Comments on: Great British Design Quest http://www.beatnic.co.uk/2006/01/30/great-british-design-quest/ Observations and questions from Nic Price Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:43:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michelle http://www.beatnic.co.uk/2006/01/30/great-british-design-quest/#comment-1263 Michelle Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:30:57 +0000 http://www.beatnic.co.uk/?p=279#comment-1263 I love the sound of concorde, thats what I would choose. I love the sound of concorde, thats what I would choose.

]]> By: peeko http://www.beatnic.co.uk/2006/01/30/great-british-design-quest/#comment-1248 peeko Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:32:05 +0000 http://www.beatnic.co.uk/?p=279#comment-1248 On another matter. How can the "WWW" be a design? It form of media, not a thing! On another matter. How can the “WWW” be a design? It form of media, not a thing!

]]> By: peeko http://www.beatnic.co.uk/2006/01/30/great-british-design-quest/#comment-1247 peeko Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:31:37 +0000 http://www.beatnic.co.uk/?p=279#comment-1247 I cant believe you've not gone for concorde.... It just has to be concorde.. Doesnt it ? The damn thing use to roar over our house twice a day. The sound, the sight the vibrations were unmistakable. ( Remember this is Berkshire - about 25 miles west of Heathrow ) No other (passenger) aircraft has looked or sounded the same or was so fast. Imagine being able to travel twice the speed of sound, faster than a speeding bullet or faster than even superman? You arrive before you take off... Sounds impossible.... Even modern military jets can only accomplish this speed in short bursts. The design was so radical, they had to rip up the manual for air-craft design and start again; hence the shape and pointy nose... Every part was designed specially to withstand the supersonic rigours. They even had to design special paint just to paint the damn thing! Finally, it a 40 year old design and technology that has yet to be bettered. I cant believe you’ve not gone for concorde…. It just has to be concorde.. Doesnt it ?

The damn thing use to roar over our house twice a day. The sound, the sight the vibrations were unmistakable. ( Remember this is Berkshire - about 25 miles west of Heathrow )

No other (passenger) aircraft has looked or sounded the same or was so fast.

Imagine being able to travel twice the speed of sound, faster than a speeding bullet or faster than even superman? You arrive before you take off… Sounds impossible…. Even modern military jets can only accomplish this speed in short bursts.

The design was so radical, they had to rip up the manual for air-craft design and start again; hence the shape and pointy nose… Every part was designed specially to withstand the supersonic rigours. They even had to design special paint just to paint the damn thing!

Finally, it a 40 year old design and technology that has yet to be bettered.

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