Concorde years - programme alert
Dec 11, 17, 3:10 pm
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Concorde years - programme alert
For any UK residents near a TV set ...... currently showing on Channel 5 :
Concorde : Triumph & Tragedy
Interesting stuff.
Concorde : Triumph & Tragedy
Interesting stuff.
Dec 11, 17, 3:57 pm
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Dec 11, 17, 3:59 pm
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There are several ex-BA Concordes on display around the UK. But this place, Aerospace Bristol, just opened recently and seems to be getting good reviews:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attrac...e_England.html
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attrac...e_England.html
Dec 11, 17, 4:01 pm
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Originally Posted by popmagnet
It's on Demand 5 too. Related question: where's the best place to visit a Concorde in the UK? Ideally I'd like to be able to look around the cabin and maybe even the cockpit if possible.
Dec 13, 17, 12:31 am
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Originally Posted by Reason077
There are several ex-BA Concordes on display around the UK. But this place, Aerospace Bristol, just opened recently and seems to be getting good reviews:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attrac...e_England.html
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attrac...e_England.html
Dec 13, 17, 3:53 am
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Originally Posted by popmagnet
It's on Demand 5 too. Related question: where's the best place to visit a Concorde in the UK? Ideally I'd like to be able to look around the cabin and maybe even the cockpit if possible.
Although this hasn't been the UK for 300 years, the best experience for me has been in the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in NYC. They have a nearly private tour for $ 20 where you are even allowed to open the Concorde's door and sit in the plane (except in the first row which we where told it's reserved for the Royal Family) and cockpit (jump seat). It is also the particular specimen that set the record in the JFK-LHR flight.
Dec 13, 17, 4:23 am
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@bil - interesting stuff, just had a quick check of the website and it looks very good.
A little bemused by the special privilege allegedly reserved for the ‘Royal Family’ - would this be the British Royal Family ? If so, are they regular visitors to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, I wonder .......?
A little bemused by the special privilege allegedly reserved for the ‘Royal Family’ - would this be the British Royal Family ? If so, are they regular visitors to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, I wonder .......?
