Today, we should have been able to cross the pond in under an hour.
WHAT PRAY TELL happened to the supersonic Concorde????
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anon_xdc8rmuek44eq
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-It was a big time gas hog
-It was a first-class ticket price without any of the perks that other airlines were starting to offer on first class. You were paying ridiculous prices solely for the short flight.
-Its route growth potential was limited due to sound restrictions because of the sonic boom.
Once they ahead of the curve on how to limit the impacts of the sonic boom and how they can get supersonic engines efficient enough to be worth the effort, then there will be supersonic commercial transport again.
-It was a first-class ticket price without any of the perks that other airlines were starting to offer on first class. You were paying ridiculous prices solely for the short flight.
-Its route growth potential was limited due to sound restrictions because of the sonic boom.
Once they ahead of the curve on how to limit the impacts of the sonic boom and how they can get supersonic engines efficient enough to be worth the effort, then there will be supersonic commercial transport again.
The Concorde flew at no-bypass speed (no air bypassing the jet engine) which burned too much fuel. Limited seating. It wasn't cost effective. I think that's right but could be wrong.
Yeah. I seem to remember something like $20,000.00/seat. I wonder how much cheaper the Boom will be?
LINK: Mach 2.2
They're advertising it as, "affordable as business class in today's subsonic wide-body airliners."
Actually, when BA hired a new CEO in the 1980's, he created the Concorde Division, which made money for 15 plus years. What really felled Concorde was 9/11 and thean the Air France crash.
One of my bucket list regrets was not flying on this marvelous airplane before BA and Air France shut down operations.
One of my bucket list regrets was not flying on this marvelous airplane before BA and Air France shut down operations.
bwifan
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My cousin flew on it numerous times. Said it was amazing and beautiful, this from a guy who was also a fighter pilot. He needed to use it mainly as time issue to cross the pond and back.
Yeah. And what is weird is the air France crash was caused by a continental flight dumping some metal on the take off before that got ducked into the engine on takeoff.
I don't think made money or it would still be flying
