Concorde Air Amubulance Idea

[Cobra]

Hey Guys, just had a Thought, What If the Concorde or something like it was Used as a Disaster Response Air Ambulance? always Thought the Concorde could have been Used for more than Carrying People for Holidays! i got the idea while surfing with Search Function for Stuff Related to Ambulances! what say You? think the Concorde would work for a 'Gerry Anderson' style Air Ambulance? thanks for looking. Dan

[puddingwrestler]

Legislation prevents the concorde operating in most countries, and I'm pretty sure it needs a majpor international airport runway, so it can't land in a lot of places... the idea is sound, but the damn goverments are not!

[ChernayaAkula]

<...> the idea is sound, but the damn goverments are not!

Ain't that the truth!  Not just in this case, but in just about every other conceivable instance.

[pyro-manic]

Easily fixed - vectored nozzles for the Olypmus engines, and a couple of huge lift fans in the forward fuse. VSTOL SST!

[Weaver]

Legislation prevents the concorde operating in most countries, and I'm pretty sure it needs a majpor international airport runway, so it can't land in a lot of places... the idea is sound, but the damn goverments are not!

Well the standard business jet air ambulance needs a runway and flies subsonically, so the Concorde one could just keep it's speed down unitl it got over water. The main problem I see is size: the average medevac flight is for just one or two casualties, which is why they use business jets. Now a supersonic business jet.... scaleorama'd Concorde anyone?

[nev]

Hmmm, depends.  If you're bringing casualties back from an overseas warzone....

[GTX]

It would depend how many you were after - the Concorde is quite small internally.

Regards,

Greg

[JayBee]

It would depend how many you were after - the Concorde is quite small internally.

Regards,

Greg

and the doors are rather narrow, which is why IIRC the Queens Flight was not interseted in getting one. The royal trunks (luggage) would not fit in!

JimB