Iconic Aircraft Aviation Forum

by **Mayfly** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:47 am

from what I remember they drained all fluids from BA Concorde so they couldn't fly again - but happy to be corrected!!!

by **Sickbag_andy** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:52 am

Smudger 565 wrote:What about the BA Concord at Heathrow, it is hidden behind the Jet Blast area at the BA engineering hanger, you can see her as you come into land & looks in good condition

I heard a rumour the engines are still on board so...... Would BA do the same as the French?

PS

It (G-BOAB) does look good from the outside and some of BA engineers look after it but from what I can remember it was decommissioned at the same time with (as Pam said) all fluids drained etc ready to go on display at T.5 which sadly hasn't happened to date. The engines may still be in place but wont have been run for a very long time as this was one of the 2 Concordes that weren't modified following the Paris crash (the other was 'AA which went to the Museum of Scotland at East Fortune - it's wings were removed and it was transported by barge!). It may also have been robbed for parts to keep the others going until 2003

FYI, history of G-BOAB: http://www.concordesst.com/208.html

by **Smudger 565** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:27 pm

Thank you for the update when I pass over her again I will know it is such a shame because she looks so good

PS

by **Multispotters2** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:34 am

i love the concorde its so powerful! :ymapplause:

well done france for making engines

by **Nickolas** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:01 am

Multispotters2 wrote:i love the concorde its so powerful! well done france for making engines

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Ooooooh you're gonna get it in the neck for that matey.

Concorde engines are Bristol Olympus........... nothing remotely FRENCH about them................ [-x

by **IanM** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:36 am

Nickolas wrote:
Multispotters2 wrote:i love the concorde its so powerful! well done france for making engines

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Ooooooh you're gonna get it in the neck for that matey.

Concorde engines are Bristol Olympus........... nothing remotely FRENCH about them................

In all fairness they're Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus so kinda half French

The French bit being the reheat system which is the wizzy bit afterall

by **Nickolas** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:10 pm

IanM wrote:
Nickolas wrote:
Multispotters2 wrote:i love the concorde its so powerful! well done france for making engines

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Ooooooh you're gonna get it in the neck for that matey.

Concorde engines are Bristol Olympus........... nothing remotely FRENCH about them................

In all fairness they're Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus so kinda half French

The French bit being the reheat system which is the wizzy bit afterall

TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't associate them with that lot............those who can't even keep a runway FOD free..............

by **Dougs** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:30 pm

Nickolas wrote:
Don't associate them with that lot............those who can't even keep a runway FOD free..............

or maintain there aircraft properly

doh! just remembered im flying airfrance next month :((

by **Sooty655** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:14 pm

IanM wrote:
Nickolas wrote:
Multispotters2 wrote:i love the concorde its so powerful! well done france for making engines

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Ooooooh you're gonna get it in the neck for that matey.

Concorde engines are Bristol Olympus........... nothing remotely FRENCH about them................

In all fairness they're Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus so kinda half French

The French bit being the reheat system which is the wizzy bit afterall

That's nonsense, if I may say so. ~x(

SNECMA got the reheat bit because the French Government insisted on a French involvement in the engines, and the system requirements were such that even SNECMA couldn't screw it up. The system they produced had fixed settings (ie just off, low or high) purely to provide take-off boost and to get the aircraft through the sound barrier.

By comparison, the system produced years before by Bristol Siddeley for the 320 engines in TSR2 was fully modulated (i.e. throttleable) and available over the full operating envelope.

by **Fat Badger** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:51 pm

Well,

If there is an Iconic trip (booze cruise) over,

A) I should hopefully be 18 by then..mwhahahahah :ymdevil:

and

B) I HAVE to go, cause I've never properly seen a Concorde (or heard) move...

:((

by **Olicat** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:51 pm

Jetwash wrote:Well,

If there is an Iconic trip (booze cruise) over,

A) I should hopefully be 18 by then..mwhahahahah

and

B) I HAVE to go, cause I've never properly seen a Concorde (or heard) move...