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Concorde, special

Started by Tophe, April 03, 2019, 10:04:38 PM

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[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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Far less cute than the egg-Concorde above were the Double-Concordes (with 2 fuselages close to one another and a single tilting nose, either monoplane laterally or biplane vertically): monsters? No order came for them... :-\
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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Thanks!

Quote from: Tophe on March 08, 2020, 08:19:27 AM
I found a cute egg-Concorde, from https://www.air-pictures.fr/  <_< ;D
Another nice Concorde cartoon has been made by Rob Henderson, but his site Caricature Aircraft Pictures seems not working anymore, alas. :-\
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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There is an intermediate between Lego Concorde and Concorde model kit, from Cobi Models, at
https://www.toyvs.com/products/cobi-concorde-plane  <_<
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Did you know that the Concorde was a transformer robot? I did not know... :-\ :unsure: <_< ;D
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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The Concorde team said the Tupolev Tu-144 was a bad copy, but... the idea of installing canards was maybe a good one, so they tried to copy back:
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Google found on the web a drawing that looks like a 6-jet 2-fin version of Concorde <_< :
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Today I discovered that the Concorde was not an airliner but a construction set for children (above 8 years old): :-\ <_<
https://www.nauticalia-trade-sales.com/concorde-construction-set-gbc0018
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[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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With 11 engines, the Hyper-Concorde was hypersonic but with a very short range (London to Paris, not more): ;D
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

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[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]