Concorde Memorabilia

[Hornsey Boy]

On 16/11/2023 at 12:26, Sparky said:

Agreed!  I had 4 bottles; should have opened one.

@Sparky......love how they had a wee sip of this one, before they sold it  🤣

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67466202

[Sparky]

Yeah, saw that, couldn't believe it!  Imagine what that sip was worth.

[Escape]

I would think opening it for even the slightest sip would make the value plummet as it's not longer a sealed bottle?

[Bravo73]

Maybe they extracted it with a needle & syringe via the cork?

[Sparky]

Just a few hours to go, currently at £1300...

[Sparky]

£2k, excellent. 900% profit ain't bad.

[Bibs]

Is £2k going to change you life? Should have drunk it

[C8RKH]

You can buy a whole lot of Lego and Whisky with £2k. Party party...

[Sparky]

Transatlantic in business class and 3 weeks in a Chevy Tahoe.  Just sayin'.

[Bibs]

Fair point, well made

 

[Bibs]

1,350mph...

[Escape]

10 hours ago, Sparky said:

Transatlantic in business class and 3 weeks in a Chevy Tahoe.  Just sayin'.

As long as you're happy with it. Frankly I expected it to go (a lot) more? Surely they must be very rare by now.

[Sparky]

A good example is probably around £3k.  Unfortunately this one exhibited a fair amount of evaporation, which is quite common in old bottles.  The level had dropped well into the shoulder, which could reduce value by 30-40%, so it was prudent to sell before it got worse.  In that condition it was valued at £1700-2200, and I was hoping for £2000, so all is good.  An excellent ROI!

[pete]

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/concorde-the-race-for-supersonic.         part 1 tonight on channel 4,reveals that a UK spy gave concorde secrets to Russia 

[Sparky]

Well, the TU-144 wasn't a lucky coincidence!  In fact, look at pretty much of all Russia's commercial airframe design.  Stunning similarities.

Might watch it, if only to see if the usual shite is trotted out about the AF Paris crash.  It'd make a change to hear some truth.

[mayevora]

Today useless fact I’ve just read.

Golfer Jose Maria Olazábal holds the world record for the longest putt ever holed, completed during the 1999 Ryder Cup team's Concorde flight to the United States, draining a putt the entire cabin length.

The ball was in motion for 26.17 seconds, meaning Concorde, travelling at 1,270mph, had travelled 9.232 miles.

[tomcattom]

I see there is a crowdfunding project running to try and raise funds to submit a planning application to get a Concorde (ideally Alpha-Bravo by the sounds of it) on permanent display on a platform on the Thames in front of the London Eye.

https://concordeonthethames.co.uk/

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

If that’s meant to be a fee-paying attraction, they should at least let you go inside, otherwise you’ll just look at it for free from the path.

PS: it’s pointing the wrong way.

[Chillidoggy]

Great idea, if only someone had an evacuation slide it would be perfect.

[Sparky]

Let's keep that a secret, eh?

[Sparky]

1 hour ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

If that’s meant to be a fee-paying attraction, they should at least let you go inside, otherwise you’ll just look at it for free from the path.

PS: it’s pointing the wrong way.

That'd be difficult.  We nicked all the forward cabin seats for Delta Golf at Brooklands, so they'd have to come up with some kind of alternative display as no more seats exist and they would cost a fortune to replicate.  BTW without front seats the aircraft will tip backwards, so a lot of weight or good anchorage is required.  It used to be weighted with loads of old High Life magazines, but I believe it's now anchored to the apron.

[exeterjeep]

Shame this is not Concorde,  but most of it has now been saved.. Was in Cornwall previously.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-67531284

[Sparky]

Loved the 1-11, especially on the flight deck nosing down onto the short runway at ABZ on a windy day.  Fantastic fun!

Memories of a great British aviation industry, now dismantled.

[Sparky]

BTW 20 years today since the final flight of a Concorde;  Alpha Fox, Heathrow to Filton.

[MPx]

...and by shear coincidence we went with friends to the Aerospace Museum today - and saw all the devotees having their anniversary dinner under the front fuselage - thought you might be there Sparky!  Great day out actually ...