Concorde to fly again?

[d2031k]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8712806.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1282564/Experts-begin-15m-project-Concorde-flying-again.html

It would be brilliant to see the aircraft back in the air once more and I'm sure everyone on here would love this to be a reality.  An aircraft that makes every head turn and one of the greatest acheivements in aviation history.

[JonesyUK]

That would be great. I can't belive that they didn't keep at least one airworth anyway  

[alexgv1]

Will be great for displays even if it doesn't carry passengers. Just hope they can find the money to maintain it after its overhaul because the Vulcam XH558 project is running out of money.

[raptorva]

I read a topic like this on the Airliners.net forum and I'll say the same thing here as I said there; Impossible.

Concorde was a ahugely costly aircraft to fly. It's airframe, gauges, equipment and engines are all dated. To pass modern legislation, a Concorde would need new avionics, overhauled engines, wing spar replacement, stress tests etc. Crews would also need to be found which would require re-training as no type certificates for Concordes now exist, in fact Concorde no longer has its Certificate of Airworthiness so this would also have to be re-issued which I highly doubt due to the immense costs.
Spare parts also no longer exist, having been sold or auctioned off to museums along with the airframes. Production rights to these parts are now owned by Airbus as the original company no longer exists.

Also, Concorde is a supersonic airliner, flying her at subsonic airshow display speeds is not what the aircraft was designed for. Too big and too costly to put on the airshow circuit without substantial funding and sure, I love the Concorde but sadly her days are over. I'd prefer to live with the memory of her sleek shape flying at Mach 2 rather than see her wallowing along at just above stall speeds.

It's a nice thought, but sadly not possible.

[schro]

I thought airbus withdrew support on the type, which pretty much puts a nail in the coffin...

[raptorva]

they don't support it no, they just own the patents so that no-one else can produce the parts.

[Powi]

I don't think Vulcan never had civil CoA and still they got in the air. Wing spar replacement, avionics modernization or other overhauls required for normal CoA are also not needed if the goal is to fly at air shows. Make it an experimental aircraft.

Sill it would require more money than it's worth, I think.