A Concorde Aircraft together with a Frontera, Pictures here

[SPEEDBIRD 202]

Pictures of my favourite two modes of transport. SPEEDBIRD 202 (Concorde) with my Frontera, hope you enjoy the pictures.

[Drift]

How cool is that

Is that a Dakota behind you

[weave67]

looks like it a c47 i think

[Drift]

Ahha the Vagrant replaced the Dakota in the early 50s I think ?

[SPEEDBIRD 202]

Sorry for the slow reply Drift, the Aircraft next to the Concorde is a old Viking passenger aircraft. it is similar to a Wellington Bomber in construction, its a passenger version of the Wellington.

First flew in August 1946

Not too great on that one, the Concorde is My thing if you ask me about that one I know a bit more.

Regards

[weave67]

did you fly a lancaster in the war drift

[SPEEDBIRD 202]

I would be very impressed if he used to fly a Concorde .........

[Drift]

No but Ive been on the first Concord protertypy thing ( not flying ) in the 70's as a kid
If I remember it looked more like a cargo plane than a passenger plane.

[alex]

Never saw one in the air, if it sounded like the Vulcan I would love it.

[Drift]

I used to see them a lot, it used to fly over our house very low every year for a few years when the Grand National was on, saw it a few times at Manchester Airport to.

[SPEEDBIRD 202]

If you like the Vulcan you might like this, it was at Farnbourgh last year, keep the Volume up


Vulcan taking off http://www.markwallman.co.uk/farnboroug ... 151559.wmv

Regards

[weave67]

i remember being at a airshow when i was a little kid it was the year one of the royals got killed early 70s the vulcan was there doing low passes over the crowd then going into a near vertical climb,it was that loud it was shattering car windows on car park very scary but awsome

[hawk]

where's the pictures taken out of interest

[bobbinsjob]

If you like the Vulcan you might like this, it was at Farnbourgh last year, keep the Volume up


Vulcan taking off http://www.markwallman.co.uk/farnboroug ... 151559.wmv

Regards

ooh ooh my mate built that one XH588

[KILVY]

Very Nice ... Qaulity beside Quality what more could you ask for!

[meooo]

Concorde test aircraft is @ Yeovil aircraft museum it does resemble a freight carrier inside and has a viewing system so you can see underneath from inside, apparantly test crew had to wear pressure suits, and this ones fitted with escape hatches "just in case"

we miss Concorde down here, it used to come up the Bristol channel every evening @ 18:00 (supersonic - we would hear the boom boom) and again @ about 21:15....but at least the windows dont rattle anymore and frighten the dog. Strange thing is BA/Air France always denied Concorde came in @ that kind of speed, but every evening, same times, same track across the sky.....coincidence?

[Drift]

To think just over 100 years ago they thought you would pass out at 35mph

[meooo]

To think just over 100 years ago they thought you would pass out at 35mph

Something a Frontera driver doesn't have to worry about

[Drift]

You deffo need a V6

[SPEEDBIRD 202]

where's the pictures taken out of interest

Hi Hawk

the Concorde in the pictures is G-BBDG or Delta Golf as she is affectionately known.

Her home is the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge Surrey. I help out there, and was involved in getting Delta Golf up to a standard so that she could be opened up to the public for tours.

If anybody from the FOG ever wants to be shown round the aircraft or visit the Museum send me a PM and I would be happy to meet up

Regards