Concorde Tribute

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Από το Flight International του 1973:

Concorde 02 about to fly
The maiden flight of Concorde 02—
the first to be fitted with an extended
rear fuselage, tail wheel, modified
leading edge, TRA nozzles and smokefree
Olympus 602s—was expected as
we closed for press. For initial trials
the aircraft is equipped with Dunlop
steel brakes. The retractable "spade"
silencers will not be used during the
first series of flights. Test flights
carried out last week by Concorde 01
from Ellinikon Airport, Athens, were
successful, according to Mr Brian
Trubshaw, British Concorde chief
test pilot.Following the publication by President
Nixon's Advisory Committee on
Aviation of a report recommending
that SSTs be allowed to use American
airspace only if they meet strict noise
and pollution standards, which were
not defined, it is expected that British
Minister for Aerospace, Mr Michael
Heseltine, will seek clarification of
the noise levels which will be acceptable
while he is in the United States.
It has been suggested that 02 might
visit the United States later this year.
The advisory committee, which had
nine members and was set up two
years ago noted that noise was the
most urgent problem facing the aerospace
industry. It recommended that
steps should be taken to reduce the
noise of aircraft already in service.
• Mr John Ehrlichman, the President's
chief adviser on domestic
policy, disclosed last week that the
budget for the year beginning July 1,
1973 will include a small sum for SST
research. The money would be "for
research and development, particularly
in areas of noise suppression
problems and environmental impact."