They were given this particular perfectly airworthy (for at least another
five years service) aircraft.
Seems to have gone to a good home. Enjoy it!
The loudness comments show how far commercial aircraft have come in the last
thirty years. It's not much louder than an early 707 or DC8.
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich" <deepkeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus List" <Olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:45 AM
Subject: [OM] OT Concorde
> Sorry if this has been mentioned, as I've been skipping digests... but, if
> it hasn't...
>
> The Boeing Museum of Flight (Seattle) just acquired a Concorde. Arrived
in
> perfect sunny weather Thursday with about 50 heartbroken British Airways
> crew/employees onboard. Might still be sitting outside on the tarmac,
> dunno, haven't driven by. But I think they planned to get it inside ASAP.
>
> The pilot remarked that he has 3 females of significance in his life: his
> wife, his daughter, and the Concorde - only one of which he can control...
>
> First tour/viewing will be to museum members, but will open eventually
> (soon, I would imagine) to the public. Apparently, someone stuck a hat in
> the expansion gap behind the cockpit at supersonic speed one time. Hat
got
> stuck there as the aircraft slowed and cooled off, shrinking up the gap.
> It's still there.
>
> They DO have money, that museum! Even as Boeing jobs dissappear, the
museum
> just keeps expanding & purchasing aircraft. A air-worthy Concorde has to
> have been one of the more expensive to pick up.
>
> Rich
>
> (It's painfully LOUD, isn't it Jim? Once was enough.)
>
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