Concorde at LHR looking a little sad…
Mar 18, 2024, 11:30 am
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Concorde at LHR looking a little sad…
Rather sad to see the Concorde at Heathrow looking neglected, in need of a good wash 🧼!
Typo - title should read “Concorde at LHR looking a little sad”
Typo - title should read “Concorde at LHR looking a little sad”
Last edited by ademanuele; Mar 18, 2024 at 12:03 pm
Mar 18, 2024, 12:30 pm
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right hand side of the aircraft just before you touch down if you land on the south runway approach from london
Left side of the aircraft if you take off on the south runway towards windsor, you will see it as you turn right and await your turn to enter the runway.
Also on the left side if you take off on the south runway toward london but its difficult as you climb.
The nearest one to heathrow you can visit and touch is at Brooklands museum in Weybridge.
Left side of the aircraft if you take off on the south runway towards windsor, you will see it as you turn right and await your turn to enter the runway.
Also on the left side if you take off on the south runway toward london but its difficult as you climb.
The nearest one to heathrow you can visit and touch is at Brooklands museum in Weybridge.
Mar 18, 2024, 12:35 pm
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There is a letter in today's Daily Telegraph about this.
Originally Posted by The Daily Telegraph
SIR – How ironic to see one of the retired British Airways Concorde aircraft (G-BOAD) being returned for display at the Intrepid Museum in New York after its local restoration (report, March 15).
By comparison, one of our other celebrated retirees (G-BOAB) has been abandoned, allowed slowly to deteriorate at Heathrow for many years – unloved and exposed to the weather. Passengers who pass it in taxiing aircraft must be astonished.
British Airways should be ashamed.
Brian Collins
Edgware, Middlesex
By comparison, one of our other celebrated retirees (G-BOAB) has been abandoned, allowed slowly to deteriorate at Heathrow for many years – unloved and exposed to the weather. Passengers who pass it in taxiing aircraft must be astonished.
British Airways should be ashamed.
Brian Collins
Edgware, Middlesex
Mar 18, 2024, 12:44 pm
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If a suitable scaffolding was erected etc we could get a gang of Flyertalkers/AV Geeks together and wash it. BigJet TV could do the commentary.
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Mar 18, 2024, 12:46 pm
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photo taken from 1A JL 42 LHR-HND 12th Jan
Hi,
Apologies for the blurry image, This was taken just after take off from 1A on JL 42 LHR-HND on 12th Jan. Agree it is difficult to get a good shot on take off
Concorde taken from 1a JL 42
Regards
TBS
Apologies for the blurry image, This was taken just after take off from 1A on JL 42 LHR-HND on 12th Jan. Agree it is difficult to get a good shot on take off
Concorde taken from 1a JL 42
Regards
TBS
Mar 18, 2024, 1:03 pm
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I heard that it was being used as storage for boxes of old documents, also acting as ballast- presumably so that it didn't take to the air again in the face of strong southerly wind!
Sadly I also heard that it suffered an infestation of vermin, so most likely the inside is in a sorry state.
Apparently this is what it looked like inside in 2010:
Source
I am re-rallying myself to organise a FT do in EDI with a trip to the museum of flight and their beautifully-maintained concorde, if you are interested feel free to DM me.
Sadly I also heard that it suffered an infestation of vermin, so most likely the inside is in a sorry state.
Apparently this is what it looked like inside in 2010:
Source
I am re-rallying myself to organise a FT do in EDI with a trip to the museum of flight and their beautifully-maintained concorde, if you are interested feel free to DM me.
Mar 18, 2024, 2:16 pm
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I heard that it was being used as storage for boxes of old documents, also acting as ballast- presumably so that it didn't take to the air again in the face of strong southerly wind!
Sadly I also heard that it suffered an infestation of vermin, so most likely the inside is in a sorry state.
Apparently this is what it looked like inside in 2010:
Source
I am re-rallying myself to organise a FT do in EDI with a trip to the museum of flight and their beautifully-maintained concorde, if you are interested feel free to DM me.
Sadly I also heard that it suffered an infestation of vermin, so most likely the inside is in a sorry state.
Apparently this is what it looked like inside in 2010:
Source
I am re-rallying myself to organise a FT do in EDI with a trip to the museum of flight and their beautifully-maintained concorde, if you are interested feel free to DM me.
There's now water-filled ballast tanks inside.
Mar 18, 2024, 3:47 pm
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