The Concorde on display at LHR
Discussion
I've flown into and out of Heathrow a fair bit recently and when taxiing to 09L past the Concorde that's parked up I noticed she's looking quite sorry for herself with stains below the windows and just general scruffiness.
She looks quite pathetic sitting there while the white goods that are the modern airliners wait to take off. Like a lame racehorse surrounded by a bunch of ponies.
Does anyone know if she's maintained by the BA staff? Or is it a team of volunteers?
She looks quite pathetic sitting there while the white goods that are the modern airliners wait to take off. Like a lame racehorse surrounded by a bunch of ponies.
Does anyone know if she's maintained by the BA staff? Or is it a team of volunteers?
Cyder said:
Sadly that thought did cross my mind. I don't suppose there's any easy way of moving her now to somewhere where people could appreciate her and carry out maintenance (Duxford or another air museum).
Any move would have to be by road which would mean dismantling the airframe in to small enough chunks, which would then mean reassembly at the other end which would all cost money. And as Eric has said, BA just don't spend money on anything that isn't making them money in return.My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
Crossflow Kid said:
Any move would have to be by road which would mean dismantling the airframe in to small enough chunks, which would then mean reassembly at the other end which would all cost money. And as Eric has said, BA just don't spend money on anything that isn't making them money in return.
My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
I suspect it will start to fall apart, BA will talk about scrapping it, then someone* will start a "Save BOAB" fund, who will then pay to remove the aircraft from Heathrow.My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
* hopefully NOT Richard Branson
essayer said:
Crossflow Kid said:
Any move would have to be by road which would mean dismantling the airframe in to small enough chunks, which would then mean reassembly at the other end which would all cost money. And as Eric has said, BA just don't spend money on anything that isn't making them money in return.
My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
I suspect it will start to fall apart, BA will talk about scrapping it, then someone* will start a "Save BOAB" fund, who will then pay to remove the aircraft from Heathrow.My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
* hopefully NOT Richard Branson
Crossflow Kid said:
Cyder said:
Sadly that thought did cross my mind. I don't suppose there's any easy way of moving her now to somewhere where people could appreciate her and carry out maintenance (Duxford or another air museum).
Any move would have to be by road which would mean dismantling the airframe in to small enough chunks, which would then mean reassembly at the other end which would all cost money. And as Eric has said, BA just don't spend money on anything that isn't making them money in return.My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
FunkyNige said:
According to Wikipedia ( link) that's the only Concorde that has just been left to rot, one crashed, one was scrapped but all the others are on display in various places around the world.
Alpha Delta (New York) isn't looking too good, and Alpha Golf (Seattle) was in an appalling state last time I saw it.essayer said:
Crossflow Kid said:
Any move would have to be by road which would mean dismantling the airframe in to small enough chunks, which would then mean reassembly at the other end which would all cost money. And as Eric has said, BA just don't spend money on anything that isn't making them money in return.
My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
I suspect it will start to fall apart, BA will talk about scrapping it, then someone* will start a "Save BOAB" fund, who will then pay to remove the aircraft from Heathrow.My guess is it'll sit there until it literally falls apart (or starts to) at which point it'll be cut up for scrap.
* hopefully NOT Richard Branson
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