We could fly to the USA in just 3,5 hours,
about 2 times shorter than we do now, and that was back in times when USSR was
still in the place of Russian Federation. We could fly faster than the speed of
sound, without the need of being in army. We could eat a decent meal instead of
peanuts and coke (there was no division into premium and economy in Concorde
anyway).
Taking all of the above into
consideration, one might think- How could such a breakthrough and innovation in
commercial aviation be taken down “for no other reason than money”? We know
that even the crash of the Concorde wasn’t related to malfunction of any of its
systems (It punctured the tire on a sharp object that fell off from the plane
before it).
Well, the following video should give you some
info on that topic- how a great idea can be killed if it doesn’t make ends
meet:
Questions
to discuss:
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Do
you think we will ever fly commercially with supersonic speeds, or will the
world settle down with what is already achieved in that matter?
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Would
you fly a Concorde if it was reinstated to service, provided you had the money
for the flight?
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Or
maybe you had a chance to fly this majestic plane?
Comments
Honestly, i'm afraid of flying. And if you are talking about plane with a super speed, i don't know how much time i need to adapt to make my first try.
Would I fly a Concorde? For safety reasons, I would say no.
Nevertheless, I wouldn't be so sure that the next game-changer in travel industry will be the reintroduction of supersonic flights. There are other technologies, like Hyperloop super-fast trains, that seem very promising. Companies and organisations such as SpaceX or Hyper Poland are putting a lot of effort into developing a fully functional, cheap, business-ready solution in this branch of innovation.
When it comes to me, I think it would be an interesting experience to fly in a Concorde, but I wouldn't expect anything too extraordinary - after all there isn't much to see or do during a flight ;)
I am not sure if there will be the successor of Concorde. These type of planes are very loud and they are really expensive. They will have many supporters and opponents.
I heard Elon Musk proposed city-to-city travel by rocket. In my humble opinion, this is a great idea. Unfortunately, many people will not be able to afford it.
What I think personally about flights by Concorde? I would not do it from the first flight of Concorde after they are back to market, but after they took their own place in the market, yes I will join the flight with the pleasure.
Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to fly as fast a plane as Concorde.
If I had the opportunity to fly this plane and I have money for the flight, I would definitely do it. I would be afraid of such speed, but I would like to try.
their reputation after the crash. In reality it is a lot more complicated than that.
The company that maintained the Concorde fleets,
decided to stop making replacement parts.
These planes were simply too old (~40 years).
After every flight with supersonic speed,
Concorde often needed some parts replaced.
Planes that are beeing produced right now
are going to serve for nearest 30 years.
Hovewer we can see some interest from
private companies like spacex, that
can lower the price of high speed flights.
Another arms race (in aeronautics) is something
that we all need.
Champagne and high class service while looking at
the curviture of the Earth its definetly
worth to take a chance for me.
I think that I wouldn’t miss such an opportunity to fly a Concorde.
Absolutely not, im afraid of flying really bad.
Nope, never. And as i said even if i had... NOPE
I think that I’d like to fly a Concorde because I’ve never did.
2. I would consider flying a Concorde, but I have doubts if it would be a much different experience than flying an ordinary jet.
3. Unfortunately I had never had a chance to fly Concorde, probably because I was too young when it was in service.
And I'd like to fly Concorde if I had a chance, but there are many other, much more fun vessels for me, to try them. For instance all the F-family fighters or AH-64 Apache helicopter.
2)Sure, why not? - I'm feeling fine during flights, but I doubt if it would be a much different experience than traveling by an ordinary jet - qucker, thats for sure.
3)Never, I'm too young I guess, and on top of that I don't fly often - I enjoy the travel with the company, I like the expirience and journey by itself - it's the best way to have a good trip, destination doesn't matter that much if You enjoy Your trip from the beggining ;)
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I don't have a lot of experience with flights because I was on plane only twice but I think that if I had a opportunity to flight the Concorde I would try. It could be very breathtaking experience but I feel that it would be worth it to overcome fear.
I am waiting with my fingers crossed that we will be traveling by planes similar to the Concorde and I really feel that it a next step in a technological progress.
I think we could sometimes return to supersonic speeds or even more. It will depend on technology, and business behind that technology.
2. Would you fly a Concorde if it was reinstated to service, provided you had the money for the flight?
Why not, that would be great adventure.
3. Or maybe you had a chance to fly this majestic plane?
Unfortunately, I do not.
I wouldn't really care which plane I would took, as long as the conditions would be relatively good and the cost just wouldn't be too high. It's true that I like to explore and try the new things, but this topic is just out of my real interests - I wouldn't really care. Maybe it would be fun, maybe not. Most certainly, I just wouldn't want to waste my time looking for an occasion.
Like most of you reading this comment have already guessed - I've never had a chance to fly this plane, even though I used to fly a lot all across the globe. It was a really nice experience, but even after a large number of flights, I can't name even one of the plane models that I've been inside of.
Sure I would! Every new experience extends our borders, so why not!
Unfortunately, I did not have an opportunity to have a chance to fly this plane, but I wish I would have it in the future.
When it comes to your second and third question, the answer is: of course, but I think that money is the main issue here. Unless someone is afraid of flights, I don't see a reason why wouldn't they want to embark on a supersonic journey.
Of course, I would fly a Concorde if I had an opportunity. Flying at 2 Mach and 60 000 ft above the ground is for sure great experience, that sadly I have never had a chance to have.
In my opinion we will fly in that way. We need only a little more time to improve it. It's because it's really comfortable and it will change a lot in the context of travel.
I love traveling and every new experience in that way is valuable for me. Unfortunatelly I didn't have the possibilyty to try fligtht by Concorde. I really like traveling by plane and I'm interested in everything that moves with a large speed, which I think would be a great experience for me.
No I wouldn't fly it. I would prefer something much safer and more advanced. Concorde was also noticed not to prevent any kind of radiation and heat coming in. It was flying quite high (ozone layer) but not all factors were properly measured and considered I guess.
Nope. I doubt anyone in this group have.
Yes if I would be given an opportunity to fly a Concorde i would definitely use it. I like advantures and honestly I love adrenaline so I wouldn't mind to fly:)
I don’t think that I would like to fly a Concorde. First of all, I’m not really into flying and secondly - I would say no, just for safety reasons.
Regarding to Concorde i would love to fly this one, because i'm fascinated by the shape of it and i hate wasting my time travelling(escpecially in public transport), so the speed of it would be perfect for me.
I hope we will see a fast, comfortable and safe mean of transport in near future and i believe it will be the air transportation.
I would try flying in a seat of a Concorde plane, for a testing purposes, even without taking any money for it - it could be a great journey and experience.
Sadly I did not had any chance to fly with it
1- minimum risk-cost- time
2-Available for everyone
-the biggest challenges facing supersonic airplane like Concorde was the sonic boom. The noise made by an aircraft breaking the sound barrier was onerous enough that it was prohibited over a lot of countries, severely limiting the number of viable commercial routes.in other hand there are solutions for that , for example airbus have consept of airplane name Zero Emission Hyper Sonic Transport can fly above the atmosphere, so the boom would not reach the surface. It would even tackle the issue of pollution.
-if they develop Concord with new aerodynamic anlasysis and new starndards of check up that can be approved by ICAO ,my answer is yes.
Nowadays there are so many business meetings around the world that each hour saved has a huge value, that's why I think supersonic airplanes are going to be available within few years.
Unfortunately I did not have opportunity to travel in Concorde,