RAF Concord.
RAF Year book 1971.
For better or worse the somewhat-smaller Concord is a fact, and a very expensive one. We must hope that it will be accepted internationally for
commercial service, despite the environmental problems. In any case, as
the aircraft has been brought to a practical stage, at such cost, it would
seem sensible to recoup some of the outlay by adapting it for military use.
There are tasks for which a small number of Air Support Command Concord
transports would be valuable, even in the light of Britain’s deminishing
international commitments. They would provide RAF aircrews with
experience of flying large aircraft for long distances at twice the speed
sound, and so act as a stepping stone between the aircraft of today and
the really high speed machines that will perform future transport roles and,
probably, restore the deterrant from its present, rather stupid place under
the sea to its righful location in the skies.
John W R Taylor
Editor of Janes.
Obviously somebody was taking it seriously.
Phil. 🙂
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