French concorde investigation...

ringo747 · 29 May 2010 at 13:15

Would be lovely if they got her to fly again!

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/b...rts-to-examine-concorde-engines-14825337.html

Charlie Bravo · 29 May 2010 at 13:21

I thought Airbus weren't wiling to support it anymore therefore delivering another nail in the coffin?

andy_mk3 · 29 May 2010 at 13:31

It would be amazing to see Concorde fly over the 2012 Olympics

J1234 · 29 May 2010 at 13:35

As much as I'd love to see Concorde fly again, it won't ever happen.

Greenlizard0 · 29 May 2010 at 13:38

BA are in enough trouble as it is, Concorde is something that won't be appearing any time soon (sadly).

We often went to London years ago, loved hearing/seeing the plane.

alex24 · 29 May 2010 at 13:50

A brilliant piece of engineering, and should definitely be restored and kept in great condition, but as for flying after numerous incidents (causes aside for the moment), I think we should let bygones be bygones.

rypt · 29 May 2010 at 13:58

They need to build a newer version, seems to be we have taken a step back as we retired the old one, but have nothing as good in place

No-One · 29 May 2010 at 14:13

rypt said:
They need to build a newer version, seems to be we have taken a step back as we retired the old one, but have nothing as good in place

Sadly it's all about number of passengers rather than speed these days. Hence bigger planes like the A380

craptakular · 29 May 2010 at 14:14

it costs to much to fly in/run. Wasn't it £6k a ticket to New York?

I paid £600 for flights and 2 weeks accommadation to Florida lol, it took 13 hours to get there (Norwich > Schipoll > Detriot > Orlando but look at the price difference

I would rather see 5 deck passanger airliners with amazing fuel economy over the Concorde gas guzzler.

Cosimo · 29 May 2010 at 14:15

It was a brilliant machine but time to leave it just for display and move on.

ajstan · 29 May 2010 at 14:32

No-One said:
Sadly it's all about number of passengers rather than speed these days. Hence bigger planes like the A380

Passengers, costs but also the impact on the environment

Captain_Slick · 29 May 2010 at 14:51

£15 million down the drain.

I thought we were facing another moneygeddon?

ringo747 · 29 May 2010 at 17:20

I think its possible but highly unlikely. Would be an expensive project just to keep it flying for airshows.

craig3000 · 29 May 2010 at 17:22

I think it will happen

dbmzk1 · 29 May 2010 at 18:25

While it would be fantastic to have one flying again, I think we should just let the old girl rest in peace.

Kol · 29 May 2010 at 19:31

The article in the op is a little misleading. It's not coming back as a passenger plan, but in a heritage capacity, I.e displays / flyovers at events such as the British gp and the olympics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8712806.stm

Gackt · 29 May 2010 at 19:44

Captain_Slick said:
£15 million down the drain.

Slam62 · 29 May 2010 at 19:49

Justin said:
As much as I'd love to see Concorde fly again, it won't ever happen.

I can't see it mind you I was amazed to see the Vulcan in the air.

Has it been grounded again?

cheets64 · 29 May 2010 at 19:50

If they could get it going it would be perfect to fly to Arab money land, they bought QE2 and love anything that the west built.

Flibster · 29 May 2010 at 20:56

Slam62 said:
I can't see it mind you I was amazed to see the Vulcan in the air.

Has it been grounded again?

Undergoing servicing and mods for the 2010 season. She's 50 this year too.