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Concorde fans hope to get the jet airborne again by 2019

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Enough funds have been raised to buy a Concorde with the aim of getting it flying again by 2019, a group of British enthusiasts says.

Club Concorde, made up of former captains, charterers and aviation fans, says it has £120m in reserve for the "return to flight" plan.

The group also plans to put another of the supersonic aircraft on permanent display in central London.

Concorde, which can travel at twice the speed of sound, last flew in 2003.

Negotiations are now under way to try to purchase or lease the two aircraft. Club Concorde president Paul James said they were hoping to source both the display and flight jets from France but no agreements had yet been made.

Full story from BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34301689
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Bringing Concorde back in the air ?

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This month, a consortium called Club Concorde announced that they have amassed £120m ($182m) in funds to buy a mothballed Concorde and restore it to flying condition.
Not an easy task, as explained here :

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2015092 ... m-the-dead
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Yes you can buy a Concorde but no chance, that Concorde will fly ever again.
It's an impossible task without the support of Airbus and BA.
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Re: Concorde fans hope to get the jet airborne again by 2019

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It COULD be possible, but only under the "experimental" nomenclature. Although very unlikely, this would allow the aircraft to fly again at airshows etc.
However, it's still very, very unlikely.
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Re: Concorde fans hope to get the jet airborne again by 2019

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Hi,

Experimental plane smay fly on airshows I guess..
So was the Csseries,A350 etc... flying in Le Bourget I tought...
But this means in no way they will be able to fly pax. ...
without achance of flying pax. guess the people who will donate will be far less motivated to sponser the project...
Idem the Vulcan BTW.... so there is hope, but only to fly airshows...

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The Concorde May Never Fly Again. Here’s Why!
https://gearpatrol.com/2016/06/06/why-t ... fly-again/

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