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Re: [OM] OT photo ops

Subject: Re: [OM] OT photo ops
From: Larry <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 23:09:54 -0400
There is no "E" in ensuring. You would not believe how much pain was inflicted 
by teachers if you got this wrong.

Larry

julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I would just point out that there is an E on the end of Concorde. I point 
> this out because you would not believe how much pain, effort and national 
> pride went into ensureing that the "E" was there. The British just decided 
> that it would stand for "excellence", "England", or "Engineering".
>
> Julian
>
> >  from:    Danrich <danrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  date:    Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:21:32
> >  to:      olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  subject: Re: [OM] OT photo ops
> >
> > Only reason there getting rid of the 20 years left Concord is because
> > it's taking money from away from the sub sonic fleet, money, money,
> > money
> > XDan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julian Davies
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:58 PM
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [OM] OT photo ops
> >
> > In a model example of 1950s efficiency, there were two assembly lines
> > required by the agreement. One was Toulouse and one Filton.
> > The design was a heavily modified version of a Bristol concept. The
> > french
> > concept was for an even lower capacity aircraft which would have run out
> > of
> > fuel somewhere over Greenland.
> > Parts were made in both countries, and others. The French had a larger
> > airframe workshare to offset the fact that the Olympus engines were
> > British.
> > To get a bit of French claim on the engines, Bristol had to show Snecma
> > how
> > to make an afterburner for the Olympus so that they could "design" one
> > for
> > Concorde.
> >
> > Julian
> > > IIRC, parts were made in both places, but final assembly was done in
> > > Toulouse - so whilst the gestation was done in both Filton & Toulouse,
> > the
> > > birth was, technically, in Toulouse.
> > >
> > > I'm pretty sure Conception was done on our side of the ditch, though
> > ;)
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > > Ian Nichols, School of Chemistry
> > > I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
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