Concorde maintenance question
 

Hi all,

Long-time viewer; first-time poster.

Have a rather 'saddo' question :8 for all you experts for use in settling a friendly dispute between two non-enthusiasts.

Have heard that, during some maintenance schedules, Concorde was stripped and then re-painted, the paint being re-applied in accordance with a pre-specified volume. Understand this was necessary to comply with performance requirements.

Trying to find out how accurate this information is.
And, if it is accurate, the weight of paint involved.

Thanks, in advance of reply, for your patience, tolerance, and understanding.

Brgs
Skwizz

Sounds about right.

I was involved with one myself when I was an apprentice. We had the labourious task of removing and reapplying the sealant between all the skin panels. Tedious as watching golf IMHO.

All a/c are subject to repainting criteria it's just that the Bent Nail was very particular when it came to paint (and most other things to be fair). Especially the weight penalty, the fact that the paint needed to stick at high speed/temp and that the beast leaked like a sieve and needed recoats at every turnround. Well almost. :suspect:

Hope this helps. :ok:

That's great, thanks for the feedback Turin.

Don't suppose anyone knows the quantities of paint involved...?
I've tried googling and come up with the info for a 747, but it's SSC I'm after.