Re: Hello Concorde!
I did the Bay of Biscay joyride on G-BOAE as a competition price in 1991, and it was an experience. With a reduced fuel load and no luggage or cargo in the hold the thing was lighter than a normal scheduled flight and the pilots were having a bit of fun. The take off and climb out is stuck in my memory forever as an experience, the acceleration had me feeling we were going vertical. Amazing. Later we got to cheer and clap when the display went through Mach 1 and then Mach 2 at 60,000 feet. Still got the souvenir champagne glass and Concorde model, bag tags, certificate in folder and other bits and bobs.
People travelling on Virgin Spaceship 2 will enjoy something that surpasses that, and if I had the spare money I would certainly be in the (long) queue.
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