I never got to see this engineering wonder fly, but I sure wish I had. It's so sad how the financial issues and that one horrific accident ruined image of the Concorde. Thank you for the upload, the nose and visor of the Concorde is so interesting.
I really do miss seeing this fly over. It blew my mind when I was a kid and I couldn’t understand why it had to go back then. Obviously money and that once accident but still… It’s really kinda sad seeing such a magnificent bird as a museum piece.
Remember going to Gatwick airport for a holiday at the age of 13. I think we were going to Romania. I do remember waiting at the gate to board near the Windows when Concorde came to a stop at a nearby gate so that it's nose was facing the window where I stood, and then the nose moved. I don't remember much of the holiday clearly but I do recall thinking that that plane was one of the most beautiful things i had ever seen.
I've seen the air and space Concorde in person and I was amazed by the sheer size, never got to see her fly in person but seeing her in person in a museum just made me appreciate the aircraft
As a young lad of 13 got to witness a Concorde takeoff from London close up, we just happened to be at the oversized luggage depot which is right alongside one of the runways. I ran up to the fence just in time to see her bank slightly to the right with engines roaring. She was very quick.
+Jake B Nope. All in unflyable storage. Then there's G-BOAB (Golf Bravo Oscar Alpha Bravo) dismembered behind a hangar at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), which I find bloody sickening.
It's always very difficult to film in the restricted environment of a display hall - but you've made a pretty damn good job of it. A little too much "pan" and "zoom" but I'm just as guilty of that myself. PLUS no crappy overdubbed musak (for which I applaud you and thank you most sincerely). Very interesting.
Back in the day, my colleagues were building the M11 motorway up to Cambridge. At the time Concorde had not yet arrived at Duxford. The other large aircraft were already there, I guess. My colleagues had instructions to hold on the (what is now) M11 going past Duxford because the clear approach, available length of runway, safety zones had to be maintained for Concorde's arrival. Concorde flew in and as soon as it had come to a stop the “machines” moved-in to build the M11.
FadilProXD GT How's it not real? Do they have holodecks over in the UK? Maybe they do. I love there so I'll have to ask my friend Bruce. Besides, the inside of a test aircraft is even cooler. Plus there's a quick shot of the flight deck.
Its sad, something more advanced than what we fly on now is in a museum, it doesn't belong there. Like spaceflight, we have taken a giant step backwards to pre-1970s sluggish flight.
Yes. That was always my dream when I was a kid.. to look inside a Concorde. The cockpit is fantastic, even if it now seems a bit technologically old fashioned.
I was flying with my uncles brother in law who was a flight nut studying to be an air traffic controller in the late 90’s. He was filming planes in London (or ny I can’t remember) when a Concorde pulled in. When the nose cone dropped and he filmed by mistake we stood there speechless for seconds.
I thought this was video was about "noise lowering!" LOL! I experienced Concorde in two ways: 1/ I watched as one did touch and goes at Prestwick. It was incredibly noisy! Even for its time. I was never closer than a mile or so from it. Still it was "I need ear protection here!" loud. 2/ I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. For years, we South Shore residents heard rather mysterious booms. Not loud, not obnoxious by any means, but certainly noticeable. It was quite some time before the general public got an explanation for these curious "thumps." It was Concorde inbound to New York City.
Yep. The droop snoot. That's what it's called. It was a necessity because the nose was so long. The pilot could not see the taxiway when taxiing otherwise.
I also agree. The TSR-2 was way ahead of anything at the time. Again, the spineless government we had, didn't want to upset America or other countries who might have been 'slighted' by our advanced designs in aircraft engineering; and chose to scrap them all. They even wanted to pull the plug on Concorde until they realised it would cost millions to cancel!
No it wasn't, it was a ground-breaking aircraft design that would have had no match in the skies if the project hadn't been shafted by Harold Wilson's government - the government that allowed itself to be harassed by the U.S's bully boy tactics . The cancellation of the TSR2, the scrapping of the remaining airframes, and the criminal destruction of all the tooling that built it, sounded the death-knell of the British aircraft industry. It was a betrayal of the entire nation.
When I was younger I used to work as a cashier in a grocery supermarket in NY. Once in a while this guy would come in and buy a bunch of kiwi's and raspberry's and I forget what else. Then he would comment that these are going to be served to the passengers on the Concorde. He's going to JFK straight from the store. Said he worked for the catering company that supplied the meals to the Concorde.
The Conncorde, The Vulcan and the Lightning.....3 of the best aircraft in the world. Only one plane could catch Concorde....the lightning.....only one plane had the same engines as Concorde...the mighty Vulcan.
I am so sad since months, always it's in my head that this nice plane once flew in the sky and now they are all standing in a museum. In my country Germany, there is in Sinsheim a plane which hasn't got any engines more because they removed them. I am crying because why this plane isn't flying anymore it's doing it's job perfectly and let's young and old generations to smile :( . I hope Club Concorde can get the 2 planes, but I would like that the 2 are flying but the best is that all Concordes come back in the air. To sad :( . RIP Concorde ...
what is the small fillet located just aft of and below the cockpit's side windows? is it a vortex generator? seems like a vortex there would be particularly useful for energizing airflow over the wings during high angle of attack flight regimes.
I remember the visor lowering a lot smoother then this.. and in demonstrations prior to this one. It lowered smoothly and slowly throughout the range. This time it has a nasty drop and hard stop at the beginning before slowly lowering. Hydraulics getting worn out from repeated demonstrations plus lack of maintenance?
I wonder how they are powering it? I see thsoe two hoses, likely hydraulic lines. I wonder if they have just disconnected the pistons that control the heat shield and nose, and just connected to a standard hydraulic control manifold and they just pull a lever to move the piston....?
There is a B-727 on display in the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry that can still raise and lower its landing gear and move its flight controls. The interesting thing is that all the hydraulic systems have been modified so they work on compressed air instead of hydraulic fluid. This was done to prevent leaks from dripping fluid onto the floor of the museum. Perhaps this Concorde has been modified the same way.
I visited another museum in UK, they also have the Concorde , this airplane is smaller than i thought, when i saw it in movies, documentaries i thought it was a big plane, it isn't. Compared to a 747 this thing is small.
+David Stuckey (Explorer) Exactly. Aviation took a step back by grounding concorde. Not long ago we could travel with the speed of sound. And now? Boeing, airbus? They do not equal to concorde.
Duxford gets a realy high turnover of visitors each day, they wouldnt last very long at all. From what i remember from visiting, that concorde is a prototype, all the test equipment in there makes it real cramped, im 6ft and rather than sit down id rather go out to be able to stand up straight.
I flex in one in 1992 I think for a BA promo flight - Jeddah to London. Without a doubt a boyhood dream that came true. 3 hours or so supersonic across the Red Sea and Mediterranean - but by god it's small inside.
David Stuckey sheer fluke - I had a BA return ticket for the normal 767 that day and was offered one way upgrade for about 400 quid then. However someone I knew on the same flight got moved from normal standby to Concorde - how is that for luck??
I'm presuming that it operated faster when it was new? Obviously only one set of wipers are needed. I'm guessing it's operated by two switches (minimal/safeties), one for the screen and another for the nose with them placed at the engineering station (3rd seat)?
Watching its operation with the delay between the screen and nose moving down gave me that impression. Having it as one series of articulations requires several adjustments to prevent misalignment and jamming (ref: 57 Ford Skyliner). I'm sure there must be safeties for both to prevent them form moving at speed.
I am still surprised that this was the easiest way to solve the cockpit visibility problem. I would have thought that building e.g. a periscope (subway style, but upside down ;) ) would have been easier.
The snoot drooped.
its a snoot. and it droops.
When Concorde lands *droop snoot*
Fuck you!
someone forgot to droop the snoop.
yep. a snoot that droops
5:13 *Takes off sunglasses*
Now your making me think of CSI
concorde: looks like this 8:44 -CON-cludes the re-CORDE-ing
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!
@@abk2k3aaronkauflin83 p u n s
8:44 *Incognito mode activated*
I never got to see this engineering wonder fly, but I sure wish I had. It's so sad how the financial issues and that one horrific accident ruined image of the Concorde. Thank you for the upload, the nose and visor of the Concorde is so interesting.
I really do miss seeing this fly over. It blew my mind when I was a kid and I couldn’t understand why it had to go back then. Obviously money and that once accident but still…
It’s really kinda sad seeing such a magnificent bird as a museum piece.
I feel we're going backwards? I agree entirely.
Remember going to Gatwick airport for a holiday at the age of 13. I think we were going to Romania. I do remember waiting at the gate to board near the Windows when Concorde came to a stop at a nearby gate so that it's nose was facing the window where I stood, and then the nose moved. I don't remember much of the holiday clearly but I do recall thinking that that plane was one of the most beautiful things i had ever seen.
That moment when he looked out the window was like..
“You don’t do that while flying a supersonic aircraft, do you?”
I don't think his head would stay on if he did.
I've seen the air and space Concorde in person and I was amazed by the sheer size, never got to see her fly in person but seeing her in person in a museum just made me appreciate the aircraft
This Concorde is 001, first prototype. It's full of instrumentation which was used to monitor her test flights.
I remember being a kid on Brighton Beach, and one of those took off from JFK. The noise it made was immense. I’ll never forget how beautiful that was.
As a young lad of 13 got to witness a Concorde takeoff from London close up, we just happened to be at the oversized luggage depot which is right alongside one of the runways. I ran up to the fence just in time to see her bank slightly to the right with engines roaring. She was very quick.
Proud volunteer youre so Nice
KaiserShep so you were in Brighton, Sussex and you heard it take off in KJFK.
That bird came to life for a few minutes!!!, hope they keep waking her up once in a while!!
They do this once a month.
Next, get them lovely orange glowing Re-heats going.
David Stuckey Are there any that are still capable of flight?
Quite an interesting demonstration.
+Jake B Nope. All in unflyable storage. Then there's G-BOAB (Golf Bravo Oscar Alpha Bravo) dismembered behind a hangar at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), which I find bloody sickening.
My right ear thoroughly enjoyed this.
Icicle Fledglings calm it
That’s what I’m saying
Only right side? Lol
Mohamad Zacky Aimar he is saying he is wearing headphones and the audio in his left speaker doesn’t work
Sfs Aviation yeah it’s the video not the earphones just putting it out there
I am proud to have worked on the design of the mechanism which lowered and raised the nose and visor. Also pleased that it still works.
wow! that is so cool!
how long did it take to design?
My hat is off to you. ;-) Fine engineering!
Calli Arcale yes indeed
Peter Valentine you would have to be about 89 now
I went to Duxford whenever I lived in england, I went inside of the Concord and had a look at the tanks quite an amazing experience
It is an amazing day out.
It's always very difficult to film in the restricted environment of a display hall - but you've made a pretty damn good job of it. A little too much "pan" and "zoom" but I'm just as guilty of that myself. PLUS no crappy overdubbed musak (for which I applaud you and thank you most sincerely). Very interesting.
Thank you.
well my right side sure learned alot
Moto_Nerd Right?😆
Yea? 😂 was that hard to understand.
Or lol wait. Did you mean right as you agree with me or a question? 😂
W is the reason why we lost the concorde. Everything went to shit after W was elected. We lost a lot when W was president. And he didn't give a damn.
ryan 1981 what the hell are you on about 😂
5:13 when you take off your sunglasses amd you're sad
Superb, unique, voilà, sleek design beautiful
Back in the day, my colleagues were building the M11 motorway up to Cambridge.
At the time Concorde had not yet arrived at Duxford. The other large aircraft were already there, I guess.
My colleagues had instructions to hold on the (what is now) M11 going past Duxford because the clear approach, available length of runway, safety zones had to be maintained for Concorde's arrival.
Concorde flew in and as soon as it had come to a stop the “machines” moved-in to build the M11.
That must've been quite a sight?
Pleased you enjoyed my little story. I am unsure as to whether the M11 actually shortened the runway. I was not there myself. Regards
Yes it did. The runway is several hundred yards shorter now.
There you go . Makes the story a bit better
Regards
5:05 thank me later
Ryan 738 ur a god
Yeah, but at 2:55 you get to see the inside.
HighFlyer but not the real inside
FadilProXD GT How's it not real? Do they have holodecks over in the UK? Maybe they do. I love there so I'll have to ask my friend Bruce. Besides, the inside of a test aircraft is even cooler. Plus there's a quick shot of the flight deck.
What i mean like no chair or something in there whatever
Its sad, something more advanced than what we fly on now is in a museum, it doesn't belong there. Like spaceflight, we have taken a giant step backwards to pre-1970s sluggish flight.
I agree. We're going backwards.
I see it as slower flights gives you more time to admire the beauty of aviation
But hey that's just me...
Nothing against the Concorde though
That's a good point, as long as you've got a comfortable seat though.
Lol Definetly!
Cee Jay I want Concorde back
the fact you are allowed to get inside it is awesome man thats cool
Yes. That was always my dream when I was a kid.. to look inside a Concorde. The cockpit is fantastic, even if it now seems a bit technologically old fashioned.
No aircraft will ever be like this master piece!!!
I was flying with my uncles brother in law who was a flight nut studying to be an air traffic controller in the late 90’s. He was filming planes in London (or ny I can’t remember) when a Concorde pulled in. When the nose cone dropped and he filmed by mistake we stood there speechless for seconds.
I have a cracking photo of Concorde skimming along the runway at Hatfield Aerodrome with its nose down. Took it during an open day in 1987.
Oh wow. Was there March 2020. Glad I found this video as my Iphone memory was filled and I could only take a few pictures.
Thank you for the tour of the king of the skies love the Concorde 😍💓✈
I enjoyed it too. Thank you.
I thought this was video was about "noise lowering!" LOL!
I experienced Concorde in two ways:
1/ I watched as one did touch and goes at Prestwick. It was incredibly noisy! Even for its time. I was never closer than a mile or so from it. Still it was "I need ear protection here!" loud.
2/ I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. For years, we South Shore residents heard rather mysterious booms. Not loud, not obnoxious by any means, but certainly noticeable. It was quite some time before the general public got an explanation for these curious "thumps." It was Concorde inbound to New York City.
Miss seeing Concorde at Prestwick, even after all these years.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Many thanks.
"they call it a droop snoot because the snoot would droop"
-some weird meme
i believe that clip is in vox’s video on the concorde if you ever need it
I never knew the front windows of the cockpit would drop as well! o.O
Great video and thanks for posting 👍🏻
Thank you. Sorry about the audio going mono. I don't know what happened there?
The droop snoop :D
The snoot would droop
Yep. The droop snoot. That's what it's called. It was a necessity because the nose was so long. The pilot could not see the taxiway when taxiing otherwise.
@@MrSupercar55 Yikes
The experience is absolutely amazing being there! Such spectacular Engineering! Its a shame that its out of service..
It's awesome being able to walk around the planes.
David Stuckey It really is! It helps put things into perspective how big and wonderful they are!
The Most Gorgeous Airplane ever constructed.
"Yeah, the snoot went droop."
She is now my favorite aircraft
This thing is a masterpiece
AWESOME & AMAZING SPeeDBirD
i read "noise lowering" and got excited
fantastic aircraft ,nice video 😊
Thank you.
On a related note - damn, the TSR2 was a beautiful plane.
I agree. Curses to Harold Wilson for cancelling that project.
I also agree. The TSR-2 was way ahead of anything at the time. Again, the spineless government we had, didn't want to upset America or other countries who might have been 'slighted' by our advanced designs in aircraft engineering; and chose to scrap them all. They even wanted to pull the plug on Concorde until they realised it would cost millions to cancel!
are you kidding?...that thing was a horrible mess.
No it wasn't, it was a ground-breaking aircraft design that would have had no match in the skies if the project hadn't been shafted by Harold Wilson's government - the government that allowed itself to be harassed by the U.S's bully boy tactics . The cancellation of the TSR2, the scrapping of the remaining airframes, and the criminal destruction of all the tooling that built it, sounded the death-knell of the British aircraft industry. It was a betrayal of the entire nation.
Duxford is a must for all aviation fans
They holding a 75th Anniversary parachute jump on commemoration of Operation Overlord on June 6th. Over 30 Dakota aircraft taking off from Duxford.
Thanks I am overdue for Duxford.
I saw lots of Daks in formation at Coventry Airport many years ago but not as many as 30.
My right ear enjoyed this video.
What a beautiful aircraft
Beautiful plane!
damn, its alive...I am waiting for the return of this sweet lady soon
I saw her fly into Hatfield Aerodrome back in the 1980's and got a terrific shot of her skimming along the runway.
YOU DO? GREAT, WHEN WOULD YOU UPLOAD THOSE SHOTS BUDDY
Upload to where? I can only do Facebook.
MAY YOU PLEASE SEND ANY ONE SHOT OF 1980, MY EMAIL IS "tak2malay24@gmail.com" or sir , via facebook
It's an old black and white print. I'll look for it this weekend and send you a copy.
MY RIGHT EAR ENJOYED THIS VIDEO
Que pena con lo bonito que era y no se fabriquen mas Era tecnología pura era una belleza contemplarlo
When I was younger I used to work as a cashier in a grocery supermarket in NY. Once in a while this guy would come in and buy a bunch of kiwi's and raspberry's and I forget what else. Then he would comment that these are going to be served to the passengers on the Concorde. He's going to JFK straight from the store. Said he worked for the catering company that supplied the meals to the Concorde.
Fascinating story. Thank you.
This aircraft was way ahead of it's,time,it seems so as if it is designed for the current generation!
The Conncorde, The Vulcan and the Lightning.....3 of the best aircraft in the world. Only one plane could catch Concorde....the lightning.....only one plane had the same engines as Concorde...the mighty Vulcan.
I remember Lightnings flying when I was a kid, Great aircraft.
Interesting how fito tubes are actually mounted on the moving part.
Many people talk about how concorde should be in the air, but i think we should make a new plane that learns from the mistakes from concorde
The droop snoop
The pinnacle of the analog era.
My right ear enjoyed this
I am so sad since months, always it's in my head that this nice plane once flew in the sky and now they are all standing in a museum. In my country Germany, there is in Sinsheim a plane which hasn't got any engines more because they removed them. I am crying because why this plane isn't flying anymore it's doing it's job perfectly and let's young and old generations to smile :( . I hope Club Concorde can get the 2 planes, but I would like that the 2 are flying but the best is that all Concordes come back in the air. To sad :( . RIP Concorde ...
I saw it flying a few times. It was awesome.
is club concorde still active? i will like to know when they re gonna get one to fly
Very interesting.
what a beauty
I'd love to see footage from inside the cockpit so that the change in the amplitude of the view from the front window can be understood better.
I wanted to film that also but I couldn't be in two places at once....lol.
@@arcadia449 you couldnt? lame
5:10 is when it starts
wow , that was exciting
what is the small fillet located just aft of and below the cockpit's side windows? is it a vortex generator? seems like a vortex there would be particularly useful for energizing airflow over the wings during high angle of attack flight regimes.
Good question. You could be right about that?
Can't belive they needed to engineer a nose that that lowers like that.
It was so that the pilots could see the runway when they took off and landed.
@@arcadia449 I know, but in a world of IFR, and back up cameras on subarus I'm suprised they couldn't find a better solution.
@@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 Concorde was designed in the 1960's, before that technology existed.
@@arcadia449 I'm pretty sure closed circuit tv existed in the 60's. They filmed the moon landing.
I remember the visor lowering a lot smoother then this.. and in demonstrations prior to this one. It lowered smoothly and slowly throughout the range. This time it has a nasty drop and hard stop at the beginning before slowly lowering. Hydraulics getting worn out from repeated demonstrations plus lack of maintenance?
Well spotted.
That beautiful TSR-2...
Yes, I agree. It's a terrible shame that the TSR-2 project was cancelled.
I wonder how they are powering it? I see thsoe two hoses, likely hydraulic lines. I wonder if they have just disconnected the pistons that control the heat shield and nose, and just connected to a standard hydraulic control manifold and they just pull a lever to move the piston....?
I'm hoping that they actually powered up the electrical system, I think they did.
Autogolazzo well it would be hydraulic so would need engine or APU running. Would be nice to see the cockpit light up though
They have a generator wired up to the plane and power it that way.
There is a B-727 on display in the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry that can still raise and lower its landing gear and move its flight controls. The interesting thing is that all the hydraulic systems have been modified so they work on compressed air instead of hydraulic fluid. This was done to prevent leaks from dripping fluid onto the floor of the museum. Perhaps this Concorde has been modified the same way.
Yes they did power-up the electrical system. All the cockpit control panels came to life. It was very impressive.
I visited another museum in UK, they also have the Concorde , this airplane is smaller than i thought, when i saw it in movies, documentaries i thought it was a big plane, it isn't. Compared to a 747 this thing is small.
It also surprised me how small it was inside.
It’s is the same length. M.
@@rovercoupe7104 747 - 76m, Concorde 62m = 14m difference
I hope they will bring it back one time... I miss that plane, so wonderful. :)
Yes I agree. I feel as if we've gone backwards?
+David Stuckey (Explorer) Exactly. Aviation took a step back by grounding concorde. Not long ago we could travel with the speed of sound. And now? Boeing, airbus? They do not equal to concorde.
5:18
People : Cool 😎
Concorde : *Hola*
My right ear enjoyed this video :)
My apologies. Something went wrong with the audio.
Its quite a unique aircraft from the 60s
that's so cool
YAAAAAY! CONCORDE!
Wonder whether the original hydraulic systems are powered for this to be achieved or it's bypassed via some external systems...
Good question?
my right ear sure enjoyed that vid
Yeah, I guess I had the stereo setting on my camera wrong?
Maybe someday they will make the Concord again
WONDERFULL PLAIN
6:27 add the Star Wars soundtrack (when Darth Vader arrives) here.
That's pretty miserable not being able to sit on the seats.
Ashley McCallum Agreed... they should've left at least one seat unblocked.
Duxford gets a realy high turnover of visitors each day, they wouldnt last very long at all.
From what i remember from visiting, that concorde is a prototype, all the test equipment in there makes it real cramped, im 6ft and rather than sit down id rather go out to be able to stand up straight.
@@mrme2483 So it's not just me...
I thought the Concord was a lot more spacious and luxurious!
On mobile, the title is, "Concorde Nose Lowering Demons..."
Ha ha.
Buddy Clem demonstration I believe
I flex in one in 1992 I think for a BA promo flight - Jeddah to London. Without a doubt a boyhood dream that came true. 3 hours or so supersonic across the Red Sea and Mediterranean - but by god it's small inside.
You were so lucky.
David Stuckey sheer fluke - I had a BA return ticket for the normal 767 that day and was offered one way upgrade for about 400 quid then. However someone I knew on the same flight got moved from normal standby to Concorde - how is that for luck??
Boy, that was lucky.
my right ear liked it
Amazing plane 😳
I just took a 14 hour flight over the indian ocean from Dubai to Australia. Please bring the concorde back!!
Man-look at that control panel! Analog instrumentation all-now the displays would be all digital.
Yeah, I remember a photo of the control panel being made into a poster back in the 1970's.
Cool!
My right ear...
you know the end.
Kind of sad to say so many iconic and beautiful aircraft crammed into a box like that
Better than a scrapyard I suppose?
2:41 -- Does anyone know the purpose of those numbered markings on the leading edge of the wing?
I'll have to try and find out?
That was a great plane
Damn that took forever
I'm more interested in the Sunderland and Vulcan in the back
Roses are red
Concorde is alive!
The time you came for
Is 5:05
5:05 is when the nose lowering starts. What is that plane on the Concorde's right side?
I'm presuming that it operated faster when it was new? Obviously only one set of wipers are needed.
I'm guessing it's operated by two switches (minimal/safeties), one for the screen and another for the nose with them placed at the engineering station (3rd seat)?
Interesting thought?
Watching its operation with the delay between the screen and nose moving down gave me that impression.
Having it as one series of articulations requires several adjustments to prevent misalignment and jamming (ref: 57 Ford Skyliner).
I'm sure there must be safeties for both to prevent them form moving at speed.
Quite possible?
So.. does it crawl back up...?? once it takes off and gets ready to achieve the super speed??
Yes it raises back up level when the aircraft is in the air.
Those engines look like something out of Star Wars. :O
I've been there on them planes( Duxford ,in England )
I am still surprised that this was the easiest way to solve the cockpit visibility problem. I would have thought that building e.g. a periscope (subway style, but upside down ;) ) would have been easier.
The snoop *drooped*
The Future plane we don't have anymore
We're going backwards.
@@arcadia449 1000% agree
Video starts at 5:06 You're welcome
Video actually starts at 0:00 your welcome
Jay Stevens I was going to say that