Concorde Returns!
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TMetzinger
Final Approach
There had been one there before they refurbished it... I thought the concorde got sent over to another borough in NY on behalf of some now-bankrupt company. Is this the original one that was at the museum, or a different one?
pgengler
Pre-Flight
It's the same one (G-BOAD). It had been moved out to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn while the Intrepid was off for work. The Intrepid was moved back about two weeks ago and now Concorde is back with it.
The plane is sporting a new nose cone; the original one was knocked off when a truck drove into it. Fortunately BA had a spare.
The plane is sporting a new nose cone; the original one was knocked off when a truck drove into it. Fortunately BA had a spare.
Jay Honeck
Touchdown! Greaser!
They're putting a CONCORDE on an aircraft carrier? How weird is that? Cool/weird, true -- but still weird.
On the other hand, historical perspective and accuracy be damned -- it's a very, very cool aircraft.
Skip Miller
Final Approach
I don't think so. Before the Intrepid was sent across the harbor for refurb, the Concorde was on a barge adjacent to the Intrepid. I believe the Concorde will have her own display barge again and for the foreseeable future.
-Skip
Geico266
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When I first saw the thumbnail picture I thought it was a Concord on a carrier! Now that would be somthing to see, a Concord snaggin a 3 wire.
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silver-eagle
En-Route
I got to walk on one of the Concordes at the National Museum of Flight, Scotland. There are some great stories there.
What a beautiful plane. All things considered, a very impressive safety record.
What a beautiful plane. All things considered, a very impressive safety record.