Originally Posted by Sexy Rex

17. What was it like to ride the concord?

Big. That was something. I took it to go to New York in 2002 right before they terminated it. I had heard from that plane all my youth, couldn't let it go without riding it once. I left home a wenesday morning, went to the airport, they had the lounge and registration at the gate itself, we boarded and took off on time (got to mention it coz that was the only time I saw Air France on time, lol). That thig did a lot of noise, A LOT. Acceleration was not terrific, but the angle it takes at take off makes u feel more like in a rocket than in an airplane. Ground is behind your shoulder, not on your side. Then u enter the sky, so hi it's black at the top, so hi that you can see the curve of earth (goose bumps talking about it). Felt nothing at Mach 1 nor Mach 2, there is a display inside the cabin that gives u the speed. We went up to Mach 2.4 (got my certificate for it, lol). Food / Wine / Service was first class and we arrived in JFK three hours and half after. At home, kids were not even back from school.
Sooo glad I did it Ok, I flew back coach, end rows, on a smelly old 747, but I still had stars in my eyes.