New Posts For Thread: Anyone been on Concorde?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concordeCrying shame the aircraft was scrapped, would have loved to have flown Concorde.I regularly piloted Concorde.From Stansted, and that.Ever so fast, it was.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551589109#551589109I regularly piloted Concorde.From Stansted, and that.Ever so fast, it was.Thu, 06 Apr 2017 07:46:41 -0500Was one of my goals in life but it got retired before i was wealthy enough to take the trip to new york, i got onboard a parked one during the Greenham air show in the 80's thou.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551589085#551589085Was one of my goals in life but it got retired before i was wealthy enough to take the trip to new york, i got onboard a parked one during the Greenham air show in the 80's thou.Thu, 06 Apr 2017 07:43:07 -0500I worked with the MoD for 9 years in the 1970's and part of that time I was involved with R & D on the Concorde's Olympus engine nozzle system.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551589045#551589045I worked with the MoD for 9 years in the 1970's and part of that time I was involved with R & D on the Concorde's Olympus engine nozzle system.Thu, 06 Apr 2017 07:36:49 -0500Shhhhhhhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551579829#551579829ShhhhhhWed, 05 Apr 2017 06:00:21 -0500Sure I read recently that's someone was designing a new supersonic aircraft.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551579807#551579807Sure I read recently that's someone was designing a new supersonic aircraft.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 05:57:09 -0500Why can't other companies build their own ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551579719#551579719Why can't other companies build their own ?Wed, 05 Apr 2017 05:37:25 -0500I used to, regularly, and then got myself a learjet instead. More comfortable and less hassle.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551579625#551579625I used to, regularly, and then got myself a learjet instead. More comfortable and less hassle.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 05:20:43 -0500It was like sitting in a missile. So narrow inside. But comfortable, if somewhat noisy. Screen monitor positioned at the front, relayed continually on how fast you were going, height, Mach Speed. Temperature outside ( minus C) We ere so high you coulhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551579609#551579609It was like sitting in a missile. So narrow inside. But comfortable, if somewhat noisy. Screen monitor positioned at the front, relayed continually on how fast you were going, height, Mach Speed. Temperature outside ( minus C) We ere so high you coulWed, 05 Apr 2017 05:14:31 -0500Been on the one in the Fleet Air Arm museum outside Yeovil. Does that count?All looked very cramped inside, so it must have been a relief to get the flight over with so quickly.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551579455#551579455Been on the one in the Fleet Air Arm museum outside Yeovil. Does that count?All looked very cramped inside, so it must have been a relief to get the flight over with so quickly.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 04:37:44 -0500Prefer not to use public transport.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30839343/anyone-been-on-concorde?post_id=551578989#551578989Prefer not to use public transport.Wed, 05 Apr 2017 02:19:04 -0500