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One thing I have noticed on take-off is the way the throttles are handled. Application of take-off thrust is done by slamming the throttles forward rather than the traditional ease them up method used on most other aircraft.

Why.

This thread is worth of cutting and pasting all the posts to make a book.

Is it true that the airframs had very little corrosion because during flight they were heated enough that any moisture literaly boiled off.

Does anyone have a photo of the inside of the baggage hold.

Landlady, rest assured, I'm not about to publish a book. Was merely thinking out aloud.

Indeed, put me down for the 1st order for when your book comes out.

This thread is the best in the 12 years I have been reading pprune. the only way is to make this thread better........ is for it to be read on a cold winters night, a log fire softly crackling in the background, seated in a comfy chesterfield lounge with a tumbler of the finest rum or scotch or maybe coniac.

Absolute Bliss!

Are there any concorde simulators that are still working and retain their certification?

Regarding LHR JFK routes.

What was the avarage fuel load and how close to full tanks was it.

At FL500-600 what sort of wind was usually encountered. So high above the tropopause I would think very little.

Flying magazine from the US did a spread on the concorde many years ago. Theye stated that the wind component was such a little percentage of TAS that the block times rarely differed by more then 10 mins. True or false.

They also said that the type rating course was so hard that only the top performers (pilots) were selected for the training and even then there was a 50% washout rate. True or false.

Does anyone still have a complete set of ground school notes?

Just watched the documentary on the life and demise of the Concorde. The pride of everyone who was involved is clearly evident.

It's brought me to tears.