Any airworthy Concorde left?
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What's going on please?
A real Concorde in the town it was built ought to be something of a money spinning visitor attraction. Exactly how have we ar**d this one up?
Or are the nasty men at AIRBUS going to hide for years it in a hangar like G-BBDG?
Or are the nasty men at AIRBUS going to hide for years it in a hangar like G-BBDG?
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G-BOAF is parked in the open air near the runway at Filton (the only surviving Concorde living the outdoor life?) with a very small visitor centre adjacent.
The tours are operated by a group of volunters with I believe two paid staff.
The plan has been for a number of years to have AF as the centrepiece of a purpose-built heritage centre featuring the Bristol Aero Collection curently housed at Kemble.
Land was provided for such a museum near Filton Airfield and the Cribbs Causeway regional shopping centre and outline planning permission given by the local authority in 2008.
As is invariably the case the problem is cash. The last estimate to build the museum was £10 million (probably gone up since then) but so far only around £350,000 has been raised. The recession hasn't helped of course.
Progress has been beset by other problems including a visitor falling to his death a few years ago from the viewing platform next to the aircraft.
If the future of AF remains unclear then so does the future of the proposed Bristol Heritage Centre that would house the locally-built aviation artefacts.
It is a great shame particularly as it was thought by many that if any British Concorde were to fly again it would be AF. There are those who think that Airbus's silence is a part of a conspiracy to get this Bird back in the air but I believe that belongs with various Princess Diana theories and the idea the Moon Landing was filmed in a Hollywood studio.
The tours are operated by a group of volunters with I believe two paid staff.
The plan has been for a number of years to have AF as the centrepiece of a purpose-built heritage centre featuring the Bristol Aero Collection curently housed at Kemble.
Land was provided for such a museum near Filton Airfield and the Cribbs Causeway regional shopping centre and outline planning permission given by the local authority in 2008.
As is invariably the case the problem is cash. The last estimate to build the museum was £10 million (probably gone up since then) but so far only around £350,000 has been raised. The recession hasn't helped of course.
Progress has been beset by other problems including a visitor falling to his death a few years ago from the viewing platform next to the aircraft.
If the future of AF remains unclear then so does the future of the proposed Bristol Heritage Centre that would house the locally-built aviation artefacts.
It is a great shame particularly as it was thought by many that if any British Concorde were to fly again it would be AF. There are those who think that Airbus's silence is a part of a conspiracy to get this Bird back in the air but I believe that belongs with various Princess Diana theories and the idea the Moon Landing was filmed in a Hollywood studio.
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MERCHANT VENTURER. G.BOAB stands in the open at Heathrow, sadly. Close to my heart, as I was a passenger in it at one point. I hope the projected plans for it come to fruition.
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In the last few mounths there has been many groups with various
Ideas to get Concorde back in the air or parked in various places
one suggested FARNBOROUGH for the HEATHROW one Sadly
nothing has or was likely to be done and as one person said
its mainly down to money and the Few that would be left
looking after it.
XH558 Was back in the air today look at the cost
of that to keep Flying and the Dedicated people who look
after it .No i think this idea of a flying concorde is not to
be but we can dream .
TONY
Ideas to get Concorde back in the air or parked in various places
one suggested FARNBOROUGH for the HEATHROW one Sadly
nothing has or was likely to be done and as one person said
its mainly down to money and the Few that would be left
looking after it.
XH558 Was back in the air today look at the cost
of that to keep Flying and the Dedicated people who look
after it .No i think this idea of a flying concorde is not to
be but we can dream .
TONY
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How to Fix and Operate Concorde
Not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere but there's a documentary on Channel 4 next Monday about Concorde..
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/concordes-last-flight
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/concordes-last-flight
"The turbulent story of Concorde, the supersonic icon whose age was brought to a halt by the crash in Paris in 2000. The programme reveals new evidence of what may have caused the crash"
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The rumour going around Airbus at the moment is indeed that it won't be coming out again as either it is falling apart, or Airbus does not want to continue paying for maintenance.
The rumour going around Airbus at the moment is indeed that it won't be coming out again as either it is falling apart, or Airbus does not want to continue paying for maintenance.
There's a BBC article here:
BBC News - Campaign to save Filton Concorde after closure fears
BBC News - Campaign to save Filton Concorde after closure fears
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G-BBDG
Skipness One Echo SAID "Or are the nasty men at AIRBUS going to hide for years it in a hangar like G-BBDG?"
Just for info G-BBDG is healthy & well looked after at Brooklands (www.brooklandsmuseum.com)
It was featured in the recent Channel 4 documentry on Concorde.
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Just for info G-BBDG is healthy & well looked after at Brooklands (www.brooklandsmuseum.com)
It was featured in the recent Channel 4 documentry on Concorde.
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