Bypassblade Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I don't feel it would still be flying, as I always thought it had a limited shelf life when 1st introduced. Mind you seen it fly over Stamford Bridge in early 90's, what a beautiful sight, beautiful piece of engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I think if it hadn't crashed it would've run out of petrol by now to be honest. Concorde didn't use petrol It ran on the crushed dreams of peasant-folk:clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethsmummy Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Yet another stupid poll this forum is getting worse. Ooooo so sorry to the self appointed SF mod. And this coming from the person who's previous threads include "identify my strange fly" & "strange cloud shots" Don't make me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 And this coming from the person who's previous threads include "identify my strange fly" & "strange cloud shots" Don't make me laugh. When looking for stupid posts, this link is normally quite fortuitous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Concorde didn't use petrol It ran on the crushed dreams of peasant-folk:clap: No wonder it crashed then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Quite right, I remember watching a documentary that stated 40 of the most frequent Concorde flyers died on 9/11. Which would have had a huge short term impact on revenues. I didn't know that. That's quite significant. If the crash was the last nail in the coffin, it took about 3 years to take effect! I've adjusted the OP just for you Yet another stupid poll this forum is getting worse. I left an option for 'other' and it seems you selected that (or at least you could have). Not so stupid then was it? An option for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethsmummy Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 When looking for stupid posts, this link is normally quite fortuitous It's times like this I would love a like button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 When looking for stupid posts, this link is normally quite fortuitous Hope no-one looks at mine ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Beautiful plane, too heavy on fuel, too noisy for most airports, limited carrying capacity. The crash was not due to any mechanical defect Anyone who would like to see the inside of one, the prototype is on display at Duxford Air Museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin's Wrath Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I voted yes but after reading this thread I'm certain the answer is no. Those fuel costs are astronomical! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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