Concorde

[237SJ]

There a really good programme on BBC4 at the moment for anyone who is interested. My Uncle was involved in the design of it.

[tonyav]

I'll see if I can get to see that tomorrow on BBC Iplayer.

One of my uncles also had something to do with Concorde ( can't remember what though ) he worked at Hobsons / Lucas Aerospace Wolverhampton.

[237SJ]

It should be in iPlayer tony

[tonyav]

I'll check it out tomorrow, thanks 237SJ.

[DTCwordfan]

was he involved in boat design too, SJ, as in the Firebird catamaran?

http://news.dimension-polyant.com/uploads/pics/602968_385211228194545_2034349117_n.jpg

my bro in law has been a major racer of them and owns one with the original designer to them and Concorde....

[237SJ]

No. I remember him saying that when they designed Concorde, the were going to omit the windows but they relented and put small windows in

[Old_Geezer]

Saw it, thanks.
Recall being outside the British Aircraft Corporation for the maiden flight, with a camera. But things couldn't have worked out as I didn't seem to get a decent photo.

[chrissa1]

That was a lovely programme. My late husband and I were lucky enough to fly Concorde, down to Tenerife to join a cruise ship in the, 90’s. It was a flight I will never forget and was wonderful.

The afterburners, WOW!!!

[237SJ]

I remember the sonic boom. It is scary how fast time goes by

[Ellipsis]

Great plane, tragically deposed ...

[bhg481]

My tenuous link to Concorde is being involved with a noise-pattern trial, using a Vulcan since Concorde had not yet made its maiden flight. The idea was to estimate the noise patterns around airports as Concorde took-off.

[chrissa1]

When my daughter was 2 years old, she slept through the take-off of Concorde at an air show in Northern Ireland. :)

[tamborine]

My cousin was a Concorde engineer at LHR.

P.s. Did you see my request to you on GMEB prior to Barbados trip?

[ToraToraTora]

what was the actual title of the program? love to watch that, I've been on it, magnificent plane.

[douglas9401]

For Scots and North Englanders there's a Concorde on display at the Museum of Flight at East Fortune, not far from Edinburgh.
Good day out.

https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/

[maggiebee]

One of my regrets is not flying on Concorde.

[NoMercy]

Never going on Concorde is a big regret of mine. To experience air travel at 60,000ft, being above the weather and able to see the curvature of the Earth, is something I will now only ever experience in my imagination.

[bhg481]

Alternatively, if you fancy a trip and want to see it alongside its (inferior) rival, have a look here

https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/

[Mamyalynne]

TTT


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097tvt3

[douglas9401]

Maybe not, NoMercy.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/29/elon-musk-spacex-bfr-travel-earth/

[EcclesCake]

Mr Cake was quite the grumpy git after flying on Concorde. No wash bag thingy (he went without a wash bag, hence his ire) and cramped seating.