Concorde - 5/5 - History, Development, Last Flight (Full Version)

[D9516N]

Albatross - Charles Baudelaire

[nathbfreak]

There is a group who is inspecting any surviving Concorde's to see if they could be restored to flying condition. Restoration is under progress to get a Concorde capable of taxiing under its own power. One of the biggest goals is to get at least one flyable for the 2012 London Olympics.

[10051993able]

What am emotional ending! It wets your eyes when you look at the technological aspects that made the plane amazing...sky is our limit.

[sonicore1992]

Isn't she AMAZING :D

[divisioneight]

The Hindenburg ended the innocence and romance of first class flying in 1937, and ushered in a nightmare called WW-2. The Concorde restored that elan in flying in an era of flying transit buses. That too ended with in flames and death as the we sunk again into a nightmare of war and fear. Now we have to get body scans, pat-downs, long lines, two-bit inflight snacks, searched, pushed and stuffed into planes like cattle. It's so sad, because there was a time before when we could soar.

[polaris92220]

Seems that a new supersonic passenger aircraft could be designed and built again, the B-1 Lancer would be a good place to start patterning after. If it wasn't for fear and lack of funds, I think it could be easily done.

[Canoodle4Yoodle]

Without doubt, Concorde is the most beautiful aeroplane ever made. Seen and heard her three times, been on her once. Sat in Captain Mike Bannisters seat, left hand side, G-BOAC, pushed the throttles forward, closed my eyes and imagined "v1 rotate, v2, positive climb" If you can book a tour at Manchester do it, it's amazing. I cried, sometimes still do. I hold her in the same regard as the Saturn V, but she was ours and utterly gorgeous. I miss you baby xx

[barefooboy17]

The best plane ever built and flown. Never will be another great plane like that again. THE BEST!!!

[dmitrybobrov]

Жаль, что пожалел денег купить билет на путешествие своей жизни.... Очень жаль

[psfusager]

Great documentary. Sadly I've never experienced the Concorde in live action, and now it's too late :(

[Danbutch24]

What a surprise... the French surrendered again...

[samados969]

@Danbutch24

Less than you, look at your History, you surrendered more than us.

French Bashing, your unique specialty. Tss

[94moore28]

Absolutely sickened when Conchorde's were grounded, the most emotional moment in Aviation history...

[MrAviations]

Very Interesting Documentary, What a remarkable aircraft.

Still, the 747-400 is my favourite plane :)

[Luke50041]

Damn. If those Eyewitnesses didn't say that they saw it on fire BEFORE the metal strip, than Concorde would probably still have a chance. Concorde will never be forgotten. Her fate was sealed. ;'(

[wildstarlights2]

I'll never forget the sight of it taking up into the air at Heathrow airport. long gone now.

they could do one of those as they did with the Routemaster. once a week London to Dubai won't hurt no one.

[jbg43]

A very emotional experience for me. I was a grad aero engin and usaf flier when concorde debuted. truly a great plane. sorry too few wanted to pay the fare.

[FOX11GUY]

You people say what you say because you just finished watching the Documentary. When I think British I think Supermarine Spitfire. The greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century is the U.S. Space Shuttle or Saturn V Bar none.

[SOLTARADO]

@FOX11GUY Of course not!!!! since I was six years old I use to say that concorde is the best plane ever built....

[13sfaustino]

I hope this doesnt happen to the bugatti veyron

[mjdajmi]

A great bird...another great chapter in human achievement..I am lucky I flew in it..twice.. a magnificent flying machine

[fcycles]

Seeing the Concorde and Space Shuttle retired. That make me kind of sad of our future.

[FOX11GUY]

@fcycles Think about it. It's Steve Jobs fault. Everyone is on there stupid iProduct. That's why John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald shot him. Everything should be back to normal in a couple of years.

[x00xii]

@FOX11GUY Steve jobs wasn't shot, he died of cancer. Also, HTC ftw :D

[Jussumstuf]

The concord was the best plane ever... to bad it's gone

[MrSasha381]

I love this plane!!!

[Superdude339]

I put it to you,the Great British public that next election nobody votes unless Concorde is back in service.

[arodriguez0814]

I had the pleasure to flight in this magnificent aircraft....please BA bring back the CONCORDE

[64MojoMan]

@arodriguez0814 Theres a Campaign to bring out concorde for the 2012 olympics

[Stickman698]

11:43 nice......

[MrMilfhunter2003]

wats all the comments about american haters..americans have always been haters and war mungerers but they are our alies so we just have to put up with the cunts..

[beau628]

I hate to know that the concordes out of servise

[jurek323]

virgin should buy few .

[Nepo35]

The french lawyer is an idiot!

[adbarros31]

Too sad this last part of video!

[MrSpraipaint]

I would spend thousands of dollars to fly with it.

[wank0r]

I swear to god, they could bring this plane back today and it would make huge profits.

it's more than 10 years after 9/11 the industry is back to normal. And there is a new-found love and fondness for this plane. Absence makes the heart grow fonder as they say. No doubt a fleet of 5 airplanes would always be full of passengers.

[sketchyinc]

I would not be surprised if one of these Concords unfortunately ended up in some open parksome place, where some Chav Punks spray paint it with Grafiti!

[titanicicaproduction]

:( BA are just weak... even i feel sad its out of service. its a shame D=

[Funnyboy2987]

The best airplane EVER!! WHY!!!

[andrewcbro]

what a pleasure it was to see the concord takeoff in 1994 at heathrow with my late granddad... what great memories..

[acidrain55]

<3 England.

[aimellia626]

i luv this video, but it makes me sad though seeing the icon gone

[braddyboy82]

A damn shame. I hate flying. Flying terrifies me -- and I have flown A LOT. But one thing I am sad about is that I will never be able to fly Concorde. Such a majestic aircraft, such a professional piece of work, such prestige attached to it. On that plane, I would feel safe.

[Superdude339]

FRENCH BASTARDS!

[douchechillum]

What a step back for mankind grounding that amazing plane.

[storrer66]

I know, conventional airliners are far cheaper than Concorde. But what I meant, the governments should subside the supersonic airliner development, allowing the airlines to fly the Concorde free of charges and taxes, in the ticket sales, fuel, everything related with the supersonic! Concorde was an aircraft made 40 years ago, and it's still modern. Imagine what Boeing or Airbus could do with today's technology! I don't care about luxury, champagne and caviar onboard. I care about the machine!

[storrer66]

We live in a miserable world ruled by miserable people. Is it expensive to operate? Isn't it enviromental friendly? Is it noisy? Is it fuel thirsty? Who cares?!! They should carry on and take the challenge to correct all those issues and turn supersonic flights available to the people again. How many Airbus crashed last years and no one said a single word about retire them? I hope we have visionary people among us like we had in the 50's and 60's, otherwise we are doomed to ordinary!

[LMF5000]

@storrer66 I'm afriad that's not always practical. For instance, would you pay €10,000 for a flight from London to New York on concorde when a 767 would take 6 hours longer for that flight but only cost €450 ? How many people were prepared to pay the price premium for flying on concorde? Not many apparently. Also, fixing the problems would have cost more money than the airlines could've safely spent without risking bankruptcy - otherwise they would have tried.

[douchechillum]

@storrer66 Well said.

[aimellia626]

you gonna miss me when am gone, she wasn't just amazing......

[cyprusboy56]

so is France's fault all over!



[zweefvliegerNL]

they need to repair at least 1 concorde so it can fly again as an flying monument

[toiletmaster]

@zweefvliegerNL Concorde had been off-flight for nearly 10 years. It will not take merely 'repair' to make it airworthy. It will take more than that... Technically, it will be easier to build a new one from scratch.

Hats off to the British & French for creating the Concorde. As a Singaporean, I'm glad that at least Singapore Airlines had a chance to paint its livery on one-side of one of the Concorde.

[TheMatstan]

Air France.

Every plane has a crash with them guys -.-

[Firebobby927]

I don't mind admitting, Sir Terrence Conran speaking at the end brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat, and that's every time I watch. I'll go out on a limb and say I believe Concorde will fly again in my lifetime. Don't know how or when, but I'll believe!

[bertyUK]

@Firebobby927

I would imagine they'll make appearances at airshows, though in the current political climate I really don't think they're marketable. Absolutely not in socialist europe.

There's been a complete cultural shift from 20th Century optimism (1950s public expected moon colonies by 2000) to the climate of fear.

Call me sceptic, but i doubt Britain will ever revive its prefix of Great.

[bertyUK]

I'm actually touched by what Terry Conran comments.

I don't think people realise just how great England once was.

[bertyUK]

20th century optimism sums this up.

21st century is about fear.

Sir Terence Conran - what a guy, not enough men like him in the world.

[sketchyinc]

@bertyUK I could not have said that better, and the modern aviation experience has taken a step backwards; aircraft in use in the 21st century might be quieter and more fuel efficient, but are slower and even much lower in the overal quality of the flying experience, a technological and engineering experience that should inspire people to have hope and faith in the human condition rather than being an inconvienience that must be endured to reach a destination!

[TheGaryET]

That plane should still be flying today, still showing other airliners how to do it!!!!

[pazman2007]

. and what a fabulous Documentry (brought a tear to my eye) A Wonderful farewell.

[pazman2007]

R.I.P Concorde! You will never be forgotten!

[drift4ever11]

Phenomenal

R.I.P.

[psyku]

If you look at every plane crash documentary, they always find a catastrophically sensitive design flaw or bad maintenance issues. Safety is just relevant, we should get over it. Still this plane was a hammer blow of engineering of it's time but now we have learned so much yet sadly there is no successor..... Yet would be very curious about that. If I where insanely rich i would restore one and make it a private jet

[coffeecation]

A very unique aircraft ahead of its time but a very short period of its life making a profit which seems to have been an excuse for not implementing safety recommendations or updating avionics etc. Exploring other options other than the NY route may have lead to continuation of a smaller fleet. Oil rich countries a good start! (A shame mentioning the Sept 11 attacks being "an excuse"of part of its demise). Poor management sealed its fate.

[awesomeness1290]

1 of these planes might fly over the 2012 Olympics... But that is the only time it would fly again

[DVA9515]

It seems that the drive inside humanity to build something that was faster, stronger...etc...etc...etc, it just died on that day....RIP Concorde...you will be missed in our skies forever.

[bpford]

i miss this plane...really wish it could fly again

[fs10inator]

@bpford Yeah, and it was a shame that Concorde never went to Dubai. If it did go there, I could've seen the beautiful jet zooming over me. But it didn't.

[JzAeroo]

This plane shouldve been the flagship for every airliner. Most beautiful plane I've ever seen. It still fits the 21st century, for at least 20-30 years. It's one of the best things human ever made. It's sad that this plane came to an end like this, it really deserves more than this. I wish they would give it a new maiden flight, a new life. This isnt just a plane. This should be the motivation for anyone to achieve something you though it was unachievable. Believe in it and you will make it.

[Viruseb59]

Space shuttle Challenger exploded as it is and not why they stopped the flights to space ... This is the most beautiful plane ever built, a concentrate of technology, a foray into palpable future technologies and all that stopped not his fault but because of an "air trash" that was poorly maintained. .. It probably fly again one day in another form and another name, but it will always be the Concorde will be in our hearts: (

[Viruseb59]

Des navettes spatiales ont explosé comme Challenger et ce n'est pas pour cela que l'on a arrêté les vols vers l'espace... C'est le plus bel avion jamais conçu, un concentré de technologie, une incursion palpable vers les technologies du futur et tout cela s'est arrêté non pas de sa faute mais à cause d'un "avion poubelle" qui était mal entretenu... Il revolera surement un jour sous une autre forme et un autre nom mais ce sera toujours le Concorde qui sera dans nos coeurs :(

[maxwaus]

Brilliant documentary! Brilliant sound track!

[MilleniumSlickRick]

Great engineering achievement of the 20th century? Idk about that.. the atomic bomb? Hello!?!

[Azhari1998]

@MilleniumSlickRick I know the answer to why...... Atomic Bomb is a war type of machine and concorde is a passenger travel type of machine benfefit to men kind like scince we learn that what is benefit to man kind and what destroys........

[coffeecation]

Finally an honest documentary only missing that there were no tyre marks or tyre residue on the DC10 strip. The strip in question was fully malleable to any shape and well beyond the takeoff V1 (And V2) takeoff points. (BEA BS unfortunately strikes again). Otherwise a beautiful aircraft ahead of it's time and if the recommended safety modifications were undertaken with a few upgrades done we most likely would still see it flying today.

[digimanga]

may i ask, what does the concorde have anything to do with 9/11?

[coffeecation]

@digimanga  What planet did you come from?

[digimanga]

@coffeecation Mars

[F1guy1]

@digimanga 9/11= scared passangers= no flying= no profit (especially with the cost of Concorde`s maintenence) = no concorde

[F1guy1]

@digimanga and becasue New York is the necessary destination for it to fly

[digimanga]

@F1guy1 cheers m8

[fteoOpty64]

The best of British engineering ever. A shuttle cannot even match.

[VOLXOM1]

I will miss you. : (

[peterFans]

mannn... my tear drops when i see this final part doc... Concorde "based on an incredible legacy" not the Boeing 747..

[smith2781]

The sad thing is that it wouldn't take too much to upgrade concorde, put in new state-of-the-art computers, the new super cruise rolls royce engings on the euro fighter (that can go super-sonic without after burners). The airframe is still in excellent shape the millitary to it to aircraft all the time nasa has done it with the shuttle. Richard Branson wanted to buy the BA fleet of concordes and they wouldn't let him out of pride.

[MadeInLat1]

Concorde might fly on 2012 olimpics

i hope

[omegahuykhung]

it makes me cry. so emosional, even though its just a plane

[burkley57]

man i would have loved to have had the chance to fly concorde

[Chrisy299]

It is very impressive for me to see Bannister and Hutchinson so sad. Very emotional views. Thanks for sharing that videos...

[MrNSheikh]

Have you noticed how all of the problems only happened to Air France Concorde... the crash.... the other accident with the ripped hole in the wing.. AND the fuel leak....

So they decided to stop running it and we couldnt do it without them so.. In theory it is their fault that it isnt flying now.... Sort of.

[seiaaro]

It seems to me that Air France is the one that had all the problems with Concorde with maintaining the fleet and all... Not British Airways... Sad that Concorde is gone...

[jbaugabon]

@seiaaro 9 août 1981 : G-BOAG au décollage de New York JFK.

Éclatement des pneus n° 1 et n° 2 entraînant une perforation de faibles dimensions du réservoir 5.

15 novembre 1985 : G-BOAB au décollage de Londres Heathrow.

Éclatement du pneu n° 5 entraînant la détérioration de la porte de train. Perforation de faible dimension du réservoir 5, probablement par un morceau du mécanisme de cette porte.

[jbaugabon]

@seiaaro 29 janvier 1988 : G-BOAF au décollage de Londres Heathrow.

Perte de dix écrous de la roue n° 3. Un boulon avait perforé le réservoir 7.

15 juillet 1993 : G-BOAF à l'atterrissage à Londres Heathrow.

Éclatement du pneu n° 4 entraînant la détérioration du mécanisme de la porte du train. Le réservoir 8 avait été endommagé, vraisemblablement par un morceau de ce mécanisme.

[jbaugabon]

@seiaaro 25 octobre 1993 : G-BOAB au roulage (taxiway) à Londres Heathrow.

Éclatement du pneu n° 2 entraînant la détérioration du déflecteur d'eau. Le réservoir 1 avait subi une perforation de petites dimensions, vraisemblablement par un morceau du déflecteur.

[jbaugabon]

@seiaaro I think in fact BA had more chance than AF

[cefirocefiro]

Rest Peacefully, One day they will fly again. one day

[PIGProductionCentral]

If i was born 20-30 years before.. i could have enjoyed my life forever :'(

[dongdongvu1]

i bet if British Airways brought back 1 concorde it would be so popular it would turn a profit even with today's fuel prices

[bluewhale18]

i'm surprised some arab sheik didn't purchase one

[fteoOpty64]

@bluewhale18 : I do not think the British and French governments ALLOW selling of such technologies.Not at any price! R&D money spend at over 1.5Billion Sterling.

[rzorNvme]

I swear it's like an american SR-71 blackbird

[dublinmanc]

We are very lucky to have a Concorde here in Manchester, UK - as for various flights including Test Flights Cpt Mike Bannister flew her to Shannon & Dublin in my native Ireland - I am convinced to this day that someone acting for the US sabotaged Concorde at Paris hence the bitter US led legal battle in the French courts so it is most likely that the US did sabotage Concorde, given the fact that for years they denied landing rights at JFK

[douchechillum]

@dublinmanc This is the most idiotic statement I've read in a long time.

[FIATF130DT]

send me down to airbus

i'll fuckin soon get them to make parts for them again

oh also does anybody have a huge mallet i can borrow?

[acks39]

Come on, Richard Branson. After taking over music labels, other airlines, space ships,.... Why not a supersonic airline?

[1st503rdSGT]

Why the flap over sonic booms? I grew up with sonic booms that probably came from F-111s out of Barksdale AFB (the cold war was still on when I was little). I also remember my mother reading to me about Concorde (yes, I was VERY little). When I asked her if there were any Concordes flying over our house, she said that they couldn't because of "spoiled sports" wouldn't let it fly to Texas. "Spoiled sports," them's was her exact words.

[TedLUFC]

Why didn't BA sell to Sir Richard Branson?

[dj8work]

@TedLUFC pride!

[SylhetiPrince]

the americans really benefitd from 9/11.....bush gt a reason to attack oil rich iran, lease owner of twin tower gt 7 billion dollars. concorde went down which made thngs easy for 747 . etc

[GaJolGuru]

@SylhetiPrince

i get your point

But i'm pretty sure that he attacked Afghanistan, and then Iraq !

[SylhetiPrince]

@GaJolGuru yh u have a point too!

[113967]

Beautiful. Mr Conran getting so emotional really touched me.

[ShamalWeerakoon]

Thanks for this upload..



[636roadrunner]

If supersonic flight was available today, who would take it? I know I certainly would for the curvature of the earth's atmosphere, and just the general sensation I get while flying...but would anyone actually do it?

[teemas10]

continental found guilty for the Concorde crash. 10 years it took 2 come to that conclusion. The guy who fitted the titanium strip has been given a suspended 15month sentence.

[RedSpaniel]

Shasha what are you on about? That post bears no relevance. Remember pal, there wouldn't be an America like the one you enjoy if it wasn't for the British and the Europeans... Back in your box.

[BOACMach2]

Unbelievably sad outcome for the most beautiful bird to grace our skies. Having them as museum pieces is no better than caging a wild animal. Jeremy Clarkson got it absolutely right in saying the loss of Concorde was the biggest step backwards in aviation history. Exhilaration has been replaced with monotony.

[shasha1873]

@BOACMach2 Well, the stupid British spend billions of dollars on stupid wars with us the Americans for the National Security of Israel in the 21st century, and do not spend money on amazing technologies like the Concorde. The world seems to be upside down. LOL.. In the next 50 years the British will look like Indians and Mongoles. Nothing like the Concorde will ever take place again in that Anglo-Saxon nation becoming a racial third world. LOL..... Stupid WW2!!!!!!

[shugabuns]

@shasha1873 Stupid comment.

[shasha1873]

@shugabuns We do not like facts do we? LOL........ Are you British?

[shugabuns]

@shasha1873 No, I am American. Your comment is incredibly ignorant, nor does it have anything to do with the demise of Concorde.

The British will look like Indians and Mongolians? Are you really suggesting Britain will become a third world nation?

[shasha1873]

@shugabuns Have you been to England? Have you seen people who are migrating to England? I was there in 2006 for vacation. I am not saying that the Concorde's demise was due to the people of the Asian continent invading the island for a better life. However, if England goes forward the way it does, projects like the Concorde will not exist anymore. The British people have to have respect for their own kind and not let the people who where their subjects for centuries invade and take over.

[shugabuns]

@shasha1873 Oh boy. How did we get to talking about England's demographic? I understand what you are saying, but it's better left for the natural citizens there to sort out. Not to mention that it is a very politically sensitive issue where one can easily be tagged as "racist". I wouldn't carry on with this if I were you. You are sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.

[shasha1873]

@shugabuns Well, you do have a good point there. I can not disagree with that.

[shugabuns]

@shasha1873 As for Concorde, it's fate was sealed due to a variety of circumstances. Concorde was built by BAC and Aeropostale(sp?). Due to a series of acquisitions, Airbus ultimately ended up providing support and parts for Concorde. As a result, that plane's survival was jeapordized once Airbus took over as they viewed her as more of a liability than an asset. Once Airbus pulled the plug, game over. Concorde cannot fly without a supplier for parts.

[shasha1873]

@shugabuns That is very true. Without parts it could not continue.

[James4J993]

This makes me really angry !

[Br3tagn3]

concorde is the most beautiful plane since the super constellation, and it should be possible to keep them flying!

[James4J993]

@Trainlover300 tell me about if I love that plane and still has the right to fly !

[bitukukuasukgremany3]

Its a Sunday in Orlando and this video made my day thank you for posting a happy but sad Englishman.She still flies in my Dreams..

[James4J993]

@Trainlover300 yes I will not accept there was a design fault in concorde to me it has one of the best safety records ! If it was up to me they will be still flying and I think this one of the Reason's why BA have lost money. Concorde you make me proud to be british god bless

[tomcat4343]

good by concorde rip