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Is this the end of the Concorde...

well it was loud (they break the sound barrier over the atlantic, and its not cool if you're in a boat), expensive, and cramped
 
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Things have fallen off of planes forever. 747's etc are still here, so I expect the Concorde will be too.
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Actually the Concorde fleet is getting close to its scheduled end of life. The sonic cruiser was supposed to be done by that point, but boeing canned it.
 
Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider Things have fallen off of planes forever. 747's etc are still here, so I expect the Concorde will be too.
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Actually the Concorde fleet is getting close to its scheduled end of life. The sonic cruiser was supposed to be done by that point, but boeing canned it.
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I think the key word is scheduled. Many military craft are still in service today many many years beyond their expected life. Is there a regulation mandating retirement of a plane regardless of condition?
 
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider Things have fallen off of planes forever. 747's etc are still here, so I expect the Concorde will be too.
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Actually the Concorde fleet is getting close to its scheduled end of life. The sonic cruiser was supposed to be done by that point, but boeing canned it.
Click to expand...

I think the key word is scheduled. Many military craft are still in service today many many years beyond their expected life. Is there a regulation mandating retirement of a plane regardless of condition?
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Very true. I do not know if there are any regulations on aircraft age for commercial use. I just do know the designed age limit is coming up soon.
 
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Originally posted by: charrison
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider Things have fallen off of planes forever. 747's etc are still here, so I expect the Concorde will be too.
Click to expand...
Actually the Concorde fleet is getting close to its scheduled end of life. The sonic cruiser was supposed to be done by that point, but boeing canned it.
Click to expand...

I think the key word is scheduled. Many military craft are still in service today many many years beyond their expected life. Is there a regulation mandating retirement of a plane regardless of condition?
Click to expand...

True, but military aircraft pre-flight checks are way more intensive than commercial aviation 🙁
 
Saw it (and heard it, he was putting the hammer, loud bast.) last night going over my house. It is the most spectacular machine to see in the sky. So sleek.

Still looks the most modern aircraft ever made even tho it's 30+ years old.
 
Lets see, its 27 years old, extremely expensive to maintain, costs alot more money to operate than a 7x7 or Airbus plane with similar range, costs 9300 for a flight overseas and makes alot of noise, and lots of travellers and their employers dont want to pay 10x more money to get to their destination 4 hours quicker... do the math and you will see why its getting decommissioned!
 
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