Petition for keeping one Concorde flying

I agree with your first point, but you couldn't be more wrong on the second.
concorde was a fantastic achievement, and if you compare the cost of modern
fighter jets, not that expensive.

It's like F1 racing cars, they might cost a fortune, but many new ideas are
developed on these cars that are later in everyday use by the rest of us.
Concorde was no different.

John

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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"John Bishop" wrote in message
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The planes airworthiness certificate relies upon the manufacturer to
support
it. They have stated their refusal to do that. The many spitfires etc,
flying around use very basic (1930's) technology and are no more
difficult
to keep in the air logistically than a cessna or piper - more expensive
though!

Concorde is a huge leap in technology and the cost of maintaining just
one
would far outweigh the income it could derive from shows. Without it's
certificate, it can never carry passengers. Besides, many of the museums
are
building special halls to accomodate concorde, do you think they'll let
it
go out for a run whenever it wants?

I would love to see one flying, but be realistic, it's not going to
happen.
:-(

John

I would rather see the money spent on the flyable restoration of a fleet
of
historic planes than to keep one Concorde in the air. In the overall
scheme
of things the Concorde does not hold a significant spot in aviation
history.

One of the interesting facts is that the chief pilot for BA has more
supersonic stick time than all of the fighter pilots of all of the airforces
of the world added together... The speed birds are indeed a magnificant
technological triumph... Unfortunately, they are not economic to keep flying
and cash strapped socialist governments lack the will to build the next
generation of birds...
And it appears that the USA is not going to build an SST in the forseeable
future... So, like the moon program, we in the USA are back to pondering
past glory hum Springsteen's Glory Days as we slowly slide into the
socialist quagmire of ever increasing entitlement programs that suck the
country dry and leave no money, or will, to advance into the future... A
whimper not a bang...
denny

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
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One of the interesting facts is that the chief pilot for BA has more
supersonic stick time than all of the fighter pilots of all of the
airforces
of the world added together... The speed birds are indeed a magnificant
technological triumph... Unfortunately, they are not economic to keep
flying
and cash strapped socialist governments lack the will to build the next
generation of birds...


If the UK had a socialist government, then I could see your point.

Ali

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:27:56 -0000, "John Bishop"
wrote:


It's like F1 racing cars, they might cost a fortune, but many new ideas are
developed on these cars that are later in everyday use by the rest of us.
Concorde was no different.

John

Like what? Really, I'm curious, what now common technologies from
formula one are in constant use in street cars?

Thanks, Corky Scott

I'm not going to tax my brain to work out how many, but try modern day
braking systems with anti-lock and traction control, advances in gearbox
design, including paddle controls (waste of time), fuel injection systems
that cut off supply whilst coasting to economise, active suspension system
design, turbo charged engines. Need any more for getting on with?

"Corky Scott" wrote in message
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On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:27:56 -0000, "John Bishop"
wrote:


It's like F1 racing cars, they might cost a fortune, but many new ideas
are
developed on these cars that are later in everyday use by the rest of us.
Concorde was no different.

John

Like what? Really, I'm curious, what now common technologies from
formula one are in constant use in street cars?

Thanks, Corky Scott