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The Last Supersonic Flight of the Concorde Was 10 Years Ago Today
We were promised supersonic flights. Today, we stay well below the speed of sound. We were promised transatlantic flights from New York to London in 3 and a half hours. Today, that flight takes us 7 hours. We were promised the future of flying. That future hasn't existed for 10 years. The last flight of the Concorde was on October 24, 2003, we've been flying on slow-haul planes since. (gizmodo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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Unfortunately, I only ever saw the Concorde once, in flight, on my way to work. I was in my car on the 495 eastbound, and saw it on approach to KJFK, looping around to rwy 22R.
Still, it's not something I'll ever forget.
Damned shame no one ever came up with a Concorde II.
Still, it's not something I'll ever forget.
Damned shame no one ever came up with a Concorde II.
Maybe all that space flight R&D going right now will yield some interestingly fast yet equally super expensive intercontinental flights.
Flights from the opposite end of the globe might measure in minutes rather than hours/days (for the exclusive few, both capable and willing to pay the huge premium for it).
Flights from the opposite end of the globe might measure in minutes rather than hours/days (for the exclusive few, both capable and willing to pay the huge premium for it).
If I remember correctly one of the Concords uued to land at IAD every day around 1300 every day. Operations would halt on Baltimore and eyes would turn to the sky looking for the source of the noise and watch her on approach. I'm told BWI was an alternate and she would land once a month or so, but I never got over to see her. I'm told she only had a thimble full of fuel left when she landed at IAD, so little it required a waiver. But I never confirmed that.
Now you tell me. LOL! Hope it is not true about the fuel.
I was fortunate enough to fly Speed-Bird One three times. Each was as impressive as the others. The quality of the crew and service were beyond compare. Being invited up to the cockpit was fantastic. The food and the service were five star!
It's a sad note that she was grounded without hope of redesign to correct her flaws, and no successor in sight.
It's a sad note that she was grounded without hope of redesign to correct her flaws, and no successor in sight.