Exactly the same here. I was stood at the perimeter fence of Filton airfield in November 2003 to watch one of the last landings. I can still remember the huge sadness and sense of loss that I felt as if it were only yesterday.
No matter how un-eco friendly she would appear now, losing her from the skies is a travesty. Concorde was beautiful and everybody knew it by sight & sound - I miss seeing her over my home daily plying the routes across the pond! A true Anglo-French miracle
I worked in the Stress Office at Filton, on Concorde. When the UK prototype took off on its first flight everyone rushed over to the office windows overlooking the runway. The Personnel Manager came over and started shouting, "Back to your seats", "I'm taking names". That's Personnel Managers for you!
Who gives a shit about eco friendly? No jet powered aircraft is eco friendly. I agree though.I wish she still flew. Being in Melbourne I only got to see her once. Magnificent.
@@greebo7857 That's dumb reasoning. Being eco friendly is not a matter of yes/no. People just existing is not eco friendly. But that's not the point anyway. The plane wasn't profitable. Being cool isn't enough.
During the construction of the M25 (yes there was a time when that traffic was somewhere else) our site offices were near the end of the Heathrow runway. We used to pause the meeting to watch it head off to New York. Noise wasn’t an issue, it seemed no louder than the other jet aircraft. It was just the sheer grace and beauty that stopped our work for a few seconds before we returned to discussing mud and concrete. Concorde is sadly missed.
I worked in Wokingham in '97 managing the Rights of Way. Every morning and evening we used to stop to watch Concorde on take off and final approach. So much grace and power.
Are you out of your cotton pickin mind? On occasion I watched the Concord take off from Kennedy, it made at least twice the noise of a regular jet. Lots of black smoke too. It was a huge white elephant. It used up 5 times the fuel and saved you only three hours.
Concorde was the only plane that could stir such memories and feelings. Such an awesome beautiful flying bird. It flew overhead once when I was travelling near London Heathrow. The sound and power shook the car. Such a tragedy they put this plane out of service. Years ahead of its time . Even now 2022 I still marvel at this beautiful and majestic plane...
you and me both! I was enormously fortunate to get one trip (that's all you need as there won't be any more) from LHR to JHK. Yes, the aircraft is small but you don't have jetlag and I when I am buried, whatever, my certificate comes with me. A sublime, majestic piece of engineering way beyond its years. Well done to all those involved. Still miss it after all this time.
My dad worked on concorde. Took me and my son to watch the trials. We all loved watching it fly over my parents house. They're gone and Concorde. Sad to say.😢😢
My mum flew on Concorde in the nineties, from Leeds Bradford Airport to Luton. It was a special flight. She said it was fabulous. We used to stand on the hill at the back of Leeds/Bradford airport and watch Concorde land and take off when ever it came. We will never see its like again. Great video thank you.
Back in thee late 19 90's and early 00's I would walk home from Mottingham station and hear a roaring above my head , look up and see Concord racing across the sky . What a beautiful sight
Respect to all those who designed and built this thrillingly beautiful and powerful flying machine. You can sense the power as it is awaiting clearance for take off. Moving footage.
And what you have to remember Concorde was designed using log tables, slide rules, drawing boards and set squares, rather than calculators, computers and CAD software.
@@dasmaurerle4347 both countries were had the same Idea nobber both had similar looking models and specifications The French bless them had NO chance of building this aircraft alone the sheer Scale was off the charts, if you even bother doing a little research into the story of Concord the designers/ scientist French/British mainly British scientists who came up with ingenious solutions like the free floating inner shell which contained the passengers to counter surface expansion due to friction heat traveling at supersonic , the moving nose cone to see where your taxing after landing the headache never ended the problem solving of Materials wing design, attaining supersonic speeds jetliner When the first r concord rolled out further testing continued for a further 7 years , The next generation of conr
@@jimmycline4778 You're not supposed to compare it to a smart phone or the latest passanger jet's flight controls, you compare it to planes from the 50s and 60s. That said, there's still nothing out there that can hang with it in performance or looks.
@@059_madelineabigail5No louder than any other plane. You could hear the faint hum of the fuel pumps shifting fuel around to trim it in flight. Amazing
The most beautiful aircraft in the world,gives you shivers watching her race along the runway and then soar high into the heavens like an Angel going home.
I remember when that thing came in. We were shopping in Stevenage with Mum and Dad and suddenly the whole town came to a standstill. This beautiful sleek noisy m.f. flew over. Fantastic.
I was privileged enough to fly this amazing aircraft and to know you all saw me well not me but me flying this it has made my life I have come to the point where I'm in a wheelchair but you have made my day thank you all sorry for any spelling errors my sight has gone as well I salute you all for whoever sees this
I remember this takeoff. We were in Harpenden and it flew over as a complete surprise. Could still see the glow from the reheats. Wonderful. I spent many an hour at that fence at luton, all the bearded guys with their handheld radios tuned to the tower.
I'm surprised that so many lament ,the end of the concorde era, i miss it yes but very few where actually able to fly on it as it was a very exclusive aircraft !
In my mind this was the sadest thing happening in flight history. Would have loved to see it flying in our skies for ever, a great honour for England/France developement.
Wow. It's so elegant and beautiful, then it unleashes such awesome power, like a fine race horse. It's a shame that we didn't keep at least one of these magnificent machines flying.
The last nearly airworthy Concorde is in a specially built museum at Grantley Adams Airport on Barbados where it was parked after its last flight. Well worth a visit if you ever go to Barbados.
The speed at which it gets up to take off speed is obviously faster than a regular jet. You can almost see the speed surges happening every few seconds. What a fascinating piece of machinery!
Same - landed in Heathrow in 1995 after a day of flying from Sydney. We were at a car rental place and one took off from the runway right near the rental place. It was an amazing experience.
As a Zairian/Congolese, I used to see the Concorde when the late president Mobutu used to rent it on some of his foreign trips. I remember how Americans at Andrews Airbase were amazed once the Concorde landed, with Mobutu and his extended family in it. For some reason, I was proud then..
@@andrewkemp1882exactly the same experience. Picking up a car on the north side car rental car parks and it shot down the adjacent runway and roared up. The sound give this adult such shivers at seeing it so close. You could feel the power.
@@xr6ladIt blew my mind and shook my soul, quite literally. Amazing that air travel has dithered around with winglets and screens and on board cameras for the two decades since Concorde was mothballed, but no one is getting anywhere any faster.
I was at Donnington watching a rock festival in the 80's... concorde took off from East Midlands Airport and flew over the crowd at about 500 feet.. it completely drowned out all the music, never heard a noise like it...
@@marksudlow5083 I would love to have been there. 🙂 The one thing I did not mention was Concorde made a low-speed pass over the water and about 300 feet behind it twin waterspouts rose from the lake and trailed it until it throttled up and climbed away. 🙂
@@johndavid5618 Actually, seeing and hearing a big one go up at KSC is high on my Bucket List. I want to feel the sound throughout my body as in the good old days with Apollo.
GREAT finding this brilliant video, especially as I was one of the passengers! Landed in LHR after a quick flight up around the Outer Hebrides. Coached back to Luton. This was my first Concorde flight (of four) and a treasured memory. I believe we did a slow fly past after take-off for the benefit of the gathered supersonic fans.
As a girl it was my dream when I grow up once in my life to fly with the majestic and beautiful Concorde. Unfortunately it was to late. At least I had the chance to visit and get inside the Concorde at the Technology Museum Sinsheim. I was fascinated , overwhelmed and sad at the same time. What a feeling.
I missed seeing that magnificent aircraft when I was living in Brooklyn New York I was literally 10 minutes away from JFK International Airport God bless all those who put together that incredible aircraft
A woman crying watching her last ever flight was asked, why are you crying, you've never flown on her; she replied, " because they've taken the dream away".
I had the privilege of going aboard one of the prototypes (002) a few years ago. Even had the chance to talk with some of the designers - what a day that was. One of the rare occasions where the French actually co-operated with us to come up with the most impressive aircraft ever built. The engineering was amazing and I was quite surprised at how small the aircraft was inside.
Most iconic man made object ever. Nothing else made in reasonable numbers is ever referred to in the singular. Just think, you drive A Bugatti 41 whereas you fly in Concorde!
Had one fly over our old house once when it was in service, it wasn’t particularly high either and it made the entire house shake! Now it was still high enough, we aren’t talking tree top skimming here! Awesome power... I’ll never forget that. Shame it was scrapped.
Seeing this video I can't help wondering at the skill of pilots avoiding a tail strike as they rotated to lift-off. The rear overhang was enormous. That's awesome.
My parents were fairly well traveled and they both used to contend, there was nothing like that flight. For several years they were blessed to experience this amazing art, and for me, it is sad I will never be able to fly Concorde. Wow.... still so special!!!
The most magnificent machine ever built. French style shoved to the edge of space by British Rolls-Royce at the speed of a jet fighter... Exceptional Achievement.
I remember when concorde would fly over our house when young, literally made the house shake, you wouldn't be able to hear the TV clearly...was crazy to watch fly over, you could feel its power miles away.
The most beautiful airplane ever build, history here will not repeat itself, it is sad that we don't see this legendary bird fly again, I love it since I was a kid and now I'm 48 years old and i still search about its videos to watch it fly hearing the sound of its engines, real enjoyment for me.
What a fantastic sight. I was working as a subcontractor at Casablanca airport in October 1974, what a privilege to see it take off many times in the three weeks I was there. The BAC people worked very hard, 7 full days a week, they were all doing their bit for the project, they were great bunch to work with. Happy days.
Stunning. What is really noticeable is the acceleration and time to rotate is truly unbelievable, the power to weight ratio must be far higher than normal aircraft. Absolutely unbelievable sight, would have loved to have seen it take off like that, only ever saw it go over especially on Grand National day it always flew over Aintree in Liverpool. Such a shame, should have never been retired. 😢
Remember seeing it landing and taking off here in Miami , it was such a wonderful aircraft, ahead of His Time. It was like a slow motion Bird taking off. My cousin work in the cleaning crew of those planes , said it was like a spaceship, just a Gem . ✈️✈️🇬🇧🇫🇷💯
Gone, but not forgotten. Simply the most beautiful commercial aircraft ever invented. Considering this was created over fifty years ago, we are actually going backwards technologically.
The same could be said about space exploration. Man went to the Moon over fifty years ago and we still haven't returned. The Space Shuttle is gone and we're relegated to mere rockets. Backwards it is then.
Not how that works particularly. We absolutely could build supersonic airlines again, there just isn’t much point. They aren’t the most commercially viable of aircraft. Airlines are made for fuel efficiency, which is a good idea generally speaking. The Concorde for example was very inefficient below its optimum speed, and due to many countries having a ban on overland supersonic flight, you can see the issues. Also generally speaking regular airliners flying at “only” Mach 0.8-0.9, are cheaper to fly on, operate and are generally more comfortable, and likely more environmental as well. The Concorde was brilliant though, very nice looking aeroplane.
WOW! When my brother and I were young kids, we were mesmerized by this plane. Fantastic piece of human engineering, particularly for the time, sorely missed.
I had one fly over my head driving past JFK in the late 90's. It was landing and it was so loud it shook the ground. So impressive. I'll never forget it.
An absolute beauty of a flying machine.. sadly missed .. well done all who conceived and built her and well done to the sky jockeys who flew her and the teams who maintained her .. very very well done ❤❤❤
Big thanks to the late #TonyBenn who championed this plane through out its complete life span, from concept until its retirement. Just imagine what we could achieve with that sort of co-operative thinking and doing - the Americans might’ve landed on the moon, but we would’ve offered package holidays to it!
I grew up at a distance with the bird of beauty. When i was a schoolboy living in Cornwall, I use to hear the booms as she went super sonic heading to the USA and Later on when i was in the RAF based near London, we use to pause our volleyball game to watch her coming into land at Heathrow a few miles away. Even at a distance we could tell it was her. And later while visiting The Tower of London for the day off in the distance i got to see all 3 Concode's coming into land for the last time.
I saw her flying in Barbados in 1996. So loud and beautiful. Sadly missed. Fuel efficient engines and safety upgrades and we could have a charger plane still flying today.... we definitely need a successor
So, I grew up in Caracas and years ago my parents had some friends who live right next door to the international airport in Maiquetia. Next to the fence across the runway. We once went to visit them and I kept hearing all these airplanes flying to land at the airport so I asked for permission to climb the stairs to the house's roof to see this happening. A few minutes after I got there I hear this roar coming from out of nowhere and this little dot in the sky became bigger by the second when I realized it was the Concorde, it flew so close over me I thought I could touch it! An absolutely magical experience.
That was such a beautiful aircraft but oh boy so LOUD, There was a time I occasionally attended court in Reading to support the clients of the charity I worked for. Reading was on the direct flight path from Heathrow to the Atlantic. The clerk would say to us, "At around 11 o'clock Concorde goes over. You will not be able to make yourself heard for the noise so don't even try!" It was true. Where I live is very close to Farnborough, the home of the famous air show. We were in the garden one day when there was this huge roar and one of the Concorde prototypes zoomed over from the east before curving round to go back the the airfield. It was really low and just amazing. Not going very fast, not aiming for supersonic speeds it what can only have been a flight of a few minutes. Magical.
She has beautiful graceful lines. I smiled just watching her slowly rising and moving to take off. What a testimony to human creativity; we can fly…like the birds.
when Concorde was still in service and I had to go to Reading for business, I always ensured I was there around 11am for when it passed over. The crackle from those 4 Olympus engines was wonderful to hear.
I live under the 27 approach to Heathrow, sometimes aircraft fly directly overhead at around 4000'. Concorde always stopped me in my tracks, absolutely majestic aircraft, beautiful and much missed.
I worked right next to the runway from where Concorde took off to New York every morning at 11 am . An awe inspiring sight and sound and the ground shook whilst the world stopped and watched. Unbelievable.
I flew on Concorde on 20th September 1997 with my dear partner from Heathrow. It was a supersonic champagne flight over Atlantic and back to Heathrow. No words can describe the fantastic feeling of that magical flight especially being able to see a BLACK sky over you almost on the edge of the universe and a slight curvature of the earth. Overwhelming. I'll never forget those that experience and no ordinary flight can come close to that feeling. Our Concorde is now resting in Bristol. We have visited it once and wished to repeat those extraordinary moments. We have seen Concorde departure a few times on air shows and a final one from Heathrow on 17th October 2003. I did cry. I will never hear that unique roar and won't see a beautiful shape of that masterpiece fly again. Fantastic era ended. I'm lucky that I was part of it. 😢
As a former sst pilot and having 38,060 of static thrust I could get off the ground in 600 feet at 120 tons. I have been contacted by Air France 🇫🇷 to come out of retirement I guess their making a comeback in 2019
I love the story of how, when the Concorde first made its first commercial flight in '76, and Elton John was touring, Princess Anne was at one of his shows, and she was asked if she liked it, and she said "yes; it was louder than the Concorde!" So Elton called it the "Louder Than The Concorde" Tour!🤣
A beautiful bird. The only airplane that people would stop and watch. Phil Collins flew to USA on one at Live Aid, it flew over Wembley Stadium to the cheers from that huge crowd. Oddly enough, it was tiny inside by comparison to other contemporary aircraft and window seats were not for those of a large stature! I was fortunate to be given official access to a 'few' Concordes at Heathrow one Sunday morning. Although I never flew in one, I have sat in a pilot's seat! What amazed me most was how much the structure moved around while walking inside it. I wouldn't say it bounced, but it was certainly not like standing on solid ground! Marvelous aircraft, sadly missed by many.
Absolutely marvellous! I remember driving along the road in Filton and the stop lights started flashing, then all of a sudden the car started jumping around it was Concord just on my right side on full afterburners bloody fantastic 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
As a young man I worked at Manchester Airport, hardstanding reconstruction. Stood under it ( more or less) as it took off. To a young me it seemed more 'rocket' than plane.
The Concord was an epic aeroplane,otwithstanding the environmental impacts of such high performance technology. I was about 10years old, when Dad took the family to Kingsford Smith Airport,to watch the arrival of the first Concord to come to Australia. Very, very loud, along with tremendous dark plumes of exhaust on the take-off. Such was life in the early 1970's,blissfully ignorant of the damage to the environment air travel is. Thanks for the upload, a slice of nostalgia 👍😊
@@plozano00ify she not dangerous, she crashed once and that was not because she had major faults. Air France did a fantastic job of covering up the failures that made her crash.
My word, it sounds like a fighter jet. Can't believe how short the take off roll was either given Concorde had to be at like 240mph before it would take off!
@@richardbrooks50 That sounds about right. From what I read it started rotating at about 200mph and as you can see the time from start of rotation to actually breaking ground was a few seconds. Probably going somewhere around 220+mph when it first gets airborne. The acceleration with those afterburners is very impressive and the acceleration isn't linear meaning the faster it goes the faster the rate of acceleration increases.
On the contrary, Concorde had already failed on the drawing board. In 1976, a Concorde design engineer told me that the plane would never make a profit, because the size of the necessary fuel tanks for intercontinental travel made it impossible to fit enough seats for commercial success. This was a political project doomed to fail, taken over by technocrats with no business sense. It was also doomed because of the horrendous engine noise. Standing on the South Coast, the ear-splitting cacophony could be heard whilst the in-coming plane was still out of sight over the English Channel. I first flew in 1958. By 1963, it was obvious that we should have been designing aircraft for the mass market. Instead, with Concorde, the taxpayer was subsidizing tickets for the wealthy elite and naïve flying enthusiasts.
Back in 1969 I was extremely lucky to see Concordes training flights. I was training to become a NAAFI manager at Fairford Air Force base. I would climb onto the roof of a building on base and watch Concorde fly over my head, felt I could touch the plane only some 100 feet above me
Concorde was a Goddess. A shame to lose the most stunning aircraft designed and built in aviation history. A thrill of a lifetime NYC -> London Heathrow: 1994.
I used to watch her every afternoon flying over my house on her way to LHR. I would look up thinking ' one of these days, I will fly on you.' Then in September 1997, I got the chance. It was one of those one off trips. We took off from Heathrow, flew out over the Atlantic where she reached mach 2. Then on to Paris and home by Eurostar. It was a day I will never forget in a special Birthday year for me.
Concorde made several flights from Luton Airport in October 1983, including taking 100 Vauxhall workers to Bordeaux for lunch. They were celebrating the success of the Cavalier.
I remember when the first Concorde, built in Bristol, in the UK, first flew. Local flights were suspended and it flew, low and slow around the city, Everyone was outdoors to see.
Concorde was Queen of the Skies. A beautiful bird and even seeing her take-off on this video has stirred the emotions. Everyone loved her, even those who never got to fly in her.
iam a grown man and got tears in my eyes ... fantastic ❤
Exactly the same here. I was stood at the perimeter fence of Filton airfield in November 2003 to watch one of the last landings. I can still remember the huge sadness and sense of loss that I felt as if it were only yesterday.
Ditto 😢😢
Me too. The sound of that aircraft with the TAKE NO SHIT engines sends chills up my spine.
same here bud, same here
No matter how un-eco friendly she would appear now, losing her from the skies is a travesty. Concorde was beautiful and everybody knew it by sight & sound - I miss seeing her over my home daily plying the routes across the pond! A true Anglo-French miracle
Agreed
I worked in the Stress Office at Filton, on Concorde. When the UK prototype took off on its first flight everyone rushed over to the office windows overlooking the runway. The Personnel Manager came over and started shouting, "Back to your seats", "I'm taking names". That's Personnel Managers for you!
Who gives a shit about eco friendly? No jet powered aircraft is eco friendly. I agree though.I wish she still flew. Being in Melbourne I only got to see her once. Magnificent.
@@greebo7857 That's dumb reasoning. Being eco friendly is not a matter of yes/no. People just existing is not eco friendly. But that's not the point anyway. The plane wasn't profitable. Being cool isn't enough.
@@DM-rc4yu
Yes, 8 billion people on this planet is not eco friendly. We can't sustain such horrendous numbers all breathing out CO2.
During the construction of the M25 (yes there was a time when that traffic was somewhere else) our site offices were near the end of the Heathrow runway. We used to pause the meeting to watch it head off to New York. Noise wasn’t an issue, it seemed no louder than the other jet aircraft. It was just the sheer grace and beauty that stopped our work for a few seconds before we returned to discussing mud and concrete. Concorde is sadly missed.
I worked in Wokingham in '97 managing the Rights of Way. Every morning and evening we used to stop to watch Concorde on take off and final approach.
So much grace and power.
Great Comment.
I worked near Heathrow on late shifts in a hotel,and the thing would wake me at 11 every morning.Loudest thing I remember I've heard
Are you out of your cotton pickin mind? On occasion I watched the Concord take off from Kennedy, it made at least twice the noise of a regular jet. Lots of black smoke too. It was a huge white elephant. It used up 5 times the fuel and saved you only three hours.
Londoners are not very nice people in general
Concorde was the only plane that could stir such memories and feelings. Such an awesome beautiful flying bird. It flew overhead once when I was travelling near London Heathrow. The sound and power shook the car. Such a tragedy they put this plane out of service. Years ahead of its time . Even now 2022 I still marvel at this beautiful and majestic plane...
Great plane,they need to build new one's with more efficient gas engines, and put it back in service
you and me both! I was enormously fortunate to get one trip (that's all you need as there won't be any more) from LHR to JHK. Yes, the aircraft is small but you don't have jetlag and I when I am buried, whatever, my certificate comes with me. A sublime, majestic piece of engineering way beyond its years. Well done to all those involved. Still miss it after all this time.
Tubo un accidente al despegar, murieron todos los pasajeros.
Ya, se olvidó el Concorde, se retiraron de servicio.
@@valeriehenderson241u9😮
Now in 2024 l still marvel at this magnificent bird.
My dad worked on concorde. Took me and my son to watch the trials. We all loved watching it fly over my parents house. They're gone and Concorde. Sad to say.😢😢
My mum flew on Concorde in the nineties, from Leeds Bradford Airport to Luton. It was a special flight. She said it was fabulous. We used to stand on the hill at the back of Leeds/Bradford airport and watch Concorde land and take off when ever it came. We will never see its like again. Great video thank you.
Back in thee late 19 90's and early 00's I would walk home from Mottingham station and hear a roaring above my head , look up and see Concord racing across the sky . What a beautiful sight
Respect to all those who designed and built this thrillingly beautiful and powerful flying machine. You can sense the power as it is awaiting clearance for take off. Moving footage.
And what you have to remember Concorde was designed using log tables, slide rules, drawing boards and set squares, rather than calculators, computers and CAD software.
Exactly, well said.
Yup, the French knew their stuff back then...
@@dasmaurerle4347 and British
@@dasmaurerle4347 both countries were had the same Idea nobber both had similar looking models and specifications The French bless them had NO chance of building this aircraft alone the sheer Scale was off the charts, if you even bother doing a little research into the story of Concord the designers/ scientist French/British mainly British scientists who came up with ingenious solutions like the free floating inner shell which contained the passengers to counter surface expansion due to friction heat traveling at supersonic , the moving nose cone to see where your taxing after landing the headache never ended the problem solving of Materials wing design, attaining supersonic speeds jetliner
When the first r concord rolled out further testing continued for a further 7 years , The next generation of conr
I worked for TWA as a flight attendant based at JFK in 1986 saw it almost every week ..Happy days 👍🇬🇧🇺🇲
The aircraft was way ahead of its time. Beautiful machine.
Amazing Power !
I have more technology in my Smart phone than this dinosaur!
How many miles to the gallon?
@@jimmycline4778 You're not supposed to compare it to a smart phone or the latest passanger jet's flight controls, you compare it to planes from the 50s and 60s. That said, there's still nothing out there that can hang with it in performance or looks.
@@michaelcameron2292 Miles? Or yards?
I was so fortunate to make the trip for New York and London and back. What a wonderful experience and one I’ll never forget.
Must have been such an experience!!! I wonder how loud it was inside the aircraft?
@@059_madelineabigail5No louder than any other plane. You could hear the faint hum of the fuel pumps shifting fuel around to trim it in flight. Amazing
The most beautiful aircraft in the world,gives you shivers watching her race along the runway and then soar high into the heavens like an Angel going home.
Wonderful Comment.
@@richardscally694 Thanks so much
What a beautiful description of this truly amazing aircraft ,
Thanks so much guys ❤
The most beautiful plane ever build. Thanks for posting. :-)
... really , that's for shure ...:)
Looks very much like a long billed bird.
I saw it at Paris in 1980..
Very unfortunate accident that led to its grounding and subsequent9 phasing out.
The TU 114 is the Best supersonic airplane i'm the world off Rusian
for sure1
Second only to the Vulcan
Still the most stunning aircraft created.
I remember when that thing came in. We were shopping in Stevenage with Mum and Dad and suddenly the whole town came to a standstill. This beautiful sleek noisy m.f. flew over. Fantastic.
Mark Westwood yes the approach to Luton runway comes over Stevenage.
I was privileged enough to fly this amazing aircraft and to know you all saw me well not me but me flying this it has made my life I have come to the point where I'm in a wheelchair but you have made my day thank you all sorry for any spelling errors my sight has gone as well I salute you all for whoever sees this
@@user-ky6vw5up9m that thing.lol
I remember this takeoff. We were in Harpenden and it flew over as a complete surprise. Could still see the glow from the reheats. Wonderful. I spent many an hour at that fence at luton, all the bearded guys with their handheld radios tuned to the tower.
I'm surprised that so many lament ,the end of the concorde era, i miss it yes but very few where actually able to fly on it as it was a very exclusive aircraft !
In my mind this was the sadest thing happening in flight history. Would have loved to see it flying in our skies for ever, a great honour for England/France developement.
Don’t forget Scotland
Amen
SADDEST! Duh.. Lol
Come on...
@@zacharyhustler9378 Perhaps not for you as you were working in the toilette of the american companies & wouldn't wish to loose your job F.I.
And wales
Wow. It's so elegant and beautiful, then it unleashes such awesome power, like a fine race horse. It's a shame that we didn't keep at least one of these magnificent machines flying.
we didnt want to keep showing the USA we can do something they couldnt ;-)
The last nearly airworthy Concorde is in a specially built museum at Grantley Adams Airport on Barbados where it was parked after its last flight. Well worth a visit if you ever go to Barbados.
@@patthewoodboy yet we have the strongest military. And we don't talk like them miserable British accents
@@patthewoodboywe will let you have this one 😎
The speed at which it gets up to take off speed is obviously faster than a regular jet. You can almost see the speed surges happening every few seconds. What a fascinating piece of machinery!
Was just saying the same thing. The acceleration is mind blowing.
@@donperryautomotivelà
As an Aussie only saw the Concorde once. Driving into Heathrow, and it took off directly ahead of and over us. A truly memorable sight.
As a South African I have never seen any of the Concordes.... except on photographs and video clips.... like this one.
Same - landed in Heathrow in 1995 after a day of flying from Sydney. We were at a car rental place and one took off from the runway right near the rental place. It was an amazing experience.
As a Zairian/Congolese, I used to see the Concorde when the late president Mobutu used to rent it on some of his foreign trips. I remember how Americans at Andrews Airbase were amazed once the Concorde landed, with Mobutu and his extended family in it. For some reason, I was proud then..
@@andrewkemp1882exactly the same experience. Picking up a car on the north side car rental car parks and it shot down the adjacent runway and roared up. The sound give this adult such shivers at seeing it so close. You could feel the power.
@@xr6ladIt blew my mind and shook my soul, quite literally. Amazing that air travel has dithered around with winglets and screens and on board cameras for the two decades since Concorde was mothballed, but no one is getting anywhere any faster.
I saw Concorde perform at an airshow and it was far and away the loudest thing I ever heard in my life.
Absolutely awesome. 😊
I was at Donnington watching a rock festival in the 80's... concorde took off from East Midlands Airport and flew over the crowd at about 500 feet.. it completely drowned out all the music, never heard a noise like it...
@@marksudlow5083 I would love to have been there. 🙂
The one thing I did not mention was Concorde made a low-speed pass over the water and about 300 feet behind it twin waterspouts rose from the lake and trailed it until it throttled up and climbed away. 🙂
I was underneath the flight path as it came in at c2,000 feet on way into Luton and it scared me rigid!
"Nope look up Discovery launch.
@@johndavid5618 Actually, seeing and hearing a big one go up at KSC is high on my Bucket List.
I want to feel the sound throughout my body as in the good old days with Apollo.
GREAT finding this brilliant video, especially as I was one of the passengers! Landed in LHR after a quick flight up around the Outer Hebrides. Coached back to Luton. This was my first Concorde flight (of four) and a treasured memory. I believe we did a slow fly past after take-off for the benefit of the gathered supersonic fans.
I miss Concorde - the most beautiful aircraft ever made!
you and me both...
Concorde was the pinnacle of aviation grace/elegance.
Saw Concorde when it flew around NZ ... ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!
I miss seeing this beautiful aircraft flying over my house. I was always in awe of her.
For me... the Concorde was the most beautiful airplane that ever flew.
As a girl it was my dream when I grow up once in my life to fly with the majestic and beautiful Concorde. Unfortunately it was to late. At least I had the chance to visit and get inside the Concorde at the Technology Museum Sinsheim. I was fascinated , overwhelmed and sad at the same time. What a feeling.
My god absolutely and utterly stunning aircraft, she is very sadly missed.
The most beautiful plane in the fleet and a plane truly missed. R.I.P. Concorde
To me The Concorde was and still is the most beautiful thing ever to fly.
Yeah.... Along with the 747..!! ❤👍 Imho..!!
I missed seeing that magnificent aircraft when I was living in Brooklyn New York I was literally 10 minutes away from JFK International Airport God bless all those who put together that incredible aircraft
A woman crying watching her last ever flight was asked, why are you crying, you've never flown on her; she replied, " because they've taken the dream away".
Absolutely true!
.. very sad 😔
I had the privilege of going aboard one of the prototypes (002) a few years ago. Even had the chance to talk with some of the designers - what a day that was. One of the rare occasions where the French actually co-operated with us to come up with the most impressive aircraft ever built. The engineering was amazing and I was quite surprised at how small the aircraft was inside.
You can go aboard this prototype Concorde any time you visit Duxford.
002 is at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton
@@jonmcgee3358 yes, you are right, it’s prototype 101 at Duxford.
I think we're the uncooperative jerks now.
Still the most incredible plane ever built!!
Most beautiful man made machine ever
Most iconic man made object ever. Nothing else made in reasonable numbers is ever referred to in the singular. Just think, you drive A Bugatti 41 whereas you fly in Concorde!
Saturn v...!! Imho..!! But yes.. A true beauty..!! 👍
Thank you very much for this priceless footage. RIP Concorde.
Had one fly over our old house once when it was in service, it wasn’t particularly high either and it made the entire house shake! Now it was still high enough, we aren’t talking tree top skimming here! Awesome power... I’ll never forget that. Shame it was scrapped.
Seeing this video I can't help wondering at the skill of pilots avoiding a tail strike as they rotated to lift-off. The rear overhang was enormous. That's awesome.
My parents were fairly well traveled and they both used to contend, there was nothing like that flight. For several years they were blessed to experience this amazing art, and for me, it is sad I will never be able to fly Concorde. Wow.... still so special!!!
The most magnificent machine ever built. French style shoved to the edge of space by British Rolls-Royce at the speed of a jet fighter... Exceptional Achievement.
I agree
I remember when concorde would fly over our house when young, literally made the house shake, you wouldn't be able to hear the TV clearly...was crazy to watch fly over, you could feel its power miles away.
The most beautiful airplane ever build, history here will not repeat itself, it is sad that we don't see this legendary bird fly again, I love it since I was a kid and now I'm 48 years old and i still search about its videos to watch it fly hearing the sound of its engines, real enjoyment for me.
I do the same thing (smile).
@@babydoll629 ❤🌹
The Concordes had Rolls-Royce engines, didn't they?
@@bobtaranto8896 yep
What a fantastic sight. I was working as a subcontractor at Casablanca airport in October 1974, what a privilege to see it take off many times in the three weeks I was there. The BAC people worked very hard, 7 full days a week, they were all doing their bit for the project, they were great bunch to work with. Happy days.
Stunning. What is really noticeable is the acceleration and time to rotate is truly unbelievable, the power to weight ratio must be far higher than normal aircraft.
Absolutely unbelievable sight, would have loved to have seen it take off like that, only ever saw it go over especially on Grand National day it always flew over Aintree in Liverpool.
Such a shame, should have never been retired. 😢
Pure and simply.... the greatest aeroplane ever built.
Beautiful footage, thank you! What a gorgeous bird she was ❤️
Remember seeing it landing and taking off here in Miami , it was such a wonderful aircraft, ahead of His Time. It was like a slow motion Bird taking off. My cousin work in the cleaning crew of those planes , said it was like a spaceship, just a Gem . ✈️✈️🇬🇧🇫🇷💯
My son’s & I were able to see the Concord take off from Ontario Airport California back in the early ‘80’s!
It was Very Impressive!
And FAST!!!
Gone, but not forgotten. Simply the most beautiful commercial aircraft ever invented. Considering this was created over fifty years ago, we are actually going backwards technologically.
Hallo Jeremy, nicht nur Technologisch, sondern auch in allen anderen Belangen.❗👎 😵 🥴
Freundlichst Willi . . . 🤷♂️
The same could be said about space exploration. Man went to the Moon over fifty years ago and we still haven't returned. The Space Shuttle is gone and we're relegated to mere rockets. Backwards it is then.
Think about Climate Change ?
Not how that works particularly. We absolutely could build supersonic airlines again, there just isn’t much point. They aren’t the most commercially viable of aircraft. Airlines are made for fuel efficiency, which is a good idea generally speaking. The Concorde for example was very inefficient below its optimum speed, and due to many countries having a ban on overland supersonic flight, you can see the issues. Also generally speaking regular airliners flying at “only” Mach 0.8-0.9, are cheaper to fly on, operate and are generally more comfortable, and likely more environmental as well. The Concorde was brilliant though, very nice looking aeroplane.
Hopefully one day an aircraft like concorde can reach orbit and take passengers on a space flight.
WOW!
When my brother and I were young kids, we were mesmerized by this plane.
Fantastic piece of human engineering, particularly for the time, sorely missed.
I had one fly over my head driving past JFK in the late 90's. It was landing and it was so loud it shook the ground. So impressive. I'll never forget it.
An absolute beauty of a flying machine.. sadly missed .. well done all who conceived and built her and well done to the sky jockeys who flew her and the teams who maintained her .. very very well done ❤❤❤
Big thanks to the late #TonyBenn who championed this plane through out its complete life span, from concept until its retirement. Just imagine what we could achieve with that sort of co-operative thinking and doing - the Americans might’ve landed on the moon, but we would’ve offered package holidays to it!
My son and I were there to watch her on every visit to Luton…..absolutely awesome spectacular memory! 😝
I grew up at a distance with the bird of beauty. When i was a schoolboy living in Cornwall, I use to hear the booms as she went super sonic heading to the USA and Later on when i was in the RAF based near London, we use to pause our volleyball game to watch her coming into land at Heathrow a few miles away. Even at a distance we could tell it was her. And later while visiting The Tower of London for the day off in the distance i got to see all 3 Concode's coming into land for the last time.
I saw her flying in Barbados in 1996. So loud and beautiful. Sadly missed. Fuel efficient engines and safety upgrades and we could have a charger plane still flying today.... we definitely need a successor
So, I grew up in Caracas and years ago my parents had some friends who live right next door to the international airport in Maiquetia. Next to the fence across the runway. We once went to visit them and I kept hearing all these airplanes flying to land at the airport so I asked for permission to climb the stairs to the house's roof to see this happening. A few minutes after I got there I hear this roar coming from out of nowhere and this little dot in the sky became bigger by the second when I realized it was the Concorde, it flew so close over me I thought I could touch it! An absolutely magical experience.
Such an aviation tour de force...truly and sorely missed! This vehicle was way ahead of its time👍
That was such a beautiful aircraft but oh boy so LOUD, There was a time I occasionally attended court in Reading to support the clients of the charity I worked for. Reading was on the direct flight path from Heathrow to the Atlantic. The clerk would say to us, "At around 11 o'clock Concorde goes over. You will not be able to make yourself heard for the noise so don't even try!" It was true.
Where I live is very close to Farnborough, the home of the famous air show. We were in the garden one day when there was this huge roar and one of the Concorde prototypes zoomed over from the east before curving round to go back the the airfield. It was really low and just amazing. Not going very fast, not aiming for supersonic speeds it what can only have been a flight of a few minutes. Magical.
She has beautiful graceful lines. I smiled just watching her slowly rising and moving to take off. What a testimony to human creativity; we can fly…like the birds.
A friend of mine is like that; she was a Concorde air hostess.
when Concorde was still in service and I had to go to Reading for business, I always ensured I was there around 11am for when it passed over. The crackle from those 4 Olympus engines was wonderful to hear.
One of the best examples of engineering in all of history. Hail Concorde
Might be one of the most beautiful man made creations ever. What an extraordinary machine
I live under the 27 approach to Heathrow, sometimes aircraft fly directly overhead at around 4000'. Concorde always stopped me in my tracks, absolutely majestic aircraft, beautiful and much missed.
A friend of mine was an air hostess on Concorde; blonde and full of grace; two of a kind.
The most beautiful airplane ✈️✈️✈️✈️ for travel
I worked right next to the runway from where Concorde took off to New York every morning at 11 am . An awe inspiring sight and sound and the ground shook whilst the world stopped and watched. Unbelievable.
What a GREAT takeoff shot! I flew on Concorde from LHR to JFK on Sept. 14, 2003. Fantastic flight!
Jealous!
I flew on Concorde on 20th September 1997 with my dear partner from Heathrow. It was a supersonic champagne flight over Atlantic and back to Heathrow. No words can describe the fantastic feeling of that magical flight especially being able to see a BLACK sky over you almost on the edge of the universe and a slight curvature of the earth. Overwhelming. I'll never forget those that experience and no ordinary flight can come close to that feeling. Our Concorde is now resting in Bristol. We have visited it once and wished to repeat those extraordinary moments. We have seen Concorde departure a few times on air shows and a final one from Heathrow on 17th October 2003. I did cry. I will never hear that unique roar and won't see a beautiful shape of that masterpiece fly again. Fantastic era ended. I'm lucky that I was part of it. 😢
Fisheye glass windows in the cabin. You can't see a curve from the flight deck. Flat as a pancake that goes on forever.
Jesus that was about 0-230 mph in under 20 seconds!
From time started to roll, about 15 seconds. Still, incredibly quick roll to take off velocity.
HeartlandTuber it goes a mile in 3 seconds
As a former sst pilot and having 38,060 of static thrust I could get off the ground in 600 feet at 120 tons. I have been contacted by Air France 🇫🇷 to come out of retirement I guess their making a comeback in 2019
Sst Pilot very untrue they are sadly never coming back, this makes me doubt the fact that you where even a pilot you liar
@@9carcottrell246 You are hilarious bud. Still claiming to be an ex Concorde pilot........
an aircraft that still had lots to give, will be missed
I love the story of how, when the Concorde first made its first commercial flight in '76, and Elton John was touring, Princess Anne was at one of his shows, and she was asked if she liked it, and she said "yes; it was louder than the Concorde!" So Elton called it the "Louder Than The Concorde" Tour!🤣
I remember her flying over my house regularly,
Banking left and heading towards Heathrow airport.
Absolutely majestic.
This glorious Speedbird looked like it was doing Mach 2 even on the runway!
The Greatest plane ever built, no question.
A beautiful bird. The only airplane that people would stop and watch. Phil Collins flew to USA on one at Live Aid, it flew over Wembley Stadium to the cheers from that huge crowd.
Oddly enough, it was tiny inside by comparison to other contemporary aircraft and window seats were not for those of a large stature!
I was fortunate to be given official access to a 'few' Concordes at Heathrow one Sunday morning. Although I never flew in one, I have sat in a pilot's seat! What amazed me most was how much the structure moved around while walking inside it. I wouldn't say it bounced, but it was certainly not like standing on solid ground!
Marvelous aircraft, sadly missed by many.
Absolutely marvellous! I remember driving along the road in Filton and the stop lights started flashing, then all of a sudden the car started jumping around it was Concord just on my right side on full afterburners bloody fantastic 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
As a young man I worked at Manchester Airport, hardstanding reconstruction. Stood under it ( more or less) as it took off. To a young me it seemed more 'rocket' than plane.
I flew the rocket in 1996. Awesome
Norman Chaney lucky!!
Norman Chaney I guess u are a justin bieber fan lmao
@@Matt-nx1vs white is kinda sus
@Nn Dd that's not dead it's still alive
The Concord was an epic aeroplane,otwithstanding the environmental impacts of such high performance technology.
I was about 10years old, when Dad took the family to Kingsford Smith Airport,to watch the arrival of the first Concord to come to Australia.
Very, very loud, along with tremendous dark plumes of exhaust on the take-off.
Such was life in the early 1970's,blissfully ignorant of the damage to the environment air travel is.
Thanks for the upload, a slice of nostalgia 👍😊
Truly the most beautiful and awesome aircraft ever made - goosebumps watching this - thank you for posting!
I really enjoyed taking the video but boy was it cold, it took all my concentration to hold the camera steady. Mal Smalley
It's my pleasure. Mal
It was amazing and completely unforgettable flying in her from NYC to LHR ... she was like a rocket
Went in the cockpit of concorde 1995 for my 5th birthday I miss these planes
I saw Speedbird over Glasgow with the Red Arrows days before her demise. I could have cried. An aircraft I grew up with. Sorely missed.
Bring her back 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Athenna G. Agreed 👍:)
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😂 tranquilo mis niños
No she's very dangerous and way too expensive
Boy Gaming really? That would be like a dream come true , such a beautiful thing
@@plozano00ify she not dangerous, she crashed once and that was not because she had major faults. Air France did a fantastic job of covering up the failures that made her crash.
My word, it sounds like a fighter jet. Can't believe how short the take off roll was either given Concorde had to be at like 240mph before it would take off!
qwerty this was a short hop with minimal fuel required.
qwerty - 'like' 240mph? So 239 or 241mph, you mean?
@@markfox1545 what?
V1 was about 160mph
@@richardbrooks50
That sounds about right.
From what I read it started rotating at about 200mph and as you can see the time from start of rotation to actually breaking ground was a few seconds.
Probably going somewhere around 220+mph when it first gets airborne.
The acceleration with those afterburners is very impressive and the acceleration isn't linear meaning the faster it goes the faster the rate of acceleration increases.
Bring back concord ,it never failed , The only failure was the maintenance of the run way with debris on it
On the contrary, Concorde had already failed on the drawing board. In 1976, a Concorde design engineer told me that the plane would never make a profit, because the size of the necessary fuel tanks for intercontinental travel made it impossible to fit enough seats for commercial success. This was a political project doomed to fail, taken over by technocrats with no business sense. It was also doomed because of the horrendous engine noise. Standing on the South Coast, the ear-splitting cacophony could be heard whilst the in-coming plane was still out of sight over the English Channel. I first flew in 1958. By 1963, it was obvious that we should have been designing aircraft for the mass market. Instead, with Concorde, the taxpayer was subsidizing tickets for the wealthy elite and naïve flying enthusiasts.
Thats what I said too, the only failure was the runway maintenance guys
I have seen Concorde on the ground and in the air. She was a thing of great beauty - and smaller than I ever imagined.
This is what we call the future in the past.... what a terrible pity the beautiful bird is gone,
Bon voyage Concorde !!!
Back in 1969 I was extremely lucky to see Concordes training flights. I was training to become a NAAFI manager at Fairford Air Force base.
I would climb onto the roof of a building on base and watch Concorde fly over my head, felt I could touch the plane only some 100 feet above me
You thought that a vulcan was noisy, then you hear the more powerful engines roar
One of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen!
This aeroplane was way advanced and a head of its time so sad it is not still flying today 😢 pure magic
Concorde was a Goddess. A shame to lose the most stunning aircraft designed and built in aviation history. A thrill of a lifetime NYC -> London Heathrow: 1994.
I miss these aircraft so much.
I used to watch her every afternoon flying over my house on her way to LHR. I would look up thinking ' one of these days, I will fly on you.' Then in September 1997, I got the chance. It was one of those one off trips. We took off from Heathrow, flew out over the Atlantic where she reached mach 2. Then on to Paris and home by Eurostar. It was a day I will never forget in a special Birthday year for me.
My favourite bird with her best looking livery
One of the most charismatic aeroplanes ever created. Used to love watching it.
Bloody hell, this glamour girl could lift from ANY runway!
Ltn Airport aint small... a jumbo can and has landed there
Concorde made several flights from Luton Airport in October 1983, including taking 100 Vauxhall workers to Bordeaux for lunch. They were celebrating the success of the Cavalier.
😁👍
I remember when the first Concorde, built in Bristol, in the UK, first flew. Local flights were suspended and it flew, low and slow around the city, Everyone was outdoors to see.
I was there, and for the last fairwell pass-over. before landing at Filton, where she now rests in her own modern Museum.
Concorde was Queen of the Skies. A beautiful bird and even seeing her take-off on this video has stirred the emotions. Everyone loved her, even those who never got to fly in her.