Could Concorde Ever Fly Again?

Concorde - Built in Bristol






Admired by many, flown on by some, loathed by a few - Concorde's place in aviation history is assured.

World first and only supersonic(travels faster than sound) passenger aircraft may have retired three years ago, but engineers in France have been keeping one plane in perfect condition, in an aerospace museum near Paris. The engineers are trying to keep the systems in a state of readiness.
But the biggest question is ofcoz, will it ever or could it ever fly again?
To be honest, I do not have an answer for this question. The engineers say that her systems are not flight ready. But they are keeping her systems in state that the aircraft is as near as they can get her to fly. So there is a hope!


Some major events in the history of Concorde.

Concorde completed its first supersonic flight on 1 October 1969.

The first commercial flights took place on 21 January 1976 when British Airways flew from London Heathrow to Bahrain and Air France from Paris to Rio.

Concorde's image was dented with the crash near Paris on 25 July 2000 in which 113 people died.

In April 2003 British Airways and Air France announced the plane would be retired due to falling passenger revenue and rising maintenance costs.

Concorde's final commercial flight was on 23 October 2003.

On 27th November 2003 the last Concorde landed at its new home - the Bristol airfield where it was built.





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