"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
01/13/2014 at 15:47 • Filed to: None
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"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib)
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Just stumbled across this during a search for... I don't even remember now. Awesome photo I thought I'd share with fellow Opponauts.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
01/13/2014 at 16:15 |
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So powerful and inefficient you'd think they were American!
ttyymmnn
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
01/13/2014 at 16:46 |
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Fabulous photo. If you can still edit this post, throw a " Planelopnik " tag on it, please.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> ttyymmnn
01/13/2014 at 21:54 |
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Awww crap. Wasn't thinking and now it's too late. Sowwy.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/13/2014 at 22:02 |
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Cutting edge technology in the 70's when they were built.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
01/14/2014 at 09:48 |
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The speeds they hit for an airliner are cutting edge today.
It's a shame they burned a truck load of fuel per mile lol. Personally, I think they're badass and I wish I could have gotten a ride on one.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/14/2014 at 10:27 |
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One of my pals did in the 90's at some point. I think he told me the ticket was $8k to France. Not sure if that was one way or r/t.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
01/14/2014 at 10:29 |
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WOW
That's crazy money. I suppose they had to re-coup costs somehow though. And at least he can say he got a ride on one!
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/14/2014 at 10:35 |
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That jet lost money for BA and AF from day one. Like you said, those Rolls Olympus engines sucked fuel like a frat boy at a keg party. Pretty amazing experience to have flown in one though. The food onboard was incredible I was told.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
01/14/2014 at 10:36 |
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At least they didn't cut corners, its odd to hear they didnt serve typical crap food to try and save some $$.
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
01/14/2014 at 11:00 |
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Concorde was always a premium service, and nothing like the cattle car experience flying is today. For the kind of $$ they charged to fly on that jet (8k in 1979 dollars is $27k today) passengers would have mutinied over crappy food.