@1ns4ne1d10t well in man , did you know that the americans stole brtish idea of how to get to mach 1 , it wasnt the speed we had already achived that .. spitfire could oush on mach1 but to get it up to that speed it had to nose dive air rushing over the elavator made it impossible for the pilot to pull out thus hes ended up a smoking hole in the ground , but yeah americans stole our idea of a fully moving elavator and apllied it to the X-1 ... silly yanks allways taking credit =P
HMM this dont look like it took off at about 10:48 at night cause my dad worked at Heathrow when the last every concorde took off. Think u have the wrong one mate
@smilerzmilerz1 the last ever concorde flight was a ferry flight from lhr to filton on the 26th november 2003 gboaf and it took off shortly after 11am
@spinaway I understand you maybe a fan of the plane but let's face it. The plane was not perfected. It was too dangerous when it comes to plane standards. And British A was the only one who used this plane. And they barely had any concurred. Amazing plane for it's time, but had flaws. A shame though that they never decided to make the plane safer.
@spinaway yeah imagine if more than 2 airlines flew it. i LIKE the damn plane. it wasnt completely safe because airlines weren't making money from it to make major upgrades to the plane.
More than two airlines did fly it. British Airways. Air France. And Braniff.
The latter flew BA and AF Concordes onward from IAD, utilizing its own pilots, its own operational certificate, and stickers placed over the French and British registrations.
Contrary to popular belief though, Singapore Airlines never operated Concorde. They only painted 1 side of Concorde G-BOAD with their colors, and provided two "Singapore Girls" for a short lived joint-venture. BA retained all ops.
@spinaway Any aircraft where people have died on board due to a crash does NOT have a 100% safety record you twat. There isn't an aircraft in the world that hasn't seen fatalities besides Orville and Wilbur's Wright Flyer I.
@prorobo Fuck off you canadian cunt, concord crashed once due to debris on the runway, you sad jealous prick, how many jumbos have crashed in the last 27 years, what a sad little shit you are.
@spinaway Wow you must either be a virgin or have an extremely small penis to be this angry. You keep bringing up this 747 comparison, well here's some knowledge you faggot...
There have been 1,418 747's built and put into commercial service since 1969. 39 of them have crashed with fatalities. That's 0.03% of the total number built have crashed.
20 Concordes were built. 1 crashed with fatalities. That's 0.05% of the total number built have crashed.
@prorobo What A jealous Person You Are, I bet you wish you owned a boat, Ha Ha I Can go out to sea Fishing Anytime i want, Its Fuckin Great Dream on jealous Boy, Small Dick big Boat.
@spinaway You are simply an ignoramus. I proved your ludicrous theory wrong with statistics so you retort with gibberish. My in-laws own both fishing boats and a wakeboard boat. Being on the water is fun but not in winter.
@prorobo Yes But You posted 5 comments on my channel, Every one slagging off the restoration of my Boat, Which only Goes to prove you are a jealous little Shitbag.
@spinaway You claimed I was jealous before I commented on your stupid but nicely restored boat. And here I thought the British prided themselves on education.
"There isn't an aircraft in the world that hasn't seen fatalities"
WRONG. No one's died in the flight operation of a 777, A340, nor A380 at this point. About the closest anyone's gotten was a ground op where a crew fell out the door onto concrete.
No offense, but if you want to toss the word "stupid" around, you might want to first employ even a BASIC grasp of general stat.
1 Concorde crash out of only 14 production models, with very limited flight hours, is a statistical DISASTER. Considering that over a thousand production 747s have flown, with many thousand times more flight hours and RPKs... they'd actually have to have several DOZEN more crashes in order to get the same fatality rate as the single crash gave Concorde.
the concorde or any supersonic airplane should come back. it seems like the aviation industry went backwards by eliminating use of these fine aircrafts
@skbuoy yeah too right, I do hope supersonic does come back 1 day, even if they gave all Concorde's a make over and started using her again, like newer engines to cut don on noise and longer body to get more passengers on-board. it was very sad to see Concorde do her last flight in 2003! who knows maybe Airbus or Boeing will come up with a supersonic aircraft.
My dad learnt to fly on Hawker Harts, then graduated to Blenheims! But whenever he saw Concorde flying, he would stop to watch, then say "Nice aeroplane that".
British under-statement at it's best! And he always referred to aeroplanes as "she":) I live near Bristol & had the immense pleasure of watching one fly very low along the valley, over the suspension bridge & on to Filton. All you could do was wave then cry.
I still find it hard not to shed a tear for the end of the supersonic travel era. Funny how we'll look back on this. When Concorde entered revenue service most of us didn't have computers, only some of us had touch tone phones, and cars still had carburetors. But we had faster than sound jet travel. So weird how history has worked here.
And so another stunning piece of engineering is consigned to the history books. The accident was a tragedy but so was the decision to stop flying such an incredible machine.
@lillydaher that's the whole idea, that's what turbo-jet's are man, the more noise the better, supersonic boom boom. its turbofans what are quiet and on a Boeing 747 or Airbus a380 it takes like 9 hours to get to United States from UK and then you suffer jet lag.
The reason why most americans dont like it is that not only the noise was loud but that americans didnt like it because it wasnt thiers. The british and french did what the americans couldnt and this made a lot of americans jeleous so thats why they didnt like it.
Sorry 3 Fucking years our boys held out in WWII against a super power....It was not until the Japs blew you half to hell that you thought it was worth getting stuck in!
shut up you fat cunt you know you yankee bastards could pull off anything like Concorde just because you have no imagination and lack even half a brain between the 350 million of you oo yes you saved us in that war wow we are so damn grateful, FUCK OFF why don't you go and have dinner with your cousin/wife/sister because obviously they are the same person because otherwise you couldnt possibly be american!!!
While the Americans were still scratching their heads on how to stop their flying donkey 707 from falling apart over the atlantic UK & France were writing history with a sleek plane that can do 3 trips from LHR-JFK in the time it takes for their inefficient slow mules to finally make 1 journey! We made that plane. U.S planes don't make it past the think tank. Ours did Its obvious we are 6-steps ahead of the U.S. They still can't make an MD or a Boeing that doesn't fall apart. X'-D
RR engines, thats what it is! The Americans even had "us" making engines for them in North America under Alison which was R/Royce (North America) the only engines Americans make that are good all over the world are Cummins & CAT.
Absolutely right. They claimed the noise pollution was to great for it to land in majority of airports across America so allowed it into only 2 airports. Yet if the yanks made that plan oh it would have been a different story completely wouldn't it? Americans were outclassed and didn't like it which is typical of them. It was our flagship and made decades ahead it's time and retired way before it's time. Hope it flies for the 2012 Olympics and shows why it should be in the skies.
@ZlunkeyMonkey If america made a supersonic passenger carrier, the cabin doors would fall off as soon as they cut the ribbon! if you dared to thump it, the engines would fall off, the tailfin would kill someone, then the entire undercarridge would collapse. their boeings undress themselves in the sky at 500mph so god-knows what mach 2 would do!
@1ns4ne1d10t hey dumbass!(: why dont you stop bad mouthing america or get the hell out! And ive never heard about a Boeing 707 crash...cant say the same about the Concorde though....uhh ohh!(:
@Trevon123Vivens "Stop bad mouthing america or get the hell out" Lol I'm not even american for a start I'm a Brit who lives in Britain so I'm already out of america. Your 707's were so unreliable they never started up to leave the runways so its a no wonder why they never crashed because they hardly flew! Lol
@Trevon123Vivens To be honest I'm surprised any of your airliners takeoff because you lot are stuffing your faces so much with doughnuts, Whimpy burgers & french fries 24/7. I'm surprised you lot knew we have fish & chips & drink tea. I didn't know americans knew that much about geography & culture. *Faint*
when starts up at first its hit and miss but as time goes bye with technology improves and therefore so does the aircraft, like the 727 wasn't very reliable and 707 wasn't either but that was Boeing's first ever ,so people can't expect this really reliable aircraft. Boeing came reliable and superior from the 737 and so on, now Boeing are so innovative its unbelievable with the new 747 and 787, Airbus and Boeing i think are pretty much equal, but as i always say, if it aint Boeing it aint going!
@Trevon123Vivens Actually if you check The aircraft crash data base there have been 57 boeing 707s which have crashed, just type it into google, sorry to dissapoint.
You should've called upon a slightly higher expression of intelligence before making that post. Concorde doesn't need your inaccurate drivel in order for praise, it was good enough in its own right. Grow up.
@ImmortalSynn Thats funny, you are bad mouthing me for defending the Concorde!? Thats a new one. I've never heard of someone bad mouthing someone else who is taking up for it. Humans usually do a thing which is called 'agree' Nonetheless, there is always a first time for everything. Still, One can't always please others with an opinion. Never mind, there is always a huge hole in your behind that you can stick things up if you don't like them. I thought you might agree, obviously not.
"you are bad mouthing me for defending the Concorde!"
Apparently, your reading comprehension is even weaker than your communicative capabilities. I'm not surprised.
I'm saying you don't have to make up fake arguments about the USA to promote Concorde. Concorde's reputation is strong enough on its own, without your nonsense.
@ImmortalSynn I took a look at your profile earlier and saw that you were from the United States. It says it all. Don't feel bad, just because the Americans havn't come up with a supersonic airliner doesn't mean they never will. Even the Russians made the Tu-144 and thats saying something. No need to get touchy over youtube. The USA will get there eventually.
"I took a look at your profile earlier and saw that you were from the United States."
Which now tells me that not only do you have piss-poor communicative and comprehensive capabilities, as discussed earlier... but now also that you're prone to making poor assumptions.
I currently LIVE in the USA... that does not in any way/form/fashion indicate that I'm FROM the USA, genius. And regardless, it doesn't change my original assertion. You've got a lot of learning to do chum(p).
@ImmortalSynn "comprehensive capabilities, as discussed earlier"
We havn't discussed anything!? There was no 'discussion' between us. You took Umbridge to what I said but that is your problem and only yours. Not mine. At least I admit my assumptions are just opinions and did not state them as facts. Learn to read posts CHUM(P) lol
Lets be honest, as far as your profile states you are an American. I don't know that you are British or Chinese do I? I do not know you from Adam.
My profile only states my currently location... you ASSUMED that to be my nationality/origin, but there's nothing in it to indicate such, one way or another. Quit scapegoating-- it makes you come off as even more weak-minded than originally accused.
@ImmortalSynn What I will do in future is follow your lead example and ask any Italian living in Italy is he/she was born in IRAQ. Or shall I ask a Georgian living in Georgia if they are RUSSIAN?! I'm quite certain I would get shot for asking that question but I would look like more of an idiot if I assumed it wouldn't I? According to you... You should really give up scrolling down the comments pages for loose threads to pull on to start an arguement. It really doesn't get you anywhere.
The scope of your stupidity is *truly* astonishing.
Your (ridiculously simple-minded example) is based on you knowing that it was an ITALIAN (or Georgian) you were asking in the first place, dimwit.
A more accurate example would be you chatting over the net, with someone you've never seen/heard but who has "Rome" as their location, and assuming them to be Italian. And then wondering why you strike out, if that person turns out not to BE Italian, but simply living/working there.
@ImmortalSynn You aren't familiar with general sarcasm so are you German or do you come from Venus?
Well to be honest... only an idiot would move to America. America is there to be laughed at not to be taken seriously. Much like the person I am talking to.
I'm familiar with it, just as I'm aware that sarcasm is considered the lowest form of wit. As such, I'm done conversing with the likes of you-- I can't in good conscious continue to engage a battle of wit with someone who's so woefully unarmed.
@ImmortalSynn That was an incredibly short conversation. I'm sorry you feel you must leave on such short notice it seems such a waste of a conversation, especially with a person who carries around a humourous self-confessed superiority. Still, I would like to continue our 'chat' only some of us have better things to do in our lives then talk to people from Youtube. Yes sarcasm IS the lowest form of whit and I will agree with that. But the lowest form of whit is still a form of whit. Ciao!
I remember going to see Concorde land at RAF Leuchars when I was a kid, there was loads of golfers on board coming into St Andrews. It's a shame that we seem to being going backwards technologywise, we will probably never see another supersonic airliner in our lifetimes.
I remember in 1978 being a small boy (about 6) at a air show. We were standing as close to the runway as permitted. At that age Concorde was stuff every little boy dreamed of. We all wanted to grow up and be a Concorde pilot. Sitting on my dads shoulders i remember seeing her start the take off run, getting faster and closer to us with every second. Overwhelmed with excitement, pulse racing and fixated in magical wonder as she rotated right level of us. ......
.....The noise was defining. I was yelling out but could not hear my voice. The air shook and the vibration went right through my body down to the bone. Memories of that childhood moment and the excitement it gave me has stayed with me always. Last year i was at Duxford looking at Concorde. Not far from me there was a father with a couple of kids about the age i was back in 1978. They were looking with.....
.....interest and it made me feel a little sad for them. They were just looking at a lifeless exhibit and I thought...your never going to see it alive, hear that noise, feel that vibration or experience for yourselves what it was that blew apart the mind of that little 6 year old boy all those years ago.
That is a truly beautiful story that rings true for me also. I had a similar experience with my father aged 5 (1988) There has never been a more glorious sight or sound in my life than that of this phenomianally graceful bird take to the sky. :') These are memories that i will cherish to the grave.
Quite a few airports actually allowed it. JFK, IAD and MIA saw regular Concorde service. The charter list of airports, that Concorde has flown to over the years for the US is at least 60 different airports. You could charter an aircraft to a large number or airports in the US.
It was only at first, in the 70's when it was a real problem but as it transpired, some 707's proved to be noisier and Concorde noise issues disappeared.
Concorde never sold in sufficient numbers to finance the development needed to update it and keep it going. Contrast this with the 747, which has evolved over many years, and is still in use worldwide.
More UFO's were reported from the Concord than all of the other aircraft types put together... Why...? And just what the hell were they seeing... Sounds like the military shut them down... The Concorde has a good safety record... It is a great aircraft and should be allowed to fly...
@guitarplayerforu: there is a 99.9 percent of they but its extremely unlikely it will return to service. the only place for this amazing plane is airshows.
yes you may have a point. concord flew higher than any passenger jet and i,m sure there has been many sightings of ufo,s. its the same with nasa i,m sure they also retain a lot of secret info about sightings from orbit. i think there is a lot we dont know and i reccon we,d all be a bit scared if we knew the real truth!!
i thought the concorde fleet was pulled from active duty by the NTSB after a finding of a concorde crash that showed a problem that would be found with the entire fleet. Everyone on youtube saying stopped because it was too expensive but thats not the reason right?
The reason it was pulled was because it was too expensive to run. The crash had nothing to do with it. You don't cease an airline/plane from from flying on one accident unless the fault was on the aircraft and an on going one. The Concorde had a thirty odd year safety record and was actually a safe aircraft but complications on the runway it took off from caused it to crash.
Your saying that like I didnt know. My grandad used worked on the concorde, my dad worked on the same site where he still works now but in a different job, I see the last concorde to ever fly most days as I live about 10 minutes away from it. So..... there.
Well, I live in the US and I am 18, so I don't know much about the Concorde. My dad has worked for Boeing, Northwest, and now Delta. I guess I am ignorant when it comes to the Concorde, and I am not ashamed by that, b/c ignorant means, you are not well versed in a particular thing, unless you are good in CGI like I am, you would be considered ignorant in terms of 3D CGI, just to cite and example.
@Airportchris2 did you get to like Concorde in the end? it was a truly amazing airplane, i would of love to travel on her, maybe she'll be flying again one day. i like Boeing plane but only like em from the 737 and so on. Concorde was noisy but what the hell to it, Concorde supersonic hence the noise!
@guitarplayerforu Well, one day, the Concorde will be a obsolete aircraft, like all things become eventually, so a new supersonic aircraft may have better engines, newer design, etc.
Well, I like Boeing's new line, the 787 and the 747-8.
@Airportchris2 i've heard a romour that their re designing the concorde and plan to get the all new concorde in service in the future, i hope its a plane that'll carry 250 or more! and yeah i luv both 787 dreamliner and the 747-8i which is like a double decker version of the 787! cant wait to travel on em and it'd be interesting to fly on a airbus a380!
noo...its because its ssssssooooooooooo un fuel efficient it took fuel for a direct flight from singapore to LAX (thru the pacific) for only london to manchester
its a supersonic aircraft that you wouldn't be on for more than an hour or so on most flights, so you wouldn't really have time to complain about size. The safety record lol! it hadn't had enough flights to have enough data to compile a realistic and reliable saftey record, and now ,sadly, it never will.
Besides, plenty of the crashes that caused this bad safety record were because of the landing strips being cluttered with debris, not because of the individual planes actions.
hiorka, concorde was in serve for 27 years, if thats not long enough i dont know wat is. also if ur in a plane with a bad saftey record even if u r on the plane for 3 hours ur more likely to have a crash. also many american airports wouldnt take it because it was so noisy.
Although it was the American airline that made the waste, it was up to the aircrew at Paris to check the runway for FOD before the aircraft's take off, so its more the frogs problem then you yanks. However, we all kow American Airlines have an incredibly poor service history of incidents occuring due to lack of maintainace, so its your descision.
We have to remember that concorde was overloaded that day, some think that if she was'nt and if the wind wasnt on the tail then she would have rotated before running over the metal strip
I think it is criminal that Concorde's air worthiness certificate has been revoked. The Paris disaster was due to the negligence of an American Airline leaving debris on the runway due to poor maintenance. I would have no hesitation in flying on Concorde should it return to commercial service.
The Concorde wasn't barred from flying; it was taken out of service because it was no longer economically practical to fly it. Those birds were expensive to operate, you know, and real gas guzzlers. That kind of plane became a liability with the post 9-11 industry slowdown and rising oil prices.
It was due to th frickin French! THEY decided they didnt want to fly it anymore and would not make anymore parts. (i.e Were not having it, so you cat have it either) as they knew the Brits would not take the entire parts build cost. That said, it was retired when oil was less than $70 a barrel. Can you imagine the cost of flying it at $140 a barrel!! OUCH! Those would be damn expensive seats and fuel surcharge!!!
Airbus surrendered the Concorde's Type Certificate to the authorities, which discontinues manufacturer support for the aircraft, making it illegal to fly under a standard airworthiness certificate. I am unfamiliar with the details of the JAA laws, but it may be possible to obtain an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate under US regulations. However, the aircraft would be a flying museum, as it would not be legal to carry passengers.
Yes, I said surrendered, not revoked. Either way though, it would be near impossible to re-certify the aircraft to fly under a standard airworthiness certificate.
A Concorde will fly again one day. It's only recently we've seen a Vulcan back in the air, another plane that was said would never grace our skies again.
Concord represented far more to this country than just a flagship airliner. Its just another casualty of our national identity, lost while being ruled by a Labour government. Great things that make us a proud nation lost, and everything else given away!!!
i agree sad and dreadful it didnt have to happen , thanks british airways . other commercial airliners have crashed for example a great aircraft the 747 that hasnt been scraped . sad lets hope that there will be a new supersonic airliner in the near future . richard branson i hope your reading this . but he is going to make a commercial airliner to go into space, so that is something advanced . cheers from australia , and from a flight attendant .
"other commercial airliners have crashed for example a great aircraft the 747 that hasnt been scraped"
...the problem with that comparison is that 1,522 Boeing 747s have entered service, but only 14 Concordes. Concorde, with such low numbers, should NEVER have crashed.
If the worldwide 747 fleet had Concode's statistical record, we would've seen 109 fatal 747 crashes... and that of course, hasn't happened, nowhere near it.
i work on the 747 i would work on concorde anyday, i am a flight attendant . concorde was a excellent aircraft, was it concordes fault that it crashed . answer that question please.
Primarily, yes it was. Design fault which left it vulnerable to problem (tire bursts) that had become well-known during its operational history.
The aircraft had experienced 29 prior debilitating tire bursts... one was so severe it blew a hole through the ~top~ of F-BVFC's wing, and still nothing was done about it.
okay i didnt know that , i understand now , but why didnt they do anything about it , and fix the problem , always when people die in air accidents , then they do something , but it is far to late then . what are your thoughts on the british airways , boeing 777 that recently crashed landed .
***always when people die in air accidents , then they do something , but it is far to late then***
That's why CAAs and transportation authorities are so commonly referred to as "Tombstone Agencies"... because they so often know about a problem, but don't take sufficient action to remedy the problem until people are dead as a result of such.
...I don't mind answering your questions, but might I suggest you take theme to email instead-- such that we don't derail the topic from this video :)
First, both aircraft had deflectors on their tires. They both had them fitted yearsss before the crash, and they were solely designed to deflect ~water~ not FOD.
...if you allow the likes of "Save Concorde" and Richard Branson to get your hopes up, you're just setting yourself up for major disappointment.
Despite their endless babble, neither can get get the aircraft's CoA reinstated; and even if they somehow did-- neither can amass the parts/spares that would be needed for maintenance; as they've all be sold off, Airbus no longer offers them, and they cannot be recreated at any justifiable cost.
Concorde - my love, my life. Come back, please.
wilboeing 6 months ago
Americans also stole vertical take off.
LukeNAESA10 8 months ago
@1ns4ne1d10t well in man , did you know that the americans stole brtish idea of how to get to mach 1 , it wasnt the speed we had already achived that .. spitfire could oush on mach1 but to get it up to that speed it had to nose dive air rushing over the elavator made it impossible for the pilot to pull out thus hes ended up a smoking hole in the ground , but yeah americans stole our idea of a fully moving elavator and apllied it to the X-1 ... silly yanks allways taking credit =P
RotorHead2652 11 months ago
HMM this dont look like it took off at about 10:48 at night cause my dad worked at Heathrow when the last every concorde took off. Think u have the wrong one mate
smilerzmilerz1 11 months ago
@smilerzmilerz1 the last ever concorde flight was a ferry flight from lhr to filton on the 26th november 2003 gboaf and it took off shortly after 11am
bull661 5 months ago
nice plane but it was too dangerous.
teta809 1 year ago
@teta809 1 crash in 27 years, dont talk fuckin stupid, how many 747s have crashed, what a stupid comment.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway I understand you maybe a fan of the plane but let's face it. The plane was not perfected. It was too dangerous when it comes to plane standards. And British A was the only one who used this plane. And they barely had any concurred. Amazing plane for it's time, but had flaws. A shame though that they never decided to make the plane safer.
teta809 1 year ago
@teta809 How was it dangerous with a 100% safety record, as usual An American talking out of His big fat Ass.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway yeah imagine if more than 2 airlines flew it. i LIKE the damn plane. it wasnt completely safe because airlines weren't making money from it to make major upgrades to the plane.
teta809 1 year ago
@teta809
More than two airlines did fly it. British Airways. Air France. And Braniff.
The latter flew BA and AF Concordes onward from IAD, utilizing its own pilots, its own operational certificate, and stickers placed over the French and British registrations.
Contrary to popular belief though, Singapore Airlines never operated Concorde. They only painted 1 side of Concorde G-BOAD with their colors, and provided two "Singapore Girls" for a short lived joint-venture. BA retained all ops.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@spinaway Any aircraft where people have died on board due to a crash does NOT have a 100% safety record you twat. There isn't an aircraft in the world that hasn't seen fatalities besides Orville and Wilbur's Wright Flyer I.
prorobo 1 year ago
@prorobo Fuck off you canadian cunt, concord crashed once due to debris on the runway, you sad jealous prick, how many jumbos have crashed in the last 27 years, what a sad little shit you are.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway Wow you must either be a virgin or have an extremely small penis to be this angry. You keep bringing up this 747 comparison, well here's some knowledge you faggot...
There have been 1,418 747's built and put into commercial service since 1969. 39 of them have crashed with fatalities. That's 0.03% of the total number built have crashed.
20 Concordes were built. 1 crashed with fatalities. That's 0.05% of the total number built have crashed.
But go ahead being a stupid twat.
prorobo 1 year ago
@prorobo What A jealous Person You Are, I bet you wish you owned a boat, Ha Ha I Can go out to sea Fishing Anytime i want, Its Fuckin Great Dream on jealous Boy, Small Dick big Boat.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway You are simply an ignoramus. I proved your ludicrous theory wrong with statistics so you retort with gibberish. My in-laws own both fishing boats and a wakeboard boat. Being on the water is fun but not in winter.
prorobo 1 year ago
@prorobo Yes But You posted 5 comments on my channel, Every one slagging off the restoration of my Boat, Which only Goes to prove you are a jealous little Shitbag.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway You claimed I was jealous before I commented on your stupid but nicely restored boat. And here I thought the British prided themselves on education.
prorobo 1 year ago
@prorobo Bullshit You slagged me off on 5 occasions Now fuck off and Bother somebody else Ya jealous Bastard.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway You are too stupid to understand anything in life. Game over.
prorobo 1 year ago
@prorobo
Correction: that's 2.8% for the 747s, and 5% for the SSC.
You're forgetting to move the decimals while using a percent sign, lol
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@spinaway I don't think you can compare it to today's standards. You have to go back to the first 27 years of the 747...
PenguinsFanatic87 1 year ago
@prorobo
"There isn't an aircraft in the world that hasn't seen fatalities"
WRONG. No one's died in the flight operation of a 777, A340, nor A380 at this point. About the closest anyone's gotten was a ground op where a crew fell out the door onto concrete.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@spinaway
No offense, but if you want to toss the word "stupid" around, you might want to first employ even a BASIC grasp of general stat.
1 Concorde crash out of only 14 production models, with very limited flight hours, is a statistical DISASTER. Considering that over a thousand production 747s have flown, with many thousand times more flight hours and RPKs... they'd actually have to have several DOZEN more crashes in order to get the same fatality rate as the single crash gave Concorde.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
End of an empire.
mobilejiboou 1 year ago
1 stupid crash and no 1 ever wanted to go on it ever again! :(
shababsta 1 year ago
the concorde or any supersonic airplane should come back. it seems like the aviation industry went backwards by eliminating use of these fine aircrafts
skbuoy 1 year ago
@skbuoy yeah too right, I do hope supersonic does come back 1 day, even if they gave all Concorde's a make over and started using her again, like newer engines to cut don on noise and longer body to get more passengers on-board. it was very sad to see Concorde do her last flight in 2003! who knows maybe Airbus or Boeing will come up with a supersonic aircraft.
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
My dad learnt to fly on Hawker Harts, then graduated to Blenheims! But whenever he saw Concorde flying, he would stop to watch, then say "Nice aeroplane that".
British under-statement at it's best! And he always referred to aeroplanes as "she":) I live near Bristol & had the immense pleasure of watching one fly very low along the valley, over the suspension bridge & on to Filton. All you could do was wave then cry.
Insperato62 2 years ago
Sends a shiver down my spine,...awesome!
SkyJet747 2 years ago
I still find it hard not to shed a tear for the end of the supersonic travel era. Funny how we'll look back on this. When Concorde entered revenue service most of us didn't have computers, only some of us had touch tone phones, and cars still had carburetors. But we had faster than sound jet travel. So weird how history has worked here.
bagelboi66 2 years ago 4
partly why it is no longer needed , it was a big businessmans tool for getting across the atlantic
with much improved communication video confrencing etc
it has become less important to cross at that speed
still sad to see her go though !!
wildhorseshadwell 1 year ago
love it!
222chaviva 2 years ago 2
And so another stunning piece of engineering is consigned to the history books. The accident was a tragedy but so was the decision to stop flying such an incredible machine.
littlenige 2 years ago 4
man
it was noisy
lillydaher 2 years ago
@lillydaher that's the whole idea, that's what turbo-jet's are man, the more noise the better, supersonic boom boom. its turbofans what are quiet and on a Boeing 747 or Airbus a380 it takes like 9 hours to get to United States from UK and then you suffer jet lag.
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
The reason why most americans dont like it is that not only the noise was loud but that americans didnt like it because it wasnt thiers. The british and french did what the americans couldnt and this made a lot of americans jeleous so thats why they didnt like it.
DanM012324 2 years ago 3
lol....thats funny....you're welcome for us saving you in WWI AND WWII....
your apology is accepted.
beergut111 2 years ago
Sorry 3 Fucking years our boys held out in WWII against a super power....It was not until the Japs blew you half to hell that you thought it was worth getting stuck in!
devilssk8erboi 2 years ago 2
calm down kid, it aint worth crying over.
beergut111 2 years ago
shut up you fat cunt you know you yankee bastards could pull off anything like Concorde just because you have no imagination and lack even half a brain between the 350 million of you oo yes you saved us in that war wow we are so damn grateful, FUCK OFF why don't you go and have dinner with your cousin/wife/sister because obviously they are the same person because otherwise you couldnt possibly be american!!!
Cactus732 2 years ago
wow....looks like I hit a nerve there eh kid?
calm down sunshine. They have therapyt AND medication aailable for your condition.
It'll be ok.
beergut111 2 years ago
While the Americans were still scratching their heads on how to stop their flying donkey 707 from falling apart over the atlantic UK & France were writing history with a sleek plane that can do 3 trips from LHR-JFK in the time it takes for their inefficient slow mules to finally make 1 journey! We made that plane. U.S planes don't make it past the think tank. Ours did Its obvious we are 6-steps ahead of the U.S. They still can't make an MD or a Boeing that doesn't fall apart. X'-D
1ns4ne1d10t 2 years ago 10
@1ns4ne1d10t yep listen to the sound. enough said.
wotmeworry333 1 year ago
RR engines, thats what it is! The Americans even had "us" making engines for them in North America under Alison which was R/Royce (North America) the only engines Americans make that are good all over the world are Cummins & CAT.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
Absolutely right. They claimed the noise pollution was to great for it to land in majority of airports across America so allowed it into only 2 airports. Yet if the yanks made that plan oh it would have been a different story completely wouldn't it? Americans were outclassed and didn't like it which is typical of them. It was our flagship and made decades ahead it's time and retired way before it's time. Hope it flies for the 2012 Olympics and shows why it should be in the skies.
ZlunkeyMonkey 1 year ago
@ZlunkeyMonkey If america made a supersonic passenger carrier, the cabin doors would fall off as soon as they cut the ribbon! if you dared to thump it, the engines would fall off, the tailfin would kill someone, then the entire undercarridge would collapse. their boeings undress themselves in the sky at 500mph so god-knows what mach 2 would do!
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t hey dumbass!(: why dont you stop bad mouthing america or get the hell out! And ive never heard about a Boeing 707 crash...cant say the same about the Concorde though....uhh ohh!(:
Trevon123Vivens 1 year ago
@Trevon123Vivens "Stop bad mouthing america or get the hell out" Lol I'm not even american for a start I'm a Brit who lives in Britain so I'm already out of america. Your 707's were so unreliable they never started up to leave the runways so its a no wonder why they never crashed because they hardly flew! Lol
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t What ever man. Go back to your fish and chips or tea or what ever it is you fagg brits do
Trevon123Vivens 1 year ago
@Trevon123Vivens To be honest I'm surprised any of your airliners takeoff because you lot are stuffing your faces so much with doughnuts, Whimpy burgers & french fries 24/7. I'm surprised you lot knew we have fish & chips & drink tea. I didn't know americans knew that much about geography & culture. *Faint*
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
when starts up at first its hit and miss but as time goes bye with technology improves and therefore so does the aircraft, like the 727 wasn't very reliable and 707 wasn't either but that was Boeing's first ever ,so people can't expect this really reliable aircraft. Boeing came reliable and superior from the 737 and so on, now Boeing are so innovative its unbelievable with the new 747 and 787, Airbus and Boeing i think are pretty much equal, but as i always say, if it aint Boeing it aint going!
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
@Trevon123Vivens Actually if you check The aircraft crash data base there have been 57 boeing 707s which have crashed, just type it into google, sorry to dissapoint.
spinaway 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t ok dick british airways uses mostly boeings in its fleet so your comment is redundant
statewi 1 year ago
@statewi Boeing-constrictors... Lol
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
You should've called upon a slightly higher expression of intelligence before making that post. Concorde doesn't need your inaccurate drivel in order for praise, it was good enough in its own right. Grow up.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@ImmortalSynn Thats funny, you are bad mouthing me for defending the Concorde!? Thats a new one. I've never heard of someone bad mouthing someone else who is taking up for it. Humans usually do a thing which is called 'agree' Nonetheless, there is always a first time for everything. Still, One can't always please others with an opinion. Never mind, there is always a huge hole in your behind that you can stick things up if you don't like them. I thought you might agree, obviously not.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
"you are bad mouthing me for defending the Concorde!"
Apparently, your reading comprehension is even weaker than your communicative capabilities. I'm not surprised.
I'm saying you don't have to make up fake arguments about the USA to promote Concorde. Concorde's reputation is strong enough on its own, without your nonsense.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@ImmortalSynn I took a look at your profile earlier and saw that you were from the United States. It says it all. Don't feel bad, just because the Americans havn't come up with a supersonic airliner doesn't mean they never will. Even the Russians made the Tu-144 and thats saying something. No need to get touchy over youtube. The USA will get there eventually.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
"I took a look at your profile earlier and saw that you were from the United States."
Which now tells me that not only do you have piss-poor communicative and comprehensive capabilities, as discussed earlier... but now also that you're prone to making poor assumptions.
I currently LIVE in the USA... that does not in any way/form/fashion indicate that I'm FROM the USA, genius. And regardless, it doesn't change my original assertion. You've got a lot of learning to do chum(p).
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@ImmortalSynn "comprehensive capabilities, as discussed earlier"
We havn't discussed anything!? There was no 'discussion' between us. You took Umbridge to what I said but that is your problem and only yours. Not mine. At least I admit my assumptions are just opinions and did not state them as facts. Learn to read posts CHUM(P) lol
Lets be honest, as far as your profile states you are an American. I don't know that you are British or Chinese do I? I do not know you from Adam.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
My profile only states my currently location... you ASSUMED that to be my nationality/origin, but there's nothing in it to indicate such, one way or another. Quit scapegoating-- it makes you come off as even more weak-minded than originally accused.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@ImmortalSynn What I will do in future is follow your lead example and ask any Italian living in Italy is he/she was born in IRAQ. Or shall I ask a Georgian living in Georgia if they are RUSSIAN?! I'm quite certain I would get shot for asking that question but I would look like more of an idiot if I assumed it wouldn't I? According to you... You should really give up scrolling down the comments pages for loose threads to pull on to start an arguement. It really doesn't get you anywhere.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
The scope of your stupidity is *truly* astonishing.
Your (ridiculously simple-minded example) is based on you knowing that it was an ITALIAN (or Georgian) you were asking in the first place, dimwit.
A more accurate example would be you chatting over the net, with someone you've never seen/heard but who has "Rome" as their location, and assuming them to be Italian. And then wondering why you strike out, if that person turns out not to BE Italian, but simply living/working there.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@ImmortalSynn You aren't familiar with general sarcasm so are you German or do you come from Venus?
Well to be honest... only an idiot would move to America. America is there to be laughed at not to be taken seriously. Much like the person I am talking to.
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t
I'm familiar with it, just as I'm aware that sarcasm is considered the lowest form of wit. As such, I'm done conversing with the likes of you-- I can't in good conscious continue to engage a battle of wit with someone who's so woefully unarmed.
ImmortalSynn 1 year ago
@ImmortalSynn That was an incredibly short conversation. I'm sorry you feel you must leave on such short notice it seems such a waste of a conversation, especially with a person who carries around a humourous self-confessed superiority. Still, I would like to continue our 'chat' only some of us have better things to do in our lives then talk to people from Youtube. Yes sarcasm IS the lowest form of whit and I will agree with that. But the lowest form of whit is still a form of whit. Ciao!
1ns4ne1d10t 1 year ago
@1ns4ne1d10t You're a dick.
AmericanAirlinesRule 6 months ago
You can't generalise. A LOT of Americans liked it, envious or not, many liked it.
Noise issues went away in the 70's.
qwertdr 2 years ago
True
weed46 2 years ago
Damn you BA.........
: (
andyfozzy 2 years ago
I remember going to see Concorde land at RAF Leuchars when I was a kid, there was loads of golfers on board coming into St Andrews. It's a shame that we seem to being going backwards technologywise, we will probably never see another supersonic airliner in our lifetimes.
StuPat78 2 years ago 2
another copy video yikes
wild1heart 2 years ago
1/3
I remember in 1978 being a small boy (about 6) at a air show. We were standing as close to the runway as permitted. At that age Concorde was stuff every little boy dreamed of. We all wanted to grow up and be a Concorde pilot. Sitting on my dads shoulders i remember seeing her start the take off run, getting faster and closer to us with every second. Overwhelmed with excitement, pulse racing and fixated in magical wonder as she rotated right level of us. ......
bommmmmmmm 3 years ago 6
2/3
.....The noise was defining. I was yelling out but could not hear my voice. The air shook and the vibration went right through my body down to the bone. Memories of that childhood moment and the excitement it gave me has stayed with me always. Last year i was at Duxford looking at Concorde. Not far from me there was a father with a couple of kids about the age i was back in 1978. They were looking with.....
bommmmmmmm 3 years ago 6
3/3
.....interest and it made me feel a little sad for them. They were just looking at a lifeless exhibit and I thought...your never going to see it alive, hear that noise, feel that vibration or experience for yourselves what it was that blew apart the mind of that little 6 year old boy all those years ago.
bommmmmmmm 3 years ago 12
That is a truly beautiful story that rings true for me also. I had a similar experience with my father aged 5 (1988) There has never been a more glorious sight or sound in my life than that of this phenomianally graceful bird take to the sky. :') These are memories that i will cherish to the grave.
Planetwatts 2 years ago 2
i wonder how come east coast in america, american people doesn' t like concorde in america airports
bestamerica 3 years ago
Noise.
JFK was the only Airport in the USA to allow the Concorde noise levels for Take off and landings. Or one of the VERY FEW.
whiteb89 3 years ago
Quite a few airports actually allowed it. JFK, IAD and MIA saw regular Concorde service. The charter list of airports, that Concorde has flown to over the years for the US is at least 60 different airports. You could charter an aircraft to a large number or airports in the US.
It was only at first, in the 70's when it was a real problem but as it transpired, some 707's proved to be noisier and Concorde noise issues disappeared.
qwertdr 2 years ago
edelmira
julio125cesar 3 years ago
a very sad day for all concorde and aviation enthusiasts,all over the world.
cerialfie 3 years ago 2
Concorde never sold in sufficient numbers to finance the development needed to update it and keep it going. Contrast this with the 747, which has evolved over many years, and is still in use worldwide.
sparkygl0s 3 years ago
More UFO's were reported from the Concord than all of the other aircraft types put together... Why...? And just what the hell were they seeing... Sounds like the military shut them down... The Concorde has a good safety record... It is a great aircraft and should be allowed to fly...
chimandude 3 years ago 4
I always wanted to fly in a concord, no I can't
danrock101 3 years ago 2
@danrock101 it may be airborne again one day, you never know , may not be goodbye to supersonic travel for good you know!
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
@guitarplayerforu: there is a 99.9 percent of they but its extremely unlikely it will return to service. the only place for this amazing plane is airshows.
wesley2348 1 year ago
yes you may have a point. concord flew higher than any passenger jet and i,m sure there has been many sightings of ufo,s. its the same with nasa i,m sure they also retain a lot of secret info about sightings from orbit. i think there is a lot we dont know and i reccon we,d all be a bit scared if we knew the real truth!!
thurxton 3 years ago
It's spelt Concorde. It's even in the video name!
qwertdr 3 years ago
Everyone type in Save Concorde into Google and click the first link.
Please pledge you support by signing the PETITION to get Concorde flying again for the like of the London 2012 Olympics and major worldwide airshows!
SAVE CONCORDE PLEASE!
GreatRailwayJourneys 3 years ago 4
@GreatRailwayJourneys how do i sign?
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
@guitarplayerforu No point, the things long gone and the whole thing was a pointless, sorry to disapoint
GreatRailwayJourneys 1 year ago
@GreatRailwayJourneys do u think concorde will fly in 2012 again? i hope so anyway.
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
@guitarplayerforu: hopefully but it will never be a passenger service again sadly thoe days have been and gone. :(
wesley2348 1 year ago
Branson offered to buy up the fleet, and Britain and France told him 'no'.
That was penny wise and pound foolish.
To let such a great example of engineering be decommissioned is unconscionable.
leeraconteur 3 years ago
it wos becos of a dc.10 if you google it you will get your anser :)
SCOTTovHX2 3 years ago
poor girls gunna miss her flights i hope she dusent get scraped it would be a shame
arbitar222 3 years ago
its already a shame that she's grounded cause some 747 pilot landed too steeply ripping a peice of medel off it,
FlyingEagle513 3 years ago
i thought the concorde fleet was pulled from active duty by the NTSB after a finding of a concorde crash that showed a problem that would be found with the entire fleet. Everyone on youtube saying stopped because it was too expensive but thats not the reason right?
Niccaman 3 years ago
The reason it was pulled was because it was too expensive to run. The crash had nothing to do with it. You don't cease an airline/plane from from flying on one accident unless the fault was on the aircraft and an on going one. The Concorde had a thirty odd year safety record and was actually a safe aircraft but complications on the runway it took off from caused it to crash.
neutralman2008 3 years ago
Plus, the fault was fixed anyway.
doublem111 3 years ago
it was because concord was too expensive to run
MauiSurfah123 3 years ago
And its record.
My dad says it burned fuel like no tomorrow.
Airportchris2 3 years ago
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Of course it did it runs 4 military turbojets dumbass. It was never meant to be economical.
doublem111 3 years ago
ok, no need for the rudeness.
Airportchris2 3 years ago 2
They are Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 to be more accurate so, there.
Airportchris2 3 years ago
Your saying that like I didnt know. My grandad used worked on the concorde, my dad worked on the same site where he still works now but in a different job, I see the last concorde to ever fly most days as I live about 10 minutes away from it. So..... there.
doublem111 3 years ago
Well, I live in the US and I am 18, so I don't know much about the Concorde. My dad has worked for Boeing, Northwest, and now Delta. I guess I am ignorant when it comes to the Concorde, and I am not ashamed by that, b/c ignorant means, you are not well versed in a particular thing, unless you are good in CGI like I am, you would be considered ignorant in terms of 3D CGI, just to cite and example.
Airportchris2 3 years ago
@Airportchris2 did you get to like Concorde in the end? it was a truly amazing airplane, i would of love to travel on her, maybe she'll be flying again one day. i like Boeing plane but only like em from the 737 and so on. Concorde was noisy but what the hell to it, Concorde supersonic hence the noise!
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
@guitarplayerforu Well, one day, the Concorde will be a obsolete aircraft, like all things become eventually, so a new supersonic aircraft may have better engines, newer design, etc.
Well, I like Boeing's new line, the 787 and the 747-8.
Airportchris2 1 year ago
@Airportchris2 i've heard a romour that their re designing the concorde and plan to get the all new concorde in service in the future, i hope its a plane that'll carry 250 or more! and yeah i luv both 787 dreamliner and the 747-8i which is like a double decker version of the 787! cant wait to travel on em and it'd be interesting to fly on a airbus a380!
guitarplayerforu 1 year ago
Why did they end the concorde jets?? was it because of that crash in France??
I never did go on a concorde :'(
xjay1234 3 years ago 2
just the fumes is creates i belive, at take off tthe smoke..thats what i guessing.
wowdude999 3 years ago
I never did go on a concorde (sobs)
xjay1234 3 years ago
noo...its because its ssssssooooooooooo un fuel efficient it took fuel for a direct flight from singapore to LAX (thru the pacific) for only london to manchester
kentaTouch 3 years ago
.....I never got to go on a concorde!!!!! :'(
xjay1234 3 years ago
That's because it's extremely fuel efficient on high altitudes, but the exact opposite at lower altitudes.
stefanlinden 3 years ago
rest in peace old girl!
mclarenrock 3 years ago 2
its not a girls, its a lady :D
otuggad 3 years ago
Word has it the Japs and French are working on a successor to the concorde, though I don't know much about it.
By the way, type in "QSST" in the search box. It's a supersonic business jet under development in America. It truly is a beautiful plane
AeroAquarius 3 years ago
They should at least have one doing air displays.
That would without a doubt draw in BIG crowds.
The price is very high to run it, but its millitary counterpart, the Avro Vulcan isn't exactly easy on the juice either.
It's only a matter of time before a company returns one to flight for air displays, just for the lvoe of seeing it, not the cost.
This plane is far too graceful to be kept on the ground.
Keeping a plane on the ground or in a musuem is like locking a eagle in a cupboard to me.
Hennersbass 3 years ago
fantastic aircarft iv bin on 1 and thr awsome lol
24taylorsimon 3 years ago
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lisdoddestraat it is not practical to make a supersonic aircraft.
everone who wanted to go on concorde. it was crap so tiny no space and allround rubbish.
iambetterthannbart 3 years ago
iambetterthannbart, i'd really like to see this supersonic rubbish of yours, but i guess i can understand your anger.
But really, your jealous over a plane... just how sad of a person does that make you?
hiorka 3 years ago
hiorka have u ever been on it???? if not then u cant talk.
im not angry at it, the plane looks pretty ok
but it had a bad saftey record and so small inside.
jelous!!!!! i like b 777s a340s but concord was not something i could really like.
iambetterthannbart 3 years ago
its a supersonic aircraft that you wouldn't be on for more than an hour or so on most flights, so you wouldn't really have time to complain about size. The safety record lol! it hadn't had enough flights to have enough data to compile a realistic and reliable saftey record, and now ,sadly, it never will.
Besides, plenty of the crashes that caused this bad safety record were because of the landing strips being cluttered with debris, not because of the individual planes actions.
hiorka 3 years ago
hiorka, concorde was in serve for 27 years, if thats not long enough i dont know wat is. also if ur in a plane with a bad saftey record even if u r on the plane for 3 hours ur more likely to have a crash. also many american airports wouldnt take it because it was so noisy.
get ur facts straight
iambetterthannbart 3 years ago
your opinoin obviously isn't going to change no matter what i say, and im not in the mood for a lengthy debate.
Say what you want, but i don't plan to respond to your comments anymore, so try not to waste your breath.
hiorka 3 years ago
@iambetterthannbart Bad Safety record? your talking out of your ass, She had a 100% safe record one crash due to crap on the runway, Dont talk shite.
spinaway 1 year ago
Jealous, again. You assholes are on nearly every video.
LukeXgamer 3 years ago
boeing and airbus must make togheter a supersonic airplane just like the concorde
!!!
lisdoddestraat 3 years ago
Really sad,wish i had a chance to go on it.For some reason,it makes me want to cry.
dazzledog6 3 years ago 3
The concord was a beauty i wish i been on it...
Wonder how it would be like.
jimmyxx3 3 years ago 3
don't try and blame it on America
fieldingnate 3 years ago
Although it was the American airline that made the waste, it was up to the aircrew at Paris to check the runway for FOD before the aircraft's take off, so its more the frogs problem then you yanks. However, we all kow American Airlines have an incredibly poor service history of incidents occuring due to lack of maintainace, so its your descision.
wyzarme 3 years ago 3
We have to remember that concorde was overloaded that day, some think that if she was'nt and if the wind wasnt on the tail then she would have rotated before running over the metal strip
AlexShorrock 3 years ago
I think it is criminal that Concorde's air worthiness certificate has been revoked. The Paris disaster was due to the negligence of an American Airline leaving debris on the runway due to poor maintenance. I would have no hesitation in flying on Concorde should it return to commercial service.
surreyboy84 3 years ago 5
The Concorde wasn't barred from flying; it was taken out of service because it was no longer economically practical to fly it. Those birds were expensive to operate, you know, and real gas guzzlers. That kind of plane became a liability with the post 9-11 industry slowdown and rising oil prices.
zorak950 3 years ago 2
It was due to th frickin French! THEY decided they didnt want to fly it anymore and would not make anymore parts. (i.e Were not having it, so you cat have it either) as they knew the Brits would not take the entire parts build cost. That said, it was retired when oil was less than $70 a barrel. Can you imagine the cost of flying it at $140 a barrel!! OUCH! Those would be damn expensive seats and fuel surcharge!!!
BritWarriorGSW 3 years ago 4
There are several reasons for it. Most of the Concord's regular fliers worked in the WTC and died on September 11th. :(
The guys that flew the concord wouldn't really mind the additional expenses with todays oil prices.
I also believe Virgin wanted to buy the Concord after British Airways and Air France wanted to retire it, but they were rejected.
What a beautiful airplane. RIP :(
topgunm 3 years ago
and it blew up thats wat happend to the first 1 in the 1990's
fizzyr12 3 years ago
"The Concorde wasn't barred from flying..."
Airbus surrendered the Concorde's Type Certificate to the authorities, which discontinues manufacturer support for the aircraft, making it illegal to fly under a standard airworthiness certificate. I am unfamiliar with the details of the JAA laws, but it may be possible to obtain an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate under US regulations. However, the aircraft would be a flying museum, as it would not be legal to carry passengers.
singleproppilot 3 years ago
The certificate was surrendered because it was a liability once the planes weren't being flown anymore, not because authorities revoked it.
zorak950 3 years ago
Yes, I said surrendered, not revoked. Either way though, it would be near impossible to re-certify the aircraft to fly under a standard airworthiness certificate.
topgearhead 3 years ago
such a beauty, the Concorde. Why can't boeing or Airbus come up with a profitable supersonic design? I bet they can.
bg11215 3 years ago 2
Profitable? Yea...ok.
burns1210 3 years ago
A Concorde will fly again one day. It's only recently we've seen a Vulcan back in the air, another plane that was said would never grace our skies again.
Kersh152 3 years ago 7
mirage!
madastonniesuh 3 years ago
on her way to bristol
fsx93 3 years ago
It's nice to dream.............but sadly this is one bird that will never grace the skies again.
markgflyme 3 years ago 5
So graceful when it take off. Will we ever see the likes again?
martybhoy72 4 years ago
was this the one going to filton
Razor1778 4 years ago
all the best stuff gets scraped
melfiire 4 years ago
Concord represented far more to this country than just a flagship airliner. Its just another casualty of our national identity, lost while being ruled by a Labour government. Great things that make us a proud nation lost, and everything else given away!!!
crawleygat37 4 years ago 3
we kinda gone back in tecnology since concord went!
chrislyon06 4 years ago
i agree sad and dreadful it didnt have to happen , thanks british airways . other commercial airliners have crashed for example a great aircraft the 747 that hasnt been scraped . sad lets hope that there will be a new supersonic airliner in the near future . richard branson i hope your reading this . but he is going to make a commercial airliner to go into space, so that is something advanced . cheers from australia , and from a flight attendant .
planes100 4 years ago
"other commercial airliners have crashed for example a great aircraft the 747 that hasnt been scraped"
...the problem with that comparison is that 1,522 Boeing 747s have entered service, but only 14 Concordes. Concorde, with such low numbers, should NEVER have crashed.
If the worldwide 747 fleet had Concode's statistical record, we would've seen 109 fatal 747 crashes... and that of course, hasn't happened, nowhere near it.
ImmortalSynn 4 years ago
i work on the 747 i would work on concorde anyday, i am a flight attendant . concorde was a excellent aircraft, was it concordes fault that it crashed . answer that question please.
planes100 4 years ago
Primarily, yes it was. Design fault which left it vulnerable to problem (tire bursts) that had become well-known during its operational history.
The aircraft had experienced 29 prior debilitating tire bursts... one was so severe it blew a hole through the ~top~ of F-BVFC's wing, and still nothing was done about it.
ImmortalSynn 4 years ago
okay i didnt know that , i understand now , but why didnt they do anything about it , and fix the problem , always when people die in air accidents , then they do something , but it is far to late then . what are your thoughts on the british airways , boeing 777 that recently crashed landed .
planes100 4 years ago
***always when people die in air accidents , then they do something , but it is far to late then***
That's why CAAs and transportation authorities are so commonly referred to as "Tombstone Agencies"... because they so often know about a problem, but don't take sufficient action to remedy the problem until people are dead as a result of such.
ImmortalSynn 4 years ago
i agree with you you like horses i do dressage at a high level . i make the time . do you like warmbloods i love them . do you fly often .
planes100 4 years ago
...I don't mind answering your questions, but might I suggest you take theme to email instead-- such that we don't derail the topic from this video :)
ImmortalSynn 4 years ago
Recommended tyre deflectors were fitted to BA Concordes, but not to AF aircraft
Tiggs62 3 years ago
Wrong.
First, both aircraft had deflectors on their tires. They both had them fitted yearsss before the crash, and they were solely designed to deflect ~water~ not FOD.
ImmortalSynn 3 years ago
I'm only quoting my father, Route Check Captain Brian Titchener, Concorde (retired)
No, he doesn't think Mike has any chance of getting her back in the air either
Tigger612142 3 years ago
that was one sweet plane.
FASpitfire 4 years ago 2
X for the Concorde
stevoingo 4 years ago
If we put it to a referendum, for public funding which would win, the 2012 Olympics or Concorde?
I know which i'd vote for! :o)
quadling 4 years ago
if all goes well, concorde may well be 'doing' a flyover at the 2012 olympics. save the concorde club are making great efforts for this to happen...
i too know which i would vote for...!!!
millyx48 4 years ago
...if you allow the likes of "Save Concorde" and Richard Branson to get your hopes up, you're just setting yourself up for major disappointment.
Despite their endless babble, neither can get get the aircraft's CoA reinstated; and even if they somehow did-- neither can amass the parts/spares that would be needed for maintenance; as they've all be sold off, Airbus no longer offers them, and they cannot be recreated at any justifiable cost.
ImmortalSynn 4 years ago
there are few things in life, let alone machines that are worthy of the title "great" but concorde is right up there.
quadling 4 years ago 3
wow only 3 hours from heathrow two new york .... thats supersonic fast.
Dicklle34 4 years ago
Fastest BA Concorde time New York to London was 2hrs 25 minutes
speedbird007 4 years ago