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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    07/18/09

    In reply to The Supersonic Concorde Jet: Can We Go Back to 1979, Please?
    So, if there was a blog dedicated to the aviation industry, what would it be called? "Boeing Boeing"! Get it? HAHAHAHAAaaa..aaa...
    Ok, I'll go away now.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Huh? Wouldn't it just be called "Aviation Industry Blog"? I don't get it.

    Nice one, HMW! +1
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    07/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: What's the difference between the Concorde and Paris Hilton

    A: Not everyone's been on a Concorde! Heyyyooo!
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/19/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Oh I'm following you after THAT gem.
    Very nice! :D
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/18/09

    In reply to The Supersonic Concorde Jet: Can We Go Back to 1979, Please?
    Man, I would pay good money to fly supersonic. And for me, it wouldn't be about getting to the destination faster. It would be the experience. I feel all warm and fuzzy.
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    Image of Guan Yang Guan Yang
    07/18/09

    In reply to The Supersonic Concorde Jet: Can We Go Back to 1979, Please?
    According to legend, he also told Scottish audiences that the E stood for Écosse, the French word for Scotland.
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    07/18/09

    @Guan Yang:
    Je suis écossais. Vous êtes écossais?
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    07/18/09

    @Scotland: Au Revoir Simone.
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    Image of Invisiblemoose Invisiblemoose
    07/18/09

    In reply to The Supersonic Concorde Jet: Can We Go Back to 1979, Please?
    "...to engineer the Airbus, the populist economy plane of our modern, boring times."

    Please don't write aviation articles.
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    Image of kernel panic kernel panic
    07/18/09

    @Invisiblemoose: Airbus is neck deep in fail this year.
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    Image of Elliuotatar Elliuotatar
    06/28/09

    In reply to A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million
    One wonders what the areodynamic properties of a plane with wings in the shape and locations of those shockwave clouds would be.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @Elliuotatar: So a large cone?
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    Image of Elliuotatar Elliuotatar
    06/28/09

    @MourningBillyMays_GitEmSteveDave:


    No, a series of traingular pointed wings with increasing spacing between them.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @Elliuotatar: But those clouds are conical, and 360 degrees around the plane.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/28/09

    In reply to A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million
    Great pic. I know what supersonic means, but I am not really sure what I am seeing in the picture. It looks like the jet is tearing a hole, but I am not sure what IN.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @Curves: Breaking the sound barrier causes the vapor in the air to instantly condense and you can see the "shock wave".
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    Image of MyPetFly MyPetFly
    06/28/09

    @Curves:


    What happens in a case like this is that the air is compressed as the aircraft flies through it, in this case I'll discuss the leading corners of the wing tips. That then leaves an area of low pressure behind the compressed air, and that low pressure allows water vapor to condense.


    This can actually happen at transonic (at or near the speed of sound), so it's not necessarily an indication of absolute supersonic speeds.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @MyPetFly: The speed of sound is variable, depending on the conditions it's in. So it can change it's breaking point in a matter of a short distance.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/29/09

    @Curves: This is why I am not afraid to ask questions (even if I think they may be stupid ones). Here at Giz, someone always has an answer. Thanks for the info guys.
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    06/29/09

    @Curves: I still think this is one of the coolest, showing the cone...:
    [www.defenselink.mil]
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/29/09

    @aec007: The link didnt seem to work.
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    Image of Jake712 Jake712
    06/28/09

    In reply to A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million
    Is it inverted? The plane I mean, is it upside down?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @Jake712: Are you saying it won't do a negative G push over?
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    Image of bobdobbs bobdobbs
    06/28/09

    In reply to A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million
    Gadget content, according to the Exif: Nikon D200, f22, 1/1000 shutter, ISO 200.
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    Image of The Most Interesting Man In the World The Most Interesting Man In the World
    06/28/09

    In reply to A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million
    Great...now they can spread persistent lines of chemical-infused aerosol spray even faster.
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    Image of Jeff_McAwes0me Jeff_McAwes0me
    06/28/09

    @The Most Interesting Man In the World: @Buttertoad: I really hope you're both kidding.
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    Image of The Most Interesting Man In the World The Most Interesting Man In the World
    06/28/09

    @Jeff_McAwes0me: See....they've already affected you....you can't see the truth!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @The Most Interesting Man In the World: ALEX JONES, MIAC REPORT, SWAT TEAMS AT YOUR DOOR, 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB, BUILD-A-BEAR GROUP!!!!
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    Image of B.Zanetti B.Zanetti
    06/28/09

    In reply to A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million
    this would have been incredibly unfathomable about 100 years ago. damn.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @B.Zanetti: B/c of camera technology, jet technology, what?
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    Image of Darkest Daze Darkest Daze
    06/28/09

    @TouchedByAnAngel_GitEmSteveDave: Yes.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    06/28/09

    @Darkest Daze: @Redwraithvienna: Well, this comment would have been incredibly unfathomable 100 years ago. damn. Hell, I was incredibly unfathomable 100 years ago. I just blew your mind. Admit it!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/08/09

    In reply to British Airways' Last Concorde May Become Dubai Novelty
    Hey, well at least there's the British Airways Concorde sitting by the Intrepid, though the engine cowlings are empty, and one of the powerplants is sitting in a glass box next to the jet.


    Photobucket

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    Image of frigg frigg
    04/08/09

    In reply to British Airways' Last Concorde May Become Dubai Novelty
    More Concordes please.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    04/08/09

    In reply to British Airways' Last Concorde May Become Dubai Novelty
    Just because it was faster doesn't mean it was better technology.


    The space shuttle is newer than Rockets cone-shaped command modules, yet it was actually a step backwards in capability. Increased cost and lower payload.


    In the long run it didn't actually save us money, and we now literally have to re-invent the rocket to get back to the moon.

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/08/09

    In reply to British Airways' Last Concorde May Become Dubai Novelty
    "this puppy isn't fit for flight anyway, as it wasn't given the safety upgrade that the others got after that 2000 Paris crash"


    It worked fine (and safe) for 30 years before the freak accident. It's because of the noise it's not allowed in any airport. Except like 3.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/08/09

    In reply to British Airways' Last Concorde May Become Dubai Novelty
    Maybe we can convince Dubai investors to buy GM, Chysler, AIG, CitiGroup... That would solve a bunch of problems.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/08/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Oh god no.
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