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Mar 2, 2018 8:26 AM
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MegatronPewPew
Damn you Silverbolt
Jonesy343
This exact photo has been my screensaver for a year (the last time I saw it posted)
HoneNathan
Fake shot AIR.
jagenigma
It's confirmed, black holes are just eclipses.
KAPTAINKAMIKAZEE
ooh! I have a small dump about this on my profile
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Mackeroy
not loading :(
Cranbananarama
Cue 80s music.
RenaissanceFaireMan
Is it blowing a bubble?!
Alistairetheblu
Not pictured: dick-shaped contrails.
wangtangle
Icarus, are we not too close to the sun?
Futuron
So where are the rest of the Aerialbots?
PetuniasFromMagrathea
So that's how the eclipse is moved from one place to another.
1Person
Best explanation i can think of. They tow it behind them like a banner
rbudrick
Blinkinmad
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-concorde-and-the-longest-solar-eclipse
torillatavataan
Must be a composite image though? The "glint" is the frigging Sun, no way the shadow side of the Concorde could have such contrasts, right?
Apsalus
The 74 minute solar eclipse.
Dassault62
This exact same plane can be seen near Paris at the Bourget Airport. He followed the shadow over Africa in 1973. If some of you really 1/2
Dassault62
Like plane go to the Bourget Air Show that take place every year. Old plane, jets, military Stuff etc.. 2/2
Apsalus
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/08/21/concorde-eclipse
VirtualNaut
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nedstarkbastardson
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prematureejaculationz
Now that’s a photobomb
Edwardthatch1979
That's a funny looking bowling pin
Blinkinmad
This is actually a staged photo shoot. The new prototype concord was being used to follow under the solar eclipse across the Sahara desert 1
Blinkinmad
for a totality of 74 minutes for a research experiment. The article below is a very good read, exciting and daring. 2/3
Blinkinmad
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-concorde-and-the-longest-solar-eclipse
toneman238
warp10
I work in an engineering lab that has one of the original Olympus 593 test engines on display. Thing's an absolute beast
AelitaS
The GE90-115B would like to have a word with you.
warp10
True the GE90 is today's big boy, but it has 30+ years of R&D beyond the Olympus. In its day, the 593 was something special.
AelitaS
I suppose so. I wish Concorde could fly again.
warp10
Same. I feel like aerospace has stagnated somewhat recently. The only real progress I've seen is the likes of Elon Musk and the SLS.
AelitaS
I'd love to see a supersonic private aircraft that looks like concorde. Maybe that would be easier?
Rox2
Concorde. Most beautiful plane to grace the skies.
LychFinderGeneral
Excuse *you*
Zokalwe
F-14 wants a word with you.
Rox2
It’s close. F-14s are badass
AelitaS
The F-14 isn't as graceful looking as concord is.
TroyBranch
wavinggrass
I feel like i remember this from my childhood. Could someone tell me what it's from? Please
TheManWithTheVan
WhatDoesImgurKnow
Concorde? Wish I had have flown on that beauty.
pmez
It wasn't that small - and it felt no different. Getting home before you left (Heathrow to Dulles) was cool though.
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
Well, strap yourself in, because there is great news. They're making a comeback apparently.
jayharrisbb6
Got to do it once, amazing experience, but very small inside
REDS1X
I had heard the food served was supposed to be really good.
Fleggy
Flown her? I hardly knew her.
marsgoose
ticket cost about 8x of regular coach ticket, so unless you could make that money in the hours you saved it wouldn't be sensible
marsgoose
but yeah it was awesome
BigAdam
Its that 3-4 hours London to New York. Wake up, tea and crumpets, jump on a jet, have a slice and a musical, then fly back for roast dinner
jesting
Considering the 5hr time difference, I don't think that you've thought this out completely.
BigAdam
If you got that sort of money, you can make it work.
marsgoose
the ticket cost $10k in around 1990 which is around 20k in today money since the inflation doubled.
sunbucks
Not sure if people onboard Flight 4590 said the same thing
KevinRPD
Aaaand someone went there.
ultradongle
Uh, wh-what happened on Flight 4590? Was it a Langoleers type sitch or a "thing on the wing" thing?
Rox2
Debris on the runway from a DC-10, ripped and ignited fuel in the tank when it ran over it on takeoff.
ultradongle
Yeesh, that sounds bad.
Rox2
It was, but it was the only fatal accident in 27 years of a supersonic airliner designed in the 60s. It was a marvel of engineering.
1Person
This may answer your question
chummers
Didnt they solbe that by lining the tanks with kevlar to stop punctures
charhan
Afterburner used only on takeoff.
tomobach
It still blows my mind that Concorde was designed in the 60's using pencils and rulers, no computers.
quicksilver1
Measure twice and cut once.
redbikemaster
Then there's the Blackbird. Similar criteria, even faster.
jinbee
Well yeah, but no champagne, plebs!
redbikemaster
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR CHAMPAGNE WHEN DEALING WITH DOMINATING THE FREE WORLD, PEASANT.
aldoheny
A fucking.... pencil..... who does that?
erinaceus
the first atomic bomb was loaded into the airplane from a truck with a flathead engine.
GuacamoleMoleMolester
Pretty sure they had computers in the 60's.
ForceA1
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1965/jul/07/nationalised-industries-and-post-office
kahlzun
They were people. Go watch Hidden Figures, it explains it.
LearnSomethingNew
SR-71 is in the same boat. Designed on slide rules and paper yet something that hasn't been matched by modern tech
IAmASprinkler
Well to be fair, modern tech could match and even exceed it but but high altitude stealth recon jets have been replaced by satellites etc.
DJjohny
Still... They should do it just for shits and giggles.
johnnydarkside
We went to the fucking moon in 1969. A really fast plane is kind of a low bar.
SchizophrenicMC
Single-use billion dollar rockets that go to the moon are cool as hell, but Concorde ran daily supersonic passenger service for 30 years.
tomobach
Both are impressive. It's not a competition.
o4kill
I'd disagree. Moon project had computers, and it only had to work once. They're different challenges.
Drylegs
Thank you
o4kill
My only regret is I will probably never get to build a museum with an entire 747 and a Concorde inside it. The Dilemma of Air Transport.
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
Fun Fact about AF4590. The plane didn't burst into flames by itself. It hit a bit of debris on the tarmac with kicked up into the engine.
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
Really good episode of Air Crash Investigations http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4rtipb Only copy I could find, sorry for potato.
AelitaS
Fuel tank, and a spark is thought to have ignited it.
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
Is the fuel tank not part of the engine? I'm not very technical.
AelitaS
No. It's like saying your car's fuel tank is part of your engine. They're separate components.
TouchMeInTheMoonlightAnus
I would have also said that it was part of the car's engine, is my point.
AelitaS
Ah, no they're two different things.
Potatatatas
Fake
Rox2
Must suck to go through life looking at every amazing thing we do and thinking “no way, so fake.”
warp10
Magnificently real
Blinkinmad
It is fake as in its a staged photo shoot. The new prototype concord was being used to follow under the solar eclipse across the Sahara 1
Blinkinmad
Sahara desert for a totality of 74 minutes for a research experiment. The article below is a very good read, exciting and daring. 2/3
Blinkinmad
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-concorde-and-the-longest-solar-eclipse. Give it a read if you like 3/3
Potatatatas
Nah fake af. Dont believe everything you read
TheDireWolf
Yeah because you saying it's fake based on a hunch is definitely a more trustworthy source