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Concorde to Fly Again?
Efforts to revive the Concorde. The photo is really cool too. (www.saveconcordegroup.co.uk) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What a great project.
Seems ambitious to me. I'm all for it. But I got to say....It'll never be flown commercially again. In the economic climate of this world right now, there's no way they would be able to talk any airline into taking that thing, much less purchasing it. As long as humankind is enslaved to what's in their wallets, I think we've reached the pinnacle of aviation already.
I'd love to see & hear Concorde flying again. Back in the '80s I worked just beyond the end of the runway at Manchester (UK) and we hardly noticed the ordinary flights. However all of us took time out when Concorde came past (and the Super Guppy, but that's another story).
The Olympus engines sounded superb on the Vulcan at Southport airshow this year, now it's time to get them fired up on Concorde as well.
The Olympus engines sounded superb on the Vulcan at Southport airshow this year, now it's time to get them fired up on Concorde as well.
Interestingly enough there probably is a commercial market for supersonic passenger service but unlikely using the Concorde model. There has been considerable improvement in engine technology and lightweight materials able to withstand the conditions of supersonic flight. One of the problems with Concorde was high fuel consumption and limited range (often had to land in Halifax for fuel when transiting Atlantic from London to New York with either headwinds or congestion/weather at JFK).
The market is likely to be in the size of some of the mid-size corporate aircraft such as the Bombardier Global Express with a passenger load of up to 20. It would need to have trans Pacific polar range, would not need a lot of extras like an APU but capable of point to point service. We are also likely to see a swing wing or delta configuration.
Practically the big problem is going to be development cost, not production or operating. It would be nice if a military somewhere wanted something in the same range, have the government pick up the tab for that and then use that prototype for commercial use.
The market is likely to be in the size of some of the mid-size corporate aircraft such as the Bombardier Global Express with a passenger load of up to 20. It would need to have trans Pacific polar range, would not need a lot of extras like an APU but capable of point to point service. We are also likely to see a swing wing or delta configuration.
Practically the big problem is going to be development cost, not production or operating. It would be nice if a military somewhere wanted something in the same range, have the government pick up the tab for that and then use that prototype for commercial use.
One day, they may get her in the skies again. However, they will have some very serious problems keeping her in the air. Airbus stopped supporting the Concorde back in October 2003. No airline in the world will be able to operate Concorde without the support of Airbus, this according to Airbus's CEO (1998-2005) Noel Forgeard. Airbus specifies the maintenance regime and supplies the spare parts to keep it flying. Again, Airbus has no obligation - and have made it clear that they WILL NOT support Concorde beyond October 2003 - to maintain the Concorde if another airline were to purchase it. Not even the Anglo-French agreement makes Airbus obligated to do so.
what would be nice is to see the concorde AND the vulcan flying again. i got to see the vulcan while at the air show in des moines 12 years ago and was impressed with it
now i would like to see both do a fflyover from northeast to southwest over des moines and let the public take a tour of both
now i would like to see both do a fflyover from northeast to southwest over des moines and let the public take a tour of both