British Airways Concorde

777 · Post by **777** » 14 Oct 2003, 01:30

One mustn't forget that the British Airways Concordes
are still flying.

The last sheduled flight to JFK is planned for the 23rd October.

Andre

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 14 Oct 2003, 01:52

777 wrote:
One mustn't forget that the British Airways Concordes
are still flying.

The last sheduled flight to JFK is planned for the 23rd October.

Andre

No Andre we did forget, I even gave the name of the Captain of that last British Airways Concorde commercial flight!!!

777 · Post by **777** » 14 Oct 2003, 01:55

Some pictures to remember.

Andre

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 14 Oct 2003, 09:55

A superb aircraft in its day, but its day is now gone, and we should let it retire gracefully rather than keep it flying indefinitely.

777 · Post by **777** » 14 Oct 2003, 11:03

Yes but memories keep you alive.

Andre

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 15 Oct 2003, 04:53

For the last time, a sleek white Concorde slid through the skies over the suburbs of the nation's capital Tuesday 10/14/03.
The supersonic plane was greeted with a water cannon salute when it landed at Washington Dulles International Airport as part of a British Airways farewell tour.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 15 Oct 2003, 10:10

There is a big tour by the BA Concorde around UK airports this month.

Huge crowds are expected at Heathrow at the end of the month when the aircraft touches down for the final time.

Lyulka · Post by **Lyulka** » 15 Oct 2003, 18:26

I went to Heathrow 4 weaks ago to see it. It was the first, and probably last time I will have seen it flying. Such a grace...
Another reason why we don't like the Americans! They killed the aircraft!

A318 · Post by **A318** » 15 Oct 2003, 20:52

Lyulka wrote:I went to Heathrow 4 weaks ago to see it. It was the first, and probably last time I will have seen it flying. Such a grace...
Another reason why we don't like the Americans! They killed the aircraft!

What a bullshit you are screaming there, this should be :censored:
You have to thank it to the French and the British, if BA should sell them to Branson and those idiot French should keep on doing the maintenance you would see it flying for years more, don't blame the US they have nothing to do with it :fight:

Erwin

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 15 Oct 2003, 21:14

Spot this

:wow: It's just wonderful

Ciao
Chris
:dance:

777 · Post by **777** » 15 Oct 2003, 21:25

Sorry A318, but exactly the french Concordes were badly maintained.

The british Concordes have the double number of flying hours
and have had the least problems.
But they had excelent maintenance, typical british.

The end of the Concorde is not due the Americans, but simply
because it had been designed and first manufactured before
the first oli-crisis.
It's consumption is too high and makes too much noise.
Also the number of pax/load is too low to make profitable
at actual petrol prices.
Simultaneously they are getting old.

Andre

MiStEr-T · Post by **MiStEr-T** » 16 Oct 2003, 02:21

Lyulka : A318 becomes aggressive when we speak about US :rotate:

TBK

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Last Concorde lands at Dulles, 10/14/03