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Went onboard the Concorde at the museum of flight in Scotland I have to admit the queue was about 35 mins but well worth the wait. I was just very surprised at how narrow it was but what an amazing aircraft and a tribute to the engineers who designed and built it.
Would have loved the privilege to have been a passenger on it.
 
sh1kar said:
Hmm. I thought 2 either side but not certain. Boarding straight from lounge was great.
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I was on the Concorde at the IWM Duxford which if memory serves was one of the early prototypes - behind the cockpit was a large floor hatch - the escape route if things turned slightly pear-shaped - I always wondered what bailing out at Mach 2 would be like…..
Brave men indeed.
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My late father went on Concorde many years ago, over to the USA and back. Loved it, but said it was very small inside.....he did come back with his complimentary Concord Socks (for cabin use) and his Concorde Playing Cards! He always reckoned the first half of the flight was accelerating and the second half was decelerating ready for landing!
 
My pal Keith RIP worked on it as a draughtsman in Bristol he was always talking about him working out the positioning of the fitted furniture next to each other due to the fuselage stretching when it warmed up during mach2 flight.
 
Why were the Concords taken out of service?
Don’t know whether it’s truth or not but America had an influence there.
Ken.
 
I believe it had more to do with the huge maintenance costs, huge fuel bills, massive amounts of pollution emitted, low usage - ie too expensive for mere mortals (or not on the corporate circuit), the advent of large comfortable large air liners and the crash of the French Concorde in Paris was the final straw. Sad, but not financially good.
 
kenbro said:
Why were the Concords taken out of service?
Don’t know whether it’s truth or not but America had an influence there.
Ken.
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The crash prompted a safety review, with only 2 operators and very limited route options Concorde was living on its reputation as an exclusive luxury.
The engineering was impressive, but it was coming to the end of its lifespan.
 
opticron1 said:
My late father went on Concorde many years ago, over to the USA and back. Loved it, but said it was very small inside.....he did come back with his complimentary Concord Socks (for cabin use) and his Concorde Playing Cards! He always reckoned the first half of the flight was accelerating and the second half was decelerating ready for landing!
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Must have been early days gifts When I flew we got silver ball pen and a leather bound note book with the logos on
 
Rookandrabbit said:
Went onboard the Concorde at the museum of flight in Scotland I have to admit the queue was about 35 mins but well worth the wait. I was just very surprised at how narrow it was but what an amazing aircraft and a tribute to the engineers who designed and built it.
Would have loved the privilege to have been a passenger on it.
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yes v v small inside, I had to stoop slightly walking in the aisle
 
kenbro said:
I thought the crash happened after the decision to withdraw from service.
Ken.
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The last scheduled flight was in Oct ‘03, three years after the crash.
Concorde operations were always about style and pride more than substance, definitely the most beautiful civil aircraft I’ve ever seen.
They were regular visitors to Shannon for training and flight tests but rare in Dublin.
I remember seeing them depart, afterburners, noise and special routes to allow them to go supersonic between Dublin and Paris for the big race.
Sometimes my old office had the best views on the planet.
 
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