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"George Z. Bush" wrote:
"Mike Marron" wrote in message .. . "George Z. Bush" wrote: PS - No more SST supersonic traffic.....it's the end of an era, and sad because of it. She was truly a unique bird. Oh I dunno George, it ain't all that big of a deal in my humble opinion. Perhaps now would be a good time to repost something I forwarded to the NG a while back. Some of you have probably seen it already, but for those whom haven't...enjoy! I hadn't seen that, but I certainly did enjoy it. It was kind of a flier's version of "be careful what you pray for, you just might get it!" Thanks. George Z. Yes...and 'greener pastures' come to mind too. -- -Gord. |
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"Nele_VII" writes:
Well, there was Concorde for 30 years, testing with Tu-144LL... I think the withdrawal of the Concorde is premature, especially while sucessor is still on the drawing board... It is sad that profit, rather than tecnology advance, runs our lives. If something thinks that isn't so, than explain why we still drive 100-year-old patented piston-engine cars instead of Wankel or turbine-powered-ones... oil price, of course (and please, no patronising about unreliability of Wankel-motors, it would have taken one or two years for Mercedes or the simmilar company to make it durable and reliable-or even more-than current piston engines)! You are trolling, I'm sure, but I can't not nibble at the bait. Economics runs our lives - "it's the economy, stupid!". Technology can advance quality of life when it can do something people want at a cost they are willing to pay. There's no successor to Concorde on the drawaing boards, because no one is willing to pay for it. We are not using Wankels or turbines for automotive transport (in large numbers) because they don't seem to have any economic advantages over piston engines. Their advantages (power/weight) are mostly irrelevant in a road vehicle. [I have been wondering if a tiny turbine would be a good thing as a generator power source in a hybrid vehicle, but have no source for numbers. The mettalurgy in turbines makes cost problematic]. If you want to talk about technology changes for road vehicles, thing hydrogen instead of fossil fuel. Far more visionary than Wankels and turbines, and at this point more likely to happen. -dB -- Butterflies tell me to say: "The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation." |
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Shame they didn't film the Concorde doing a roll ?
Once the pilot had taken it one way, he invited his co-pilot to take it back the other way. This has also been done with the Boeing 747! Richard. |
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