Stop in for a cup of coffee

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Supersonic jets. Overseas in 3 hours. We'are trying this again. Remember the SST? Wow, that was back in the 70's.
 
When was the last Concorde flight? 2003? That crash just sorta ended that, but it was a very aged airframe
A supersonic transport (SST) or a supersonic airliner is a civilian supersonic aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the speed of sound. To date, the only SSTs to see regular service have been Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144. The last passenger flight of the Tu-144 was in June 1978 and it was last flown in 1999 by NASA. Concorde's last commercial flight was in October 2003, with a November 26, 2003 ferry flight being its last airborne operation. Following the permanent cessation of flying by Concorde, there are no remaining SSTs in commercial service. Several companies have each proposed a supersonic business jet, which may bring supersonic transport back again.

(easier than typing it out) :lol:
 
Dentist this morning. Clean and check.
Off to Andy's this afternoon to cut some grass. Tomorrow we are planning on going to the State Fair.
 
The fuel tanks were overfilled which didn't allow any absorption of the shock when the piece of tyre hit the bottom of the tank. It did not pierce the tank, the tank ruptured from the inside due to the shock. Even so the leaking fuel probably would not have ignited had the undercarriage not failed prior to hitting the debris, as a result of the spacer not being replaced during the service. Additionally, the undercarriage might have tracked normally had the captain not opted to use the bit of runway being resurfaced which meant he hit a lip in the tarmac on the first part of his take-off run. Finally, the engineer closed down a serviceable engine - with a fire warning due to the heat from the ignited fuel - without consulting the Captain. All very sad and the usual "chain of events" rather than any single item. The aircraft was also way overweight .
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Tell you what it is amazing what the inputs into the flight recorder "black box" are. That was one of mine. Everything thinkable even stress indicatiors for the airframe. Hundreds of inputs.
 
The fuel tanks were overfilled which didn't allow any absorption of the shock when the piece of tyre hit the bottom of the tank. It did not pierce the tank, the tank ruptured from the inside due to the shock. Even so the leaking fuel probably would not have ignited had the undercarriage not failed prior to hitting the debris, as a result of the spacer not being replaced during the service. Additionally, the undercarriage might have tracked normally had the captain not opted to use the bit of runway being resurfaced which meant he hit a lip in the tarmac on the first part of his take-off run. Finally, the engineer closed down a serviceable engine - with a fire warning due to the heat from the ignited fuel - without consulting the Captain. All very sad and the usual "chain of events" rather than any single item. The aircraft was also way overweight .
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I never knew that.
 
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