Concorde aircraft
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I had posted Concorde models in the Google SU forum earlier. After that TRMC (registered name in Google SU forum, registered by a different name here) sent me a high poly 3ds model. The models I am posting now is a simplified version of that 3ds file, but more detailed than the one posted in the GSU forum. I took liberty with the wing profile w.r.t. the 3ds model.
Hope someone likes it and add to their collection.
Guite
PS: I tried hooking up kdjanz's server but my OS (MS XP SP2) wouldn't give me 'Add network places' option. So I am uploading directly.
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Fantastic work Guite !!!
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Good stuff Guite,
This is a photo that I found whilst going through my late fathers stuff.
Its only by asking around did I find that he/his company had worked on the concorde production!
I believe he/they produced the jig's (or some of them) on which the aircraft were assembled but I cant be sure.
This is what is says on the back of the photo:
Assembly starts of the first Concorde pre-production aircraft
The first two French-built components for 01, the first Concorde pre-production aircraft, arrived on time (10th March, 1968) at the British Aircraft Corporation Filton works where the aircraft will be assembled, and were positioned on the final assembly jig. Alongside 01 is the second Concorde prototype 002, now in an advanced stage of system installation.
The two components were centre fuselage/wing sections, one (Section 15) built by Sud-Avation at Bouguenais, and the other (Section 16) built buy Sud at Toulouse.
The two prototype and the two pre-production aircraft will take part in a flight test programme of more than 4,000 flying hours. -
Thanks, Bruno.
Thanks, Paul. Wouldn't you have loved to be in a position now to ask him and share in his pride of being a part of aviation history? From your description and the photograph, he definitely had a part in the Concorde production, IMHO, after all not everyone gets to access and keep that kind of photograph.
Guite
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I remember riding my motorcycle from home to watch the first British prototype land at it's test airfield at the end of it's maiden flight from Filton (Bristol) where it was built.
I also worked with a guy who was on flight testing. He had a wealth of stories about being on Concorde flying around the world!
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