Concorde Engines *RELIGHT*
CONCORDE’S ENGINES TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.
It’s not a question of if anymore, but when – for the first time since Concorde’s retirement back in 2003, her engines will be bursting back to life.
Following a recent meeting earlier this week at the Le Bourget Air and Space Museum in France, with our French alliance counterparts, known as Olympus593, negotiations were finalised and agreed that the engines of former Air France Concorde, known as “Sierra Delta” will be powered up.
Ben Lord, Vice Chairman, said: “This is absolutely fantastic news and very exciting. We have always maintained, with the benefit of our experienced engineers, that Concorde could have their engines restarted and this has been proven thanks to the shared belief that our colleagues in France have. Furthermore, this brings us a step further to the possibility of Concorde being returned to the skies in our proposed heritage capacity. Having previously been told in so many directions none of this was possible, it strongly supports our ongoing belief that where there is the will, there will always be a way to success”
This latest major development has been made thanks to the excellent advantages our colleagues across the Channel have over us in the UK – largely down to the museum in France owning their airframe. Given this support within France, which is combined with that of our support network here in the UK, it is highly probable that this French Concorde, could be the first of the original airframes to once again become an aircraft and not a technological relic. Perhaps the ability to perform a ground taxi, or who knows, even one day to fly would be the next possible stages. SCG is using all their resources to assist Olympus 593 and the team in France at this point and this is moving almost supersonically. The possibility to hear those fine engines from Rolls-Royce fire up again will be simply magical.
In an ironic twist, this major development gives further weight to the distinct possibility that Concorde could feature in the opening ceremony of the greatest event on the planet – the 2012 London Olympics.
Whilst efforts to return one of the British Airways Concorde’s to the skies goes on undiminished, the sight of a any Concorde back in the skies will no doubt strengthen the resolve of the British people, to allow us to return one of the BA planes to flight and thus satisfy the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the British public.
ENDS
Comments
Absolutely amazing.
Incredible news. Well done to everyone involved for your efforts and commitment to the cause.
At last common sense prevails. Bring her back where she belongs….into the sky.
Absobloodylutely Fantastique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done all, fantastic news…
Perhaps BA will realise that we mean business!!!!!
Amazing ! Congrats to everyone ! Concordes finally getting the pulicity she deserves ! Whens this happening?
Well done all! Fantastic!
well done this is fantastic news, well done to everyone
best news ive heard at last somebody hopefully will get this magnificent plane back in the sky where it belongs, it should not have been retired in the first place
long live the queen of the skies 
Great news. This will strengthen all efforts and hopefully accelerate the progress to the stage where the aircraft can tax under own power.
This is great news, BA should realise that concorde is the people’s plane and (only) theres on paper!!!
WELL DONE AIR FRANCE AND SHAME ON YOU BA
GOD BLESS THE QUEEN OF THE SKYS
XXX
Well done Olympus 593, this will help keep the pressure on BA and help our great cause to return one of our Concordes back to the skies. This is a good start.
It would be fantastic to see Concorde fly again !!!!!!
Can’t wait to see it back in the skies, and hopefully coming to Oshkosh!
Yes! We want to see it!
this is damn good news i cant wait till her engines start up again long live the queen.
Great news to hear that the Olympus engines might be brought back to life – but a year of work is going to be required just to get the fuel and hydraulic systems up to basic running standard. The possibilities of returning an airframe to flight remain very unlikely – huge amounts of money would be needed to gain C of A approval, or the French counterparts. So along with everybody else with an interest, it is good news – but let’s not get carried away, particularly with British Airways’ continued intransigence to allow anything to be done to their aircraft. And I should know – I work as a volunteer guide at Concorde at Filton.
But all good wishes to all concerned with Sierra Delta.
Excellent news,congratulations to everyone involved.
Just seen a news report on the BA strike, showing Concorde coupled up to huge right angled exhausts in a test bay (BBC1 6 oclock news, 22nd March)
Exellent news, can’t wait to see it happen.
Well done everyone, and keep up the fantastic work!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I dont believe it the queen of the skys will return
. BA need to have read of this, go down to manchester airport an begin work on trying to start up G-BOAC
Marvellous news – Who cares that its a french aircraft. It’s one of the family, rotting away on the ground is no place for her. Lets get her into the big blue where she belongs.
ALL POWER TO THE SCG AND OLYMPUS593 TEAMS.
Get that baby back in the air!
Remember it took years to get a Vulcan bomber back in the air but it happened. Concorde deserves to be in the air again, rotten away on the ground is no place for this elegant lady