I just saw this story on The List, Tampa. A quick search yielded:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2015/09/21/famous-concorde-supersonic-airliner-could-start-flying-again/

 

Really?

Sure it will...escorted by these :

 

Out of service for over 10 years.  No support from the airframe or engine manufacturers. Hydraulic systems and electrical wiring systems no longer fit for purpose. No one in their right mind would certify it to fly.

That would be great fun to see. However, last I heard the Soviet copy (or perhaps the other way around) the Concordski Tu-144 is still in service for no less than the US weather survey as a flying laboratory! :-)

 

Edit: So just to test my memory I googled it and found this:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-062-DFRC.html

 

It was (is?) NASA not the US weather survey that is still flying a Tu-144

 

Second Edit: Just noticed the post above.

The Tu-144 had a far worse safety record than the Concorde and yet at least up until last year on of those was in the air over the USA :-)

The Tu-144 had a far worse safety record than the Concorde and yet at least up until last year on of those was in the air over the USA :-)

 

Last year, over the USA ? The article states that the program started in 1996 and concluded in 1999. All flights were in Russian airspace. It also makes clear that the aircraft used was the last Tu-144 built which had been used by Tupolev as a test aircraft. It was modified by Tupolev for its role as a flying laboratory.

 

Any attempt to get Concorde back in the air will have no such support from BAC/Aerospatiale's successor Airbus industries.

And whose going to make the parts for it then British aerospace // airbus..??

 

Thats one of the reasons it was stopped as when if went aog / tech, the spares where so expensive to make.

I find it difficult to believe that this group have not already thought about the issues and problems that you are all mentioning. To be honest, I would absolutely love to see Concorde fly again....and not for the reasons that you might expect. In short, shutting up the sceptics would give me the biggest thrill ever.

Has there been a similar thing in the past, for another aircraft (ie make it fly after 15 years out of service) ?

Airworthiness wise what does it imply, the aircraft used to be certified already ?

Plus the fact that British Airways still own half of the fleet and have no inclination whatsoever to sell them.

 

Bottom line, it would look bad for BA, AF and Airbus if the return to flight failed (or worse, crashed). For that reason alone, it'll never happen - and they'll make sure of that.

On the subject of airworthiness, a $250 million warchest (if the article is correct) opens up a whole heap of possibilities, never mind that if they can raise that before they've got anywhere, they can sure as hell raise more when they have something more concrete.  The obstacles will probably be more political than technical.

 

I doubt they'll be concerned about giving it the necessaries, even if they have to be hand crafted from platinum by Tibetan monks and flown down on the backs of flying pigs....

 

 

Last year, over the USA ? The article states that the program started in 1996 and concluded in 1999.

 

I stand corrected :-)

I find it difficult to believe that this group have not already thought about the issues and problems that you are all mentioning. To be honest, I would absolutely love to see Concorde fly again....and not for the reasons that you might expect. In short, shutting up the sceptics would give me the biggest thrill ever.

 

Hooray! Someone standing up for this group and the thrill of seeing Concorde airborne again. BA are not involved in this whatsoever. The group are looking at an Air France Concorde. Even if it doesn't get an airworthiness certificate it would be wonderful to see it at special events and flight shows. I wish them all the best.

I think the problem is that no insurance company will never cover those flights.

In any case the dreamer are still optimist, maybe one day we will see B-BOAC flying again.

http://www.saveconcordegroup.co.uk/

I agree that the hurdles will be political rather than technical. The public adoration of Concorde means a potentially limitless supply of cash via charters and the like. There'll be no shortage of people wanting to fly in her and have her turn up at major events around the world. With a big enough war chest nothing is impossible.

 

However whether the French will play ball (I believe BA wanted to keep it, but EADS pulled the rug out) remains to be seen.