Concorde being moved down the Hudson

[Marty_d]

Must have been a sight for New Yorkers.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/concorde-completes-final-journey-along-hudson-river-in-new-york

[facthunter]

SANDING and Painting?.  Nev

[Marty_d]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

SANDING and Painting?.  Nev

Might have been sanding with sand blasters.  Who knows - as a static display the paintwork's not going to be going anywhere at mach 2.

[440032]

Where's Sully?

 

(Going to see Sully's plane in July!)

[Marty_d]

1 hour ago, 440032 said:

Where's Sully?

I did think of calling the thread "Another passenger jet in the Hudson!" but thought that may be in poor taste.

Edited March 15 by Marty_d

[skippydiesel]

Ironic! The septic tanks, pretty much did all they could to shoot down Concorde, short of actually firing a missile and now they have one on display - such is life & politics

Edited March 15 by skippydiesel

[danny_galaga]

1 hour ago, Marty_d said:

I did think of calling the thread "Another passenger jet in the Hudson!" but thought that may be in poor taste.

Not poor taste at all. That's funny and clever. You should get the title changed to that ☺️

[facthunter]

Boeings SST design failed. Concorde used old technology to the fullest. Boeings complex metallurgy failed to meet expectations. Nev

[Marty_d]

Imagine the door coming off an SST at hypersonic speeds.

[kgwilson]

Along with a wheel falling off and a sudden loss of altitude with 100 passengers on the ceiling.

[facthunter]

I doubt the Hudson River would have a good taste...   Nev