2006-12-27 13:21:31 · 12 answers · asked by IS a FAGGIT 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
my dad had shares in concorde and had acces to what was planned for the future, when concorde was grounded permanantly my dad shares were payed out to him thus stating cocnorde will never fly again but my dad remembered seein in a document that a planned overhaul of the entire fellt was planned in 2005 and that new engines were ordered so my dad contacted airbus and has been told that if he wants to buy his share back he can and he can be involved in a new project to restore concorde and get it back in the skys the first flight for the prototype of the new concordes ( same design just new engine anf body panes) is set to take place in july november 2007 and if it the flight is succesful british airways has a contract to but 3 new concordes and they will be in service as of 2008, hope this helps you
2006-12-29 08:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by aircraft_zone 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Concordes have been retired from service and will likely never fly again. Airbus has withdrawn their service contract, so even if they are to fly again, no maintenance can be provided.
Boeing has expressed interest in creating another supersonic airliner, the Boeing Sonic Cruiser, but the project was scrapped in 2003, due to budget and interest constraints. Airlines are now preferring subsonic airliners, because their maintenance costs are lower, ticket prices cheaper, and they use considerably less fuel.
However, new airplanes designed these days are faster and more fuel efficient. There will eventually come a day when most airliners have the ability to go supersonic.
2006-12-29 10:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by Hi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they have been dismantled and the seats were sold at an auction.
The Concorde would have been viable with an newer set of engines, like F101 engines from a B-1, which are 3 times more fuel efficient and have several times the durability, but the retards at BA and AF are government employees and dont really give a crap.
2006-12-27 21:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very unlikely as these a/c were costing far too much to operate. Remember airlines are businesses and businesses are in it to make not lose money.
I never had the opportunity to watch them fly but I imagine it was impressive. Perhaps in the future there will be a return to supersonic airliners but it would require a huge leap in super cruise technology to make it a cost effective enough for the airlines.
2006-12-28 00:54:25 · answer #4 · answered by a6peacekpr9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of them will fly again. There is one at the USS Intrepid site in NYC, in static display They are an old aircraft and as someone said very costly to fly.
2006-12-28 19:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by gene m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Following its only crash in 2000, and the September 11, 2001 attacks, operations ceased in 2003.
As a technically sophisticated, extreme
2006-12-27 21:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by robert t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Concord Airliners are very old and may never fly again.....but they are going to build a new version of them...
2006-12-27 21:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by glduke2003 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as far as i know, they are all grounded permanently. It is such a shame that the best passenger aircraft ever made is no longer allowed to fly.
2006-12-27 21:24:29 · answer #8 · answered by hharry_m_uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most, if not all, of them went to museums. I know there is one over here in Sinsheim, Germany.
2006-12-28 01:24:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt it cuz because it is permanently grounded from any flying so.... even id the ground was lifted, it is too expansive to run them
2006-12-28 07:25:09 · answer #10 · answered by jyan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋