Emirates Airlines To Relaunch Supersonic Concorde Service in 2022

Robert59

Robert59

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The last time one of these concordes flew was back around 2003. I would be a bit leery of flying in an aircraft that has been sitting around for the better part of 20 years.....who knows what kind of corrosion, etc., might be setting up in the structure...even with the best of care.
 

One of the problems that with SSTs was sonic boom. People won't put up with the house shaking ;and an ear splitting KABOOM. That limits supersonic flight over oceans only.. The SSTs were fuel hogs, and expensive as hell to run. Considering had only one class of passenger seating- FIRST, I wonder what the fares will be like, now.

BTW, Don M, you'd be surprised at the number of 20+ year old planes flying now..
 
fuzzybuddy said:
BTW, Don M, you'd be surprised at the number of 20+ year old planes flying now..
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Yup, some of the 737's, for example, have probably been in service for 20 years...or longer....but they are constantly in use, and maintained after every flight. An aircraft that has been sitting on some lot or in a hangar for 2 decades, with little other than cursory care, would be like hopping in an old car that has been sitting in a barn, and trusting it to be ready to take a coast to coast drive.....No thanks.
 
Don M. said:
Yup, some of the 737's, for example, have probably been in service for 20 years...or longer....but they are constantly in use, and maintained after every flight. An aircraft that has been sitting on some lot or in a hangar for 2 decades, with little other than cursory care, would be like hopping in an old car that has been sitting in a barn, and trusting it to be ready to take a coast to coast drive.....No thanks.
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Boeing 737’s have been flying since at least since 1970. Even the planes put in moth balls now because of not needed due to the virus and people not flying will have to undergo an airworthiness flight. Concorde sitting for the last 20 years will require a full recertification flight. I am sure that the FAA will also be onboard to make sure that all of the avionics work properly.

No one could convince me to go on one of these flights, even though a flight on the Concorde has been on my bucket list. Some of these flights have ended in disasters.
 
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Phoenix said:
Do you ever watch Air Disasters on the Smithsonian Channel? They follow the investigations of airline crashes. It's fascinating. They put it together like the mystery that it is.
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I thrive on that program. My favorite FAA investigator is John Cox and my favorite investigator from the NTSB is Greg Feith. Cox was a pilot and Captain for U.S. Airways flying the 737. Feith has been considered the number one airplane crash investigator. I would call one of these two men from time to time if something would come up that I wouldn’t understand.

I testified twice during NTSB hearings. They are very thorough and relentless when investigating an accident. They won’t stop until they have an answer.
 
oldman said:
I thrive on that program. My favorite FAA investigator is John Cox and my favorite investigator from the NTSB is Greg Feith. Cox was a pilot and Captain for U.S. Airways flying the 737. Feith has been considered the number one airplane crash investigator. I would call one of these two men from time to time if something would come up that I wouldn’t understand.

I testified twice during NTSB hearings. They are very thorough and relentless when investigating an accident. They won’t stop until they have an answer.
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Impressive. What was your job at the time?
 
Phoenix said:
Impressive. What was your job at the time?
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I was a Senior Pilot for United Airlines for 33 years. In 1996, I was subpoenaed to explain the purpose of what oxygen generators were and how they are used. This testimony was given during the ValuJet crash in the Everglades. I was on the stand for seventeen minutes and was cross-examined.

In 2001, an American Airlines jet went down over New York in the borough of Queens. New Yorkers thought they were under attack again. The crash was caused by the F/O making unnecessary inputs to the rudder to soften the wake turbulence created by the 747 in front of them. This caused the rudder to separate from the tail and crash into homes below. I was again “asked” to give testimony as to why what the F/O did was a bad idea “in my opinion.” It was thought best not to ask anyone from American to give testimony for obvious reasons.

Both hearings were held in Washington D.C. at NTSB headquarters.
 
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