Bristol - Concorde spotting

I sincerely hope it's going to do a pass up the Severn Andy. I'm stuck in work, but work just happens to be west of Filton airfield on the banks of the river.

Regards

John R

------------------------------------------------------------- Would this help ? Mike.H.

POLICE ANNOUNCE VIEWING POINTS FOR CONCORDE'S HOMECOMING ( Forcewide )

Police have announced four recommended viewing areas for people wanting to watch Concorde's final flight into Filton next Wednesday, November 26.

The seafronts at Portishead, Clevedon and Weston-Super-Mare, together with the Downs near the Clifton Suspension Bridge, will provide everyone with the chance to see her homecoming between 12.45pm and

Inspector Chris Ware said: "We've worked closely with British Airways and Airbus UK to ensure that everyone who wants to see her homecoming will get the opportunity to do so in a suitable, safe place.

"We are reminding people that the only public facility at Filton is for the

Police are advising people to arrive early and use public transport wherever possible to minimise disruption.

Radio Bristol will be broadcasting further details on the day.

From

Final Day flight plan details This is the proposed flight plan for Alpha-Foxtrot's Final flight on Wed 26th Nov. Times are estimates.

Departing Heathrow, estimated at 11.10, via English Channel on standard route out of Heathrow to the Supersonic acceleration point, to fly around the bay of Biscay. Landing at Filton is estimated at

Inbound to Filton Concorde will leave controlled airspace at Compton (approximately 10 miles west of Reading), 250 knots, at 12.18

It will pass overhead Filton at around 12.27, then continue west to the Severn estuary.

From there it will head down the Bristol side of the estuary and turn south to overfly Weston Supermare at 12.32 continuing east to overfly Bristol International two minutes later.

Then it heads to fly past the Clifton suspension bridge at around

If it is landing on Runway 27, it will go east to Cold Ashton (junction of A46 and A420), making a 180 degree turn to line up for landing flying over the A38 on short finals.

Otherwise, if landing 09, it will go overhead Filton heading North then West 'over the M4' (tunnel),making a 180 turn back east for landing.

Either approach it's estimated to land at around 12.42

In Techie Speak:

NAVW: FROM 03/11/26 11:10 TO 03/11/26 12:45

CONCORDE G-BOAF FINAL FLT AND FLYPASTS WI BRISTOL AREA. ACFT MOUNTING HEATHROW AD (ETD 1110HR) VIA ENGLISH CHANNEL LDNG FILTON AD (ETA

COMPTON(CPT)(1218HR)

OHD BRISTOL FILTON AD (1227HR)

(HDG 275 DEG MAG) TO THE SEVERN ESTUARY(PSN 5131.2N 00244.3W)(1229HR)

SOUTH WEST(HDG 242 DEG MAG)TO PSN ABEAM WESTON SUPER-MARE(5125N

THEN SOUTH (HDG 185 DEG MAG) TO OHD WESTON SUPER-MARE (5121N W00259W)(1232HR)

THEN EAST(HDG 084 DEG MAG)TO OHD BRISTOL INTL AD(5123N 00243W)(1234HR)

THEN (HDG 046 DEG MAG)TO FLYPAST CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE(1235HR)

THEN(HDG 024 DEG MAG)ON TRACK TO EASTFIELD (5127N 00221W) OVERFLYING THE DOWNS(1236HR).

THEN IF LANDING RWY 27 - EASTFIELD(1238HR) TO COLD ASHTON

THEN NORTH TO INTERCEPT RWY 27 RCL(PSN 51312N 00221W)

LANDING AT FILTON AD(ETA 1242HR).

IF LANDING RWY 09

- EASTFIELD

- OHD FILTON

- THEN NORTH TO PSN 5132.5N 00235.4W

- THEN DIRECT PSN 5134.4N 00242.6W DIRECT 5134.4N 00244.3W DIRECT

- LANDING AT FILTON (ETA 1243HR).

OTHER ACFT ARE REQUESTED TO AVOID CONCORDE RTE BY AT LEAST 2NM EITHER SIDE OF TRACK. F)SFC G)2000 FT AGL

-- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods

Thanks for the details Andy, I now know when it's time to "disappear" for a few minutes :-))

JohnR

Thanks Andy, I was all set to trawl the net to find out just this info and I thought "I bet someone's posted it on the SE Newsgroup"

Good man!

Stationary Engines? All human life is here!

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

Not all of it, just those with much the same interests.

It's the same with sci.military.naval - it works quite well as sci.military.unmoderated.sensible

-- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods

My son is on vacation in Barbados at the moment. A few days back he was amazed to suddenly see Concorde bearing down towards the beach, making almost no noise .....

He's used to being on the LHR flight path, & a clear noise footprint from the whizz-bang. He grabbed some pix for posterity, as seeing Concorde closer than ever was a holiday (& lifetime) bonus.

Colin

Woo-hoo! I finally got hold of The Right Man and secured the last seat on the coach arranged by the Rolls Royce Heritage Trust for its members.

We gather at 9.30am for the short trip to Filton airfield as we need to be in before the traffic gets too stupid. Once there, there are engines to look at, people to see and places to be asked to vacate (!) before she comes in.

It was not stated in words of one syllable, but it appears there may be the chance to kick a nostalgic wheel whilst it is still warm!

I might even bore you all with a picture or two...............

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

So, who saw it ?

I was in Bedminster Down. Lovely low pass, right over Bristol.

-- Die Gotterspammerung - Junkmail of the Gods

She flew just south of where I work before swinging out over the Bristol Channel and disappearing into rain. I then watched her (from a long way away) make her landing approach into Filton. I was hoping the pilot might have had a rush of blood and done a "touch and go", but no such luck. It would have been nice to have heard the roar of those engines throttled up for one last time.

JohnR

Made the trip from Oxfordshire to Filton. Found a parking space just before everyone else. She came from Reading and passed over before heading off down the Bristol Channel. We were then treated to a Spitfire displaying while we waited. She passed overhead again before returning for the last ever Concorde landing. The Spitfire made another low pass in a victory roll. 2 beautiful wings in the sky together. Weather was lousy but who cares. Only problem was camera shake due to shivering. The end of a glorious era.

John

A noteable milestone- for the first time society has gone backwards technically thanks to the concerted efforts of the treehuggers. Of course this is only the inevitable climax of a process which began before the aircraft went into commercial service.

I fear it won't be the last time this sort of thing happens.

at oshkosh, wisconsin (usa experimental aircraft association meet) the concorde did a fly-by and a chandelle up and away from the crowd. the sight if the curls of mist off the wingtips and sound of 170,000 horsepower was thrilling! this was a few years ago..... sam

The sight (on a clear day) of the aircraft as she passed overhead and the sound of the engines throttling up every day at around 11am and 7pm as Concorde went on it's way to New York is one thing I'll miss.

JohnR