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Concorde Seen Over Yorkshire

Lincsaddick
Lincsaddick Posts: 32,406
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39845625
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  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,964
    If Only
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    Seen over Yorkshire and heard in southern France
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,184
    I loved that plane and so disappointed that it's now out of service.

    The first time I saw it, I was living in Sydney, Australia and it flew over the city, it was spectacular.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,174
    Beautiful place. Not far from me.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Remains the pinnacle of human commercial transportation. Let's hope these space planes they're working on will look as beautiful and be a lot more efficient!
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,213
    I was once driving past Heathrow on the M4 when Concorde came in to land right in front of me. It was the closest a plane had come to making me feel emotional since my dad and I built an airfix Lancaster bomber when I was about 9.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,224
    Extra, Extra! Read all about it... cloud looks like thing that isn't a cloud!

    Slow news day at the Beeb obviously.

    Anyway, looks more like an SR-71 Blackbird than a Concorde.

    image
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,890
    Used to see it fairly regularly over SE7 about 5pm in the summer when we out in the park playing football after school
  • stockportugaladdick
    stockportugaladdick Posts: 1,157
    What a great photo.

    I was so lucky the day I flew in to Heathrow following a months stay in Israel. I was waiting for a BA connection up to Manchester when I noticed a lot of commotion in the departures lounge then realised it was all the Concordes landing from their final flights. Watching them land, then taxi with their union jacks hanging out of the cockpit to the huge cheers of all the ground staff was amazing.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,752
    Flying on Concorde was on my bucket list.
    Sadly not to be

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,073
    blackpool72 said:

    Flying on Concorde was on my bucket list.
    Sadly not to be

    Same here
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,060
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Extra, Extra! Read all about it... cloud looks like thing that isn't a cloud!

    Slow news day at the Beeb obviously.

    Anyway, looks more like an SR-71 Blackbird than a Concorde.

    image

    I had a micro machine one of these. It had serious swapsie currency. I think I got some Garbage patch kids stickers, an eraser that looked and smelt of a lemon, and a ruler with a calculator in it
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,907
    I was on a coach travelling along the perimeter road beside the northern runway at LHR as concorde took off alongside us. Breathtaking and so elegant.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,644
    Used to see it every Wednesday evening over Sidcup in the late 70's, early 80's. You cold tell it was Concord by the wonderful noise it made.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    blackpool72 said:

    Flying on Concorde was on my bucket list.
    Sadly not to be

    It was an awful plane for passengers. The cabin was tiny and if you ended up sitting next to someone with personal hygiene issues it was a nightmare.

  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Used to work just outside Reading and the New York flight used to pass overhead at I think 10.50 everyday. Awesome!
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 6,018
    I used to live in Teddington and it would fly over twice a day - 11 and 5 ish. The flat I lived in would shake and if you were on the phone there was no chance of hearing what the other person was saying. Happy days.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited May 2017
    I was at Reading festival in 1993 and Concorde flew directly over the stage during Ozric Tentacles set. "Hmm" I thought, "if I was a gullible stoned 24 year old that would be amazing. But I'm a 32 year old miserable git so it isn't." My girlfriend was though so I gave her the joint and stood at the back.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,202
    Addickted said:

    blackpool72 said:

    Flying on Concorde was on my bucket list.
    Sadly not to be

    It was an awful plane for passengers. The cabin was tiny and if you ended up sitting next to someone with personal hygiene issues it was a nightmare.

    At least it wasn't for very long.
  • cafckev
    cafckev Posts: 2,917
    I remember watching the three BA aircraft form up above Woolwich and flying along the Thames on route to Heathrow on their final flight. They actually stopped the traffic around the ferry as it was such an awesome sight.

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  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    kinveachyaddick said:

    Used to see it fairly regularly over SE7 about 5pm in the summer when we out in the park playing football after school

    Always remember seeing it around that time over Eltham.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,156
    Ironic that they talk about how far aviation has come these days yet two of the best planes ever built (Concorde and the 747) now dont fly, both well ahead of their time!!

    We've gone forwards in some fields but seriously backwards in others
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,574
    Didn't it fly over The Valley during matches once or twice?
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,861
    Lincsaddick said:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39845625

    That's not a Concorde, it's a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,861
    Hastingsaddick said:

    kinveachyaddick said:

    Used to see it fairly regularly over SE7 about 5pm in the summer when we out in the park playing football after school

    Always remember seeing it around that time over Eltham.
    And Clapham. Noisy, but who cared?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,797
    I always stopped and looked when Concorde passed over and so did many others.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,861
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Ironic that they talk about how far aviation has come these days yet two of the best planes ever built (Concorde and the 747) now dont fly, both well ahead of their time!!

    We've gone forwards in some fields but seriously backwards in others

    747s still in service, just not being built.

    Concorde was actually a pretty crap passenger plane and only made money because the governments wrote off the development cost. Despite that, it looked amazing and it was a sad day when they were retired.
  • dogpat65
    dogpat65 Posts: 149
    Was lucky enough to get upgraded to concorde in 1999. Really enjoyed it, but it was a bit cramped. Had a window seat, and I could virtually feel the heat friction coming through the fuselage.

    What was absolutely amazing was taking off in london in the dark and racing ahead of sunset to get to NY 2 hours earlier in daylight. More drinking time in Manhattan.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    I think that the Spitfire, Harrier Jump Jet, and Concorde are arguably the most iconic aircraft in the world.
    They just look bloody great.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,056
    Greenie said:

    I think that the Spitfire, Harrier Jump Jet, and Concorde are arguably the most iconic aircraft in the world.
    They just look bloody great.

    and the Vulcan Bomber, along with the Lancaster.

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