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Concorde may return to the skies - as a charter flight.
A group of enthusiasts of the decommissioned aircraft known as The Concorde Club have amassed £160million to give the supersonic passenger jet a new lease of life.
A tentative date of 2019 has been put forward for the first flight - 50 years after its maiden journey.
Two projects are being planned that the group hope to finalise prior to the first flight in 2019.
The 'London Project, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016, will see a Concorde on display on a platform on the Thames.
There will be a restaurant on board, and with a plan to charge visitors £16 per head, it is hoped the funding can help with the second project.
The 'Paris Project' would see a Concorde from Le Bourget airport in Paris, with a redesigned interior and exterior, uses for charter flights as well as for functions and fly-pasts.
Writing on the group's website, club president Paul James said: 'We are in the process of compiling a new business plan based solely on a Return to Flight project.
'Since November 26, 2003, this has been the dream of the global Concorde fraternity. We toyed with the idea years ago but quickly realised that the only way sufficient finance would be forthcoming was by proving to potential investors that we as a group could create a less ambitious but commercially viable Concorde project.'
He added: 'Now that money is no longer the problem it's over to those who can help us make it happen, without financial risk to themselves. This is where the global Concorde fraternity must keep up the pressure, as time is running out.'
Construction of two prototypes began in February 1965: 001, built by Aerospatiale at Toulouse, and 002, by BAC at Filton, Bristol.
Concorde 001 made its first test flight from Toulouse on March 2, 1969, piloted by André Turcat, and first went supersonic on 1 October.
The first UK-built Concorde flew from Filton to RAF Fairford on 9 April, 1969, piloted by Brian Trubshaw.
Both prototypes were presented to the public for the first time on June 7, 1969 at the Paris Air Show.
THE HISTORY OF CONCORDE
Concorde was jointly developed and produced by British and French engineers as part of an Anglo-French treaty.
It had a take off speed of 220 knots (250mph) and a cruising speed of 1350mph - more than twice the speed of sound.
A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three-and-a-half hours, as opposed to the normal eight hours.
A total of 20 aircraft were built in France and the United Kingdom. Six of these were prototypes and development aircraft.
The remaining 14 were split between Air France and British Airways.
Concorde was the most tested aircraft, having undergone 5,000 hours before it was allowed to carry passengers.
It was first flown in 1969, and first entered service in 1976. It carried commercial passengers for 27 years.
The aircraft's four Rolls Royce engines used 'reheat' technology, which gave it the extra power for take-off and supersonic flight.
According to British Airways Concorde's fastest transatlantic crossing took place on February 7, 1996, when it traveled from New York to London in just two hours and 52 minutes and 59 seconds.
Both Air France and British Airways grounded their fleets for more than a year after 113 people were killed when one of the jets crashed minutes after take off from Paris in July 2000.
It was completely retired from service in 2003.
I hope they do it, i have quite a bit of Concorde memorabillia...........i loved her.
A group of enthusiasts of the decommissioned aircraft known as The Concorde Club have amassed £160million to give the supersonic passenger jet a new lease of life.
A tentative date of 2019 has been put forward for the first flight - 50 years after its maiden journey.
Two projects are being planned that the group hope to finalise prior to the first flight in 2019.
The 'London Project, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016, will see a Concorde on display on a platform on the Thames.
There will be a restaurant on board, and with a plan to charge visitors £16 per head, it is hoped the funding can help with the second project.
The 'Paris Project' would see a Concorde from Le Bourget airport in Paris, with a redesigned interior and exterior, uses for charter flights as well as for functions and fly-pasts.
Writing on the group's website, club president Paul James said: 'We are in the process of compiling a new business plan based solely on a Return to Flight project.
'Since November 26, 2003, this has been the dream of the global Concorde fraternity. We toyed with the idea years ago but quickly realised that the only way sufficient finance would be forthcoming was by proving to potential investors that we as a group could create a less ambitious but commercially viable Concorde project.'
He added: 'Now that money is no longer the problem it's over to those who can help us make it happen, without financial risk to themselves. This is where the global Concorde fraternity must keep up the pressure, as time is running out.'
Construction of two prototypes began in February 1965: 001, built by Aerospatiale at Toulouse, and 002, by BAC at Filton, Bristol.
Concorde 001 made its first test flight from Toulouse on March 2, 1969, piloted by André Turcat, and first went supersonic on 1 October.
The first UK-built Concorde flew from Filton to RAF Fairford on 9 April, 1969, piloted by Brian Trubshaw.
Both prototypes were presented to the public for the first time on June 7, 1969 at the Paris Air Show.
THE HISTORY OF CONCORDE
Concorde was jointly developed and produced by British and French engineers as part of an Anglo-French treaty.
It had a take off speed of 220 knots (250mph) and a cruising speed of 1350mph - more than twice the speed of sound.
A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three-and-a-half hours, as opposed to the normal eight hours.
A total of 20 aircraft were built in France and the United Kingdom. Six of these were prototypes and development aircraft.
The remaining 14 were split between Air France and British Airways.
Concorde was the most tested aircraft, having undergone 5,000 hours before it was allowed to carry passengers.
It was first flown in 1969, and first entered service in 1976. It carried commercial passengers for 27 years.
The aircraft's four Rolls Royce engines used 'reheat' technology, which gave it the extra power for take-off and supersonic flight.
According to British Airways Concorde's fastest transatlantic crossing took place on February 7, 1996, when it traveled from New York to London in just two hours and 52 minutes and 59 seconds.
Both Air France and British Airways grounded their fleets for more than a year after 113 people were killed when one of the jets crashed minutes after take off from Paris in July 2000.
It was completely retired from service in 2003.
I hope they do it, i have quite a bit of Concorde memorabillia...........i loved her.
