What I remember about watching (and listening to) Concorde's departures from Heathrow was how all the car alarms in the business car park went off when she went by on 27R
I was born and grew up in the Scottish highlands. I was pregnant with my first child when the Scottish parliament was due to open. I was gutted that I went into labour early because I’d planned to travel to Edinburgh to see the overhead flight of Concorde! I was 21 and a lover of all things aviation and my love has only increased!
It must've been such a letdown when the pilots of Concorde were reassigned to Boeing and Airbus subsonic jets. The takeoff rolls probably felt like a mere walking pace compared to what they had been use to. A bit like going from driving a Lamborghini, down to a Ford Focus LOL.
I like how 95% the speed of sound is considered a leisurely speed for Concorde. Bear in mind that that speed is still 10% faster than the cruising speed of a typical subsonic.
Those intermissions like the one about Jordan's ancient city ruins and the one in the first part about some US urban area have to be some of the most random things I've ever seen thrown in a documentary 😅
MAN she is a beautiful plane. Saddened I will never have the opportunity to fly with her. Amazing how, well, "fat" the other planes look compared to the Concorde. Just an incredible machine.
This marvelous piece of engineering has created great curiosity in the heart of the people!! When common man will be able to experience such supersonic flight as like mobile phone we all know land line phone and cord less used to be very VIP gadget in locality in very few houses but mobile has changed everything 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I remember almost causing a pile up on the M25 Heard her, looked up and watched in admiration. I went from slow Lane and across almost hitting Central Reservation with everyone Horning me until I realised what I had done
I used to do import export cargo driving for a company in Colnbrook. Just west of the M25 end of 27L and 27R. On takeoff at 7pm, the bastard always set mine and other car alarms off as it went over at 200ft with afterburners on. Bloody loved it always. So sad she is no longer in the air.
I remember flying out of LGA long time ago. It was like runway 4 if I remember, and it felt like a 45 degree bank 5 seconds after rotate. It was like, "whoa, hold on, this guy's used to F16s (well back then, Phantoms.)
d e austin u are most likely talking of captain and shift commander Al labonte. He flew a b1bomber. This guy was legendary, he could make that plane dance. He's a full bird colonel. I met him in Germany on the sst.
Doing some schedule computations...did the Concorde beat time coming westward? Depart LGW say 0900, 3.25 hours flying time, that would be 12:15 arrival, less 5 hours on the difference so that would be 07:15...!
There are some questions, that I would really like to know:- 1. Which of the Concords, featured, was the one that crashed? 2. Which of the Concords, flew to Christchurch NZ; once? I dearly remember, taking my youngest son out to the airport to watch it arrive, I had my hands over his hands, over his ears, I had to try to 'cushion my ears in my shoulders to deaden the sound - (didn't work!) I remember when it took off, we could just see it lifting off through a gap in the trees, from our flat near the airport and I can remember the flat vibrating; stunningly amazing experience.
Big emphasis on the time saved by Concorde but I remember reading that the "door to door" time wasn't that different for "people" who could fly on private jets after Concorde was retired. Quicker procedures and departing on your own schedule.
It’s a shame there weren’t Concorde air craft (or whatever they would has been called) developed to provide flights between the U.S. West Coast to coastal points in Australia and New Zealand. The travel time would be cut in half (from 30 hours to 15) and all the routes would have been entirely over open ocean, negating concerns about the sonic boom.
Yes, you are right. Would have been wonderful to have flights from US West coast to Australia on the Concorde. A few reasons why... 1. Concorde was a real fuel guzzler. Couldn't make it in one non stop flight. Therefore Concorde couldn't have been able to cut flight time that much. 2. Unlike say New York to London or Paris, not many people willing to pay double the cost of first class. Incidentally, subsonic US West coast to Australia is not 30 hours . It's between 11 and 15 hours.
Looks like fun for the Pilots, but the plane seating doesn't look comfortable, however I couldn't judge it until I personally tried it. I guess its a personal call. it is a beautiful plane to be sure, however I think its too expensive for the average income level. It would be a incredible experience to at least fly once.
In terms of range, couldn’t Concorde have made LAX to Honolulu to Tokyo / Seoul / Hong Kong? Did passenger traffic not justify a regular trans-Pacific route at any time?
It did not have the range. www.quora.com/Flying-Would-the-Concorde-make-better-economic-sense-for-longer-transpacific-flights-East-and-West-Coast-of-the-US-to-Asia-the-Middle-east-and-Australia-than-for-transatlantic-routes-NY-London-Paris-Has-this-been-explored
A small side note "Speedbird 2" was used by the RAF and the US AF, by agreement with BA, as an intercept target on training for fast jet pilots. As the flight approached the UK an attempt was made to catch her at "full chat " and apparently the intercept only happened once. The US AF tried even stripping out everything need for combat flights in Phantoms and Starfighters without any Luck! the only aircraft to catch and fly past and then climbed higher was "BM" an English Electric Lightning Look up that incident and the history of another fabulous aircraft here on youtube if the sensers will stop red lining this!
I watched the5 hour documentary on the Concorde, which was basically London New York return. Take off speed was 195 from memory was that always the case. Did she always take off at that speed.
Please Sir would you be kind enough to answer my questions? What differences, if any, were there between Air France's Concorde and British Airway's Concord? (Interior and exterior.) Number of windows differed, why? I only know the interior of Air France's Concorde from the film, l think it was: "Airport '79." How much fuel in each wing? Was it really the Americans, who wanted supersonic flight for their military only, that ended the living dream, or is that classified? Was it seen as THE way of ALL future air travel because, conceivably it could be made bigger: longer and wider, before it ended its reign of the skies? Was any of the technology of supersonic engines used in any commercial aircraft obviously subsonically? (In other words was all that knowledge just used for the military or do we use any in commercial aviation.) Where do you see the future of air travel for me Concord was the pinnacle of man's achievement and we've just gone downhill technologically since. (Most technology in my opinion now are just badly made prototypes. Create a battery that doesn't explode or run out of power quickly first then create a phone or aeroplane... in my opinion.) Thanking you in advance. (It was an extremely sad day when Concord flew no more.... but she will rise, again, like a Phoenix, out of the ashes! The Branson Concord ... why do we hear nothing further on this?)
I'm not him, but I've studied this aircraft in and out for over 10 years. Maybe I can add some info: -Different flight procedures, different cockpit interiors, the placement of the TCAS panel differed, different cabin interiors for the entire life of the aircraft. BA's last update was in 1999 and called "Project Rocket", it was only half finished. it was supposed to include blue waves of light as the aircraft passed mach 1 as well as an updated passenger display. Andrée Putman redesigned the interiors for Air France in the 1990s, and they stayed that way until the retirement. -Windows differed due to the window blanks, they were for the restrooms as well as the galley area. -The "airport 79" concorde showed the launch interior, it was designed by Raymond Loewy. There were some small changes, such as the machmeter and color, but the complete interior revamp was in the 90s. -With a full load of fuel (including the "overfilling" procedure and subtracting the ballast tanks from the fuselage) you are left with 62 thousand kilograms of fuel in the wings. -It isn't classified, you can look up the October 1977 ruling of the Supreme Court which overturned the JFK ban imposed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The US canceled its SST due to funds and instead decided to continue on with the shuttle program. -Concorde alone was just one of the many SSTs that airlines believed would dominate the future in the 1960s. The energy crisis as well as the limited routes allowed due to the sonic booms, among a myriad of other issues, killed supersonic travel. -I don't remember specific examples but I know almost all of the technologies developed for concorde have been applied on aircraft produced by Airbus. -Air travel will stay subsonic, and will follow what passengers agree to pay for. If passengers agreed to pay the same as they do now for airliners that flew even slower than they do today, that's what would be happening now due to fuel economy. But as of now SSTs are not economically viable. The only reason BA turned a profit was because they didn't have to pay for the aircraft outright (though they did eventually pay the full price for each aircraft). BA made a profit so long as the aircraft was half full, and it almost always was. So the airline wanted to fly them until at least 2015. When it comes down to it Airbus killed concorde, BA was willing to fly them alone when Air France decided, back in march 2002, to end concorde services. It wasn't until Airbus announced their end for support that BA couldn't justify the costs.
+LonelyAssCunt l am very grateful to you sir and thankful for your comprehensive response. You have answered all of the puzzles l had retained regarding Concorde for years for which l thank you very much. You are most knowledgable regarding her provenance and l am sure many others along with myself are very happy to share it. Thank you again.
I always said that I would fly Concorde one day in my life.....that has been taken away from me. The British tax payers paid for her development and birth, we should have been given a say in her future 😡
Musk bácsi hasonlót szeretne, csak kérdés, hogy lesz-e rá majd kereslet... :-) Uncle Musk wants something similar, it's just a question of whether there will be demand for it ... :-)
0:01 Sometimes sinking the little fishing boats? Oh really? Neverminded sonic boom can sink a boat... Oops... Wait... Accelerating up to 250 knots... Its still subsonic... Is just after takeoff so it cannot go supersonic on this altitude... So is there something wrong with my english?
Having a seat on Concorde gave you the smug satisfaction that you will be home in bed before normal people are about half way across the Atlantic....... 🇬🇧🇫🇷✌✌
Yep, beautiful plane all right. But the idea that supersonic travel would be the norm was ludicrous. To save a few hours in travel time you have massive fuel consumption, noise issues (including sonic booms, which prevent it from flying fast over populated area) and obviously (since one did in fact crash) safety issues to consider.
ApieceOfdirt: I don't think you get it? Nothing to do with envy of the rich ... this was real life technology ... none of the fake spaceship c**p you see nowadays. I'm being respectful here because Her Majesty follows everything on Concord and, no doubt, will be viewing this series. (Youngsters too love aeroplanes.)
They talk about how the people on subsonic planes look at Concorde with envy almost like they are subhuman or something. Then you find out a one way ticket on Concorde was around $6-$7,000. Then I realized the people on subsonic planes aren’t looking at Concorde with envy more than they are wondering what to do with all of the extra money they’ve saved by NOT flying Concorde. What a fucking waste of money. I only flew one time on Concorde. I was upgraded to Concorde because my flight was overbooked. I got to see how the wealthy lived and it was an experience I’ll never forget but I still prefer a subsonic flight. Concorde was extremely cramped, very very loud and had a constant smell of kerosene. The food was really good but nowhere near the hype.
Porches Ferraris ... all terribly lacking when it comes to breathing space. Not aboit rich and their toys - its the advancenent of humankind and research which leads to other tech. Maybe that a strain-free screw developed for Concorde makes all other planes safer. You were lucky enough to fly on majesty's wing fortunately seemed to appreciate it; analogous to the exclusivity of astronauts which is the next step from the one you took.
Concorde was far too expensive! I don’t think the average british person could afford for a flight from LHR to JFK on concorde, but on a jumbo may be a more reasonable price
I am getting annoyed at the narration that goes out of its way to trash every other kind of plane-even other British Airways models! Well, the Concorde’s gone and Boeing and Airbus are still here, so this whole video is starting to sound ridiculous.
What I remember about watching (and listening to) Concorde's departures from Heathrow was how all the car alarms in the business car park went off when she went by on 27R
Great nostalgia seeing the airlingus 737s and md 11 in shannon ,long long gone
I was born and grew up in the Scottish highlands. I was pregnant with my first child when the Scottish parliament was due to open. I was gutted that I went into labour early because I’d planned to travel to Edinburgh to see the overhead flight of Concorde! I was 21 and a lover of all things aviation and my love has only increased!
I want Concorde back in the air
@Darryl daniel george Bish Why do you say that? Are there any news about it?
@@curbowman ill take the resounding silence as a "no"
I want her back! Awesome bird, all those other planes look ugly
Darryl daniel george Bish its not
Search up Boom supersonic it won’t be Concorde but will certainly be like it
I wish the Boom Overture would finally be in service!
Thank you for uploading such a great documentary!
2:14 Concorde is stretching her wings. So beautiful.
For an aircraft with that much wing area, I always thought its flare angle way too high somehow. A truly iconic bird that's much missed
19:05 So NOW I understand how Santa can deliver presents to the whole world in one night
They say Santa's Concorde's nose is painted red
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Such a golden time. What an airplane.
Eva Woodman - 105 years old 1998 on Concorde
What a trip her life must have been.
Wow, just think when Eva was born people were still riding horses. Amazing jump in technology in such a short span of time.
After all that champagne she had on board, of course she had a great time.
It must've been such a letdown when the pilots of Concorde were reassigned to Boeing and Airbus subsonic jets. The takeoff rolls probably felt like a mere walking pace compared to what they had been use to. A bit like going from driving a Lamborghini, down to a Ford Focus LOL.
The older ones would have retired from flying.😀
Oh my god, I feel like shedding a tear, how sad for those posh twats 🤣
Not as big a letdown as that experienced by the fighter pilot types who leave defence forces for the airlines…
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I like how 95% the speed of sound is considered a leisurely speed for Concorde.
Bear in mind that that speed is still 10% faster than the cruising speed of a typical subsonic.
Hope concord to come back again to fly 😔
Those intermissions like the one about Jordan's ancient city ruins and the one in the first part about some US urban area have to be some of the most random things I've ever seen thrown in a documentary 😅
MAN she is a beautiful plane. Saddened I will never have the opportunity to fly with her. Amazing how, well, "fat" the other planes look compared to the Concorde. Just an incredible machine.
Agree!!
This marvelous piece of engineering has created great curiosity in the heart of the people!! When common man will be able to experience such supersonic flight as like mobile phone we all know land line phone and cord less used to be very VIP gadget in locality in very few houses but mobile has changed everything 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
The 101-year old lady - I like her style!
A very good video & a good journey too . I have done that myself & enjoyed it .
19:00 "And the Christmas bells that ringing are daring chimes of ELEVON TRIM" :-P
I remember almost causing a pile up on the M25
Heard her, looked up and watched in admiration. I went from slow Lane and across almost hitting Central Reservation with everyone Horning me until I realised what I had done
I used to do import export cargo driving for a company in Colnbrook. Just west of the M25 end of 27L and 27R. On takeoff at 7pm, the bastard always set mine and other car alarms off as it went over at 200ft with afterburners on. Bloody loved it always. So sad she is no longer in the air.
I need my CONCORDE back in the air NOW☝️☝️👍👍👊👊✌✌
If we all had the attitude of "money does not grow on trees" we would never progress.
23:53 that’s SR Merchant Navy class 35028 Clan Line
Nice. I saw Clan Line at a gala event last year IIRC.
I remember flying out of LGA long time ago. It was like runway 4 if I remember, and it felt like a 45 degree bank 5 seconds after rotate. It was like, "whoa, hold on, this guy's used to F16s (well back then, Phantoms.)
d e austin u are most likely talking of captain and shift commander Al labonte. He flew a b1bomber. This guy was legendary, he could make that plane dance. He's a full bird colonel. I met him in Germany on the sst.
Hahahahahahaha breathe in Hahahahahahaha more utter nonsense fron 9 car Cottrell. There was no Concorde pilot named LaBonte. Pmsl
Doing some schedule computations...did the Concorde beat time coming westward? Depart LGW say 0900, 3.25 hours flying time, that would be 12:15 arrival, less 5 hours on the difference so that would be 07:15...!
Correct
Wow I’d love to fly one of those birds !!!
1:32 Sound of Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engine for Boeing 747-400PW/Boeing 767-200ERPW/300ERPW.
My pleasure.
There are some questions, that I would really like to know:-
1. Which of the Concords, featured, was the one that crashed?
2. Which of the Concords, flew to Christchurch NZ; once? I dearly remember, taking my youngest son out to the airport to watch it arrive, I had my hands over his hands, over his ears, I had to try to 'cushion my ears in my shoulders to deaden the sound - (didn't work!)
I remember when it took off, we could just see it lifting off through a gap in the trees, from our flat near the airport and I can remember the flat vibrating; stunningly amazing experience.
G-BOAF was the Concorde that visited Christchurch.
Big emphasis on the time saved by Concorde but I remember reading that the "door to door" time wasn't that different for "people" who could fly on private jets after Concorde was retired. Quicker procedures and departing on your own schedule.
1:26 you can see the L-1011 BWIA from trinidad
one of several planes killed by the DC-10 and a310/300. Two of them. Concorde, L1011, and theres at least one more.
Everytime I think of Concorde I see flames trailing behind it over the landscape of France...
That's a shame.
If you enjoy the afterburner take off - Go to some of the dark Winter Heathrow evening take-Offs (BA003) elsewhere on YT
Thanks. I will take a look.
I suggest search “Concorde Night” as key words
regards
It’s a shame there weren’t Concorde air craft (or whatever they would has been called) developed to provide flights between the U.S. West Coast to coastal points in Australia and New Zealand. The travel time would be cut in half (from 30 hours to 15) and all the routes would have been entirely over open ocean, negating concerns about the sonic boom.
Yes, you are right.
Would have been wonderful to have flights from US West coast to Australia on the Concorde.
A few reasons why...
1. Concorde was a real fuel guzzler. Couldn't make it in one non stop flight.
Therefore Concorde couldn't have been able to cut flight time that much.
2. Unlike say New York to London or Paris, not many people willing to pay double the cost of first class.
Incidentally, subsonic US West coast to Australia is not 30 hours . It's between 11 and 15 hours.
The passanger cabin of the Concorde is precisely the contrary of spacious. Much more than 3 hours you wouldn't stand anyway.
I wish Jet2 / Jet2holidays had flown Concorde! 😊
I’m glad he’s a big fan of steam engines because he sounds like the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine.
I liked Mike Bannister flying Concorde single pilot ;)
Rest in Peace James Bedforth
When was this documentary made? It mentions the crash and a captain retiring in 2002. But nothing about retirement, so late 2002/early 2003?
2002. Sorry I can't be more precise but I checked the roman numerals at the end of the credits.
Touch n goes at Shannon..been there got the t shirt
Looks like fun for the Pilots, but the plane seating doesn't look comfortable, however I couldn't judge it until I personally tried it. I guess its a personal call. it is a beautiful plane to be sure, however I think its too expensive for the average income level. It would be a incredible experience to at least fly once.
I hope see new concorde:)
See who is the fastest at 14:29 - 14:33!
In terms of range, couldn’t Concorde have made LAX to Honolulu to Tokyo / Seoul / Hong Kong? Did passenger traffic not justify a regular trans-Pacific route at any time?
It did not have the range. www.quora.com/Flying-Would-the-Concorde-make-better-economic-sense-for-longer-transpacific-flights-East-and-West-Coast-of-the-US-to-Asia-the-Middle-east-and-Australia-than-for-transatlantic-routes-NY-London-Paris-Has-this-been-explored
And what was the cost of a ticket on the Concorde vs the American 767?
A small side note "Speedbird 2" was used by the RAF and the US AF, by agreement with BA, as an
intercept target on training for fast jet pilots.
As the flight approached the UK an attempt was made to catch her at "full chat "
and apparently the intercept only happened once. The US AF tried even stripping out everything need for combat flights in Phantoms and Starfighters without any Luck! the only aircraft to catch and fly past and then climbed higher was "BM" an English Electric Lightning
Look up that incident and the history of another fabulous aircraft here on youtube if the sensers will stop red lining this!
I'll take La Première Air France and arrive a bit later but much more relaxed, having slept and been looked after like VIP..
Why is Boom Overture slower than Concorde?????
why second part (differently from first part) has no subtitles ?
She is missed.
I watched the5 hour documentary on the Concorde, which was basically London New York return. Take off speed was 195 from memory was that always the case. Did she always take off at that speed.
Beagle76 it depends, heavier flights need more speed to take off, lighter ones can take off at maybe 160-170
What 5hr documentary?
SawdEndymon 1312 ITVV not really a documentary, a flight from LDN to NYC
My favourite part of this was seeing the Canberra and Hunter Miss Dermeanour
Please Sir would you be kind enough to answer my questions?
What differences, if any, were there between Air France's Concorde and British Airway's Concord? (Interior and exterior.)
Number of windows differed, why?
I only know the interior of Air France's Concorde from the film, l think it was: "Airport '79."
How much fuel in each wing?
Was it really the Americans, who wanted supersonic flight for their military only, that ended the living dream, or is that classified?
Was it seen as THE way of ALL future air travel because, conceivably it could be made bigger: longer and wider, before it ended its reign of the skies?
Was any of the technology of supersonic engines used in any commercial aircraft obviously subsonically?
(In other words was all that knowledge just used for the military or do we use any in commercial aviation.)
Where do you see the future of air travel for me Concord was the pinnacle of man's achievement and we've just gone downhill technologically since. (Most technology in my opinion now are just badly made prototypes. Create a battery that doesn't explode or run out of power quickly first then create a phone or aeroplane... in my opinion.)
Thanking you in advance.
(It was an extremely sad day when Concord flew no more.... but she will rise, again, like a Phoenix, out of the ashes! The Branson Concord ... why do we hear nothing further on this?)
john kean none, joint venture ,
+Steve Quintero l an positive the number of windows are different. l always assumed Air France's were a little longer. l will do some research.
I'm not him, but I've studied this aircraft in and out for over 10 years. Maybe I can add some info:
-Different flight procedures, different cockpit interiors, the placement of the TCAS panel differed, different cabin interiors for the entire life of the aircraft. BA's last update was in 1999 and called "Project Rocket", it was only half finished. it was supposed to include blue waves of light as the aircraft passed mach 1 as well as an updated passenger display. Andrée Putman redesigned the interiors for Air France in the 1990s, and they stayed that way until the retirement.
-Windows differed due to the window blanks, they were for the restrooms as well as the galley area.
-The "airport 79" concorde showed the launch interior, it was designed by Raymond Loewy. There were some small changes, such as the machmeter and color, but the complete interior revamp was in the 90s.
-With a full load of fuel (including the "overfilling" procedure and subtracting the ballast tanks from the fuselage) you are left with 62 thousand kilograms of fuel in the wings.
-It isn't classified, you can look up the October 1977 ruling of the Supreme Court which overturned the JFK ban imposed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The US canceled its SST due to funds and instead decided to continue on with the shuttle program.
-Concorde alone was just one of the many SSTs that airlines believed would dominate the future in the 1960s. The energy crisis as well as the limited routes allowed due to the sonic booms, among a myriad of other issues, killed supersonic travel.
-I don't remember specific examples but I know almost all of the technologies developed for concorde have been applied on aircraft produced by Airbus.
-Air travel will stay subsonic, and will follow what passengers agree to pay for. If passengers agreed to pay the same as they do now for airliners that flew even slower than they do today, that's what would be happening now due to fuel economy. But as of now SSTs are not economically viable. The only reason BA turned a profit was because they didn't have to pay for the aircraft outright (though they did eventually pay the full price for each aircraft). BA made a profit so long as the aircraft was half full, and it almost always was. So the airline wanted to fly them until at least 2015. When it comes down to it Airbus killed concorde, BA was willing to fly them alone when Air France decided, back in march 2002, to end concorde services. It wasn't until Airbus announced their end for support that BA couldn't justify the costs.
+LonelyAssCunt l am very grateful to you sir and thankful for your comprehensive response. You have answered all of the puzzles l had retained regarding Concorde for years for which l thank you very much. You are most knowledgable regarding her provenance and l am sure many others along with myself are very happy to share it. Thank you again.
Sorry I couldn't help but others know much more than me about this aircraft.
I always said that I would fly Concorde one day in my life.....that has been taken away from me. The British tax payers paid for her development and birth, we should have been given a say in her future 😡
13:40 that is a landing!
Beautiful 😮
Musk bácsi hasonlót szeretne, csak kérdés, hogy lesz-e rá majd kereslet... :-)
Uncle Musk wants something similar, it's just a question of whether there will be demand for it ... :-)
Re-heats? Is that the English term for "after burner?"
It is.
No. Afterburner is the American word for reheat. First tested by the English in 1944
@@stephenboland57 shut your British mouth
Hätte man nie einstellen dürfen!
Beste und schönste Maschine die je gebaut wurde, weit ihrer Zeit voraus
What a let down it must have been for the crew that stayed on after the retirement of the Concorde to have to go back to subsonic jets!!
0:01 Sometimes sinking the little fishing boats? Oh really? Neverminded sonic boom can sink a boat... Oops... Wait... Accelerating up to 250 knots... Its still subsonic... Is just after takeoff so it cannot go supersonic on this altitude... So is there something wrong with my english?
"So is there something wrong with my english?"
Must be, because he sad "seeing".
LOL..............
Having a seat on Concorde gave you the smug satisfaction that you will be home in bed before normal people are about half way across the Atlantic....... 🇬🇧🇫🇷✌✌
16:27 that doesn't exist anymore, as well ..
It does..
It does ! It's Petra, Jordan, one of the most famous attractions in the world, where also one Indiana Jones film was shot
Yep, beautiful plane all right. But the idea that supersonic travel would be the norm was ludicrous. To save a few hours in travel time you have massive fuel consumption, noise issues (including sonic booms, which prevent it from flying fast over populated area) and obviously (since one did in fact crash) safety issues to consider.
It's GREENock not GRENock.
ApieceOfdirt:
I don't think you get it? Nothing to do with envy of the rich ... this was real life technology ... none of the fake spaceship c**p you see nowadays. I'm being respectful here because Her Majesty follows everything on Concord and, no doubt, will be viewing this series. (Youngsters too love aeroplanes.)
They talk about how the people on subsonic planes look at Concorde with envy almost like they are subhuman or something. Then you find out a one way ticket on Concorde was around $6-$7,000. Then I realized the people on subsonic planes aren’t looking at Concorde with envy more than they are wondering what to do with all of the extra money they’ve saved by NOT flying Concorde. What a fucking waste of money. I only flew one time on Concorde. I was upgraded to Concorde because my flight was overbooked. I got to see how the wealthy lived and it was an experience I’ll never forget but I still prefer a subsonic flight. Concorde was extremely cramped, very very loud and had a constant smell of kerosene. The food was really good but nowhere near the hype.
What route did you fly, and was it BA?
Porches Ferraris ... all terribly lacking when it comes to breathing space. Not aboit rich and their toys - its the advancenent of humankind and research which leads to other tech. Maybe that a strain-free screw developed for Concorde makes all other planes safer. You were lucky enough to fly on majesty's wing fortunately seemed to appreciate it; analogous to the exclusivity of astronauts which is the next step from the one you took.
They don’t care if you’re cramped it only takes three hours to get to your destination ! Lol
so,,,sexy plane
Malcom Forbes rented Concorde to fly his buddies to North Africa!
Alien Base under Giza Pyramid ;-)
Concorde was far too expensive! I don’t think the average british person could afford for a flight from LHR to JFK on concorde, but on a jumbo may be a more reasonable price
You would have to compare it to an F seat, which is normally very expensive for an average person anyway.
20 years...lmao!!
Zoo they still allow those
I see alot of jealous jets lol
Ai
brass band needs a LITTLE help? Think I've seen middle school bands more in tune than them!
I am getting annoyed at the narration that goes out of its way to trash every other kind of plane-even other British Airways models! Well, the Concorde’s gone and Boeing and Airbus are still here, so this whole video is starting to sound ridiculous.