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I liked the bit about the Engines "Backfiring", sounds like detonation, they must have had the mixture set too lean
Although I was dissapointed that there was no mention of a Crash Landing, thats my all time fav.
Although I was dissapointed that there was no mention of a Crash Landing, thats my all time fav.
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"horror" is stretching the envelope somewhat.Using expressions like
the pilot came on saying something like we'd lost an engine
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Wedge, I for one am glad you posted this, as I was at LHR the day in question, awaiting Concorde's arrival! Heard she went into Cardiff but no reason was given...... but now I know, cheers!
LJ.
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Thanks. Although it was just the fact that I saw the story on teletext about an hour after it happened, and I saw there was not yet a thread in R&N. Was quite big news as you can see.
Yes the original story was not quite correct, but I put the word 'emergency' in the title as that was the way it was reported with very scant detail about an hour after it happened. At that stage it is impossible to know the severity of the problem - but a problem of this type could certainly warrant an emergency if the pilots believed there was any danger. The point of this site is to get the facts as soon as possible, and correct any misreporting as soon as possible.
Every time I see Concorde fly over now I think to myself it is one of the very last times I will see it, she has been a regular visitor here my whole life. I will miss her.
Yes the original story was not quite correct, but I put the word 'emergency' in the title as that was the way it was reported with very scant detail about an hour after it happened. At that stage it is impossible to know the severity of the problem - but a problem of this type could certainly warrant an emergency if the pilots believed there was any danger. The point of this site is to get the facts as soon as possible, and correct any misreporting as soon as possible.
Every time I see Concorde fly over now I think to myself it is one of the very last times I will see it, she has been a regular visitor here my whole life. I will miss her.
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Personally I thought it was ironic that the same day a Concorde diverted to Cardiff myself and several hundred people including Rod E, Roy Mcnulty et al were attending MRO Europe at the Cardiff Arena yet I didnt hear anybody shout "Concordes gone tech is anybody here an engineer"?
I hope the complimenary tour of BA Eng,which I declined, were well on there way back to a bar when the old banger came in.
I hope the complimenary tour of BA Eng,which I declined, were well on there way back to a bar when the old banger came in.
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I think if I was a passenger being charged a high ticket price for speed I would have expected to be met at the diversion airfield by another aircraft and quickly ushered onward to original destination ASAP. I am assuming el capitane knew he'd be short and could've radioed ahead for preparations in plenty of time...
MAJOR failure on operators part methinks, or, - perhaps they're starting a 'lowfare' service on the quiet .... pick an airport somewhere near the destination and have a bus for the last 2.5% of the journey
MAJOR failure on operators part methinks, or, - perhaps they're starting a 'lowfare' service on the quiet .... pick an airport somewhere near the destination and have a bus for the last 2.5% of the journey
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Fek, they were able to find a 'spare' concorde AND crew to get off to Gander for the other shower stuck there....
So c'mon don't try that one... you must be either union or management, not a fixer.. !!!
So c'mon don't try that one... you must be either union or management, not a fixer.. !!!
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See there now, Severn TMA... 'where could you rattle up an a/c +crew in a couple of hours' - (not quoted -cos I know you're picky..)
Typical, boo hoo I have to work,
brit attitude... see what the Dutch can do.... ya guther ya !
KLM 744 Diverted into Cork yesterday, 767 sent over to aid departure to final destination.....
One gets wot one pays for, so much for BA and Conk ...
Typical, boo hoo I have to work,
brit attitude... see what the Dutch can do.... ya guther ya ! KLM 744 Diverted into Cork yesterday, 767 sent over to aid departure to final destination.....
One gets wot one pays for, so much for BA and Conk ...
