I saw one in Paris last year when I was there. Really elegant and strange
when they are air born. This one I saw was giving just an hour flight
cruising around the outskirts of Paris. Really low... reallly slow and
really loud. Very strange bird.
Going to get the MG now... wish me luck... will take pics of the process...
Toby
> Actually, the controller didn't "have to tell him they were on fire." They
> knew it. They discovered the fire at the point of no return on takeoff,
> known as V1, or decision speed. At this speed or greater, pilots are
taught
> to take off no matter what, and try and return. If they try and "put it
back
> on the ground" at or above this speed, they most likely won't be able to
> stop in time with the available runway left. I guess they didn't realize
the
> severity of the engine failure.
> The Pilot wasn't going to try and to return to DeGaulle airport, he was
> going to try and make it to LeBourget airport about 4 miles away. Much
> easier than trying to return to point of departure. IMHO, the Pilots did
an
> OUTSTANDING job keeping it away from the hotel and other people on the
> ground. I'm saddened by the crash, but thankful there weren't more
> fatalities.
> Concorde Factoid, did ya'll know that the Concorde takes off with a fuel
> load that weighs more than the empty weight of the A/C itself? A/C weighs
> about 150,000lbs, and holds more that 150,000lbs of fuel.And when it gets
to
> New York, it has only about 1/2 hour of fuel left? No holding for them!
> FWIW, I LOVE Concordes, Especially the NOISE!
>
> Brian
> Bugeye in progress
> ATCS
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