(Scilly’s Sonic Booms To Become History / Tourism Web Site / Another Westcountry TV Series Visits Scilly)
Scilly’s Sonic Booms To Become History
British Airway’s Concorde service will be permenantly suspended in 34 days, on Thursday 23 October.
As it leaves the airspace over the mainland, Concorde is allowed to reach supersonic speeds to get to New York in record time. As it passes the Islands, the boom is heard as it breaks the sound barrier at a crusing height of 30,000 feet (where the speed of sound, mach 1, is 294m/s). Alas, this will no longer be heard when flights are suspended until a more efficient supersonic aircraft is adopted by airlines.
Tourism Web Site
SimplyScilly, the Isles of Scilly Tourism Board’s official web site has recently had a face-lift. It has been redeveloped by Richard Wilcox, the Isles of Scilly Tourist Board’s Tourism Champion. It is more detailed than before and has new features, including an accommodation search engine.
Another Westcountry TV Series Visits Scilly
“Way To Go” is a programme to be shown on Carlton Westcountry in the New Year (specific dates not yet known).
The producers of the six-part series visited the Islands to cover gig racing, which will be a part of the first programme of the series entitled “Water”. Later programmes will cover Flying, Trains, Horses, Walking and Wheels in the Westcountry region.