@pageois It moved so much because he was zoomed in a lot on the airspeed indicator, amplifying the shaking. But it worked out perfectly because the shot of the ASI before they pushed back showed where the bugs were, during the roll you could tell which was which when they called them out- so it was perfect. v1: 145, vr: 182, v2: 216, not sure of the significance of the white bugs at 240 since they were climbing at 260. Probably maneuvering speed of some kind. Thanks for the great video!!!!!
I was sat on the observers seat, immediately behind the Captain. Also referred to as a crew jump seat. I was lucky to sit there during taxi, take-off and landing until reaching the arrival gate at JFK. During most of the cruise I was seated in the cabin.
awesome, I truly envy. I fly for over 17 years but lately had very strong turbulence during the flight from Dominicana Republic to London. After that Ive got some strange feeling and fear of take-off. But still love flying, great video.
It's disappointing that the Concorde is no longer flying in regular service still i must admit it was an aircraft truly ahead of it's time maybe one day the Concorde may be reinstated to active service
@DKS225 Not a chance - they've all been decommissioned, had their fluids drained, and their airworthiness certificates revoked. Aside from those considerations, Airbus no longer supports Concorde for parts/maintenance. It's a dead issue.
@beeroosterm Ah Nuts but still it would have been nice to see her flying once again oh well but just think of this if Concorde was mass-produced well you can sit back and watch the travel times slashed.
Mach number (Ma or M) (generally pronounced /ˈmɑːk/, sometimes /ˈmɑːx/ or /ˈmæk/) is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure. It is commonly used to represent the speed of an object when it is travelling close to or above the speed of sound.
@yahweh18 airspeed changes, not groundspeed. The higher you go the less dense air becomes meaning less molecules passing through the pitot tube, indicating a low airspeed, relative to the air. Ground speed will of course be unaffected by this.
Too expensive to maintain, the tickets were already around USD $15,000 and the airlines still lost money. They were also over 30 years old, with no aircraft manufacturer designing anything to replace it.
It's just because they wanted it to be only for the rich, could have been 747 ticket price.... but then needs more concorde's to comensate 747 capacity.
@o0XoJoRdANoX0o - Depends on what class you fly on the regular airliners, such as the 747. Baseline prices were about 10-15% more than regular service tickets for British Airways.
@ryertay Low ridership, high cost of operation, and that crash in 2000. Not to mention, the Concorde was already over 30 years old when it was retired in 2003.
look at 2:50, that is the super sonic after burners he is turning on. 2 engines at a time, if he would turn all 4 on at the same moment the passangers and crew would feel an extra strong force pushing them back on their seats.. They do it sometimes for fun, but they warn everybody that its going to happen before..
Concorde did have to keep below 250knts within about a 7 mile radius of heathrow. The plane was rotated to 13 degrees pitch attitude on take off, then at 240knts this was increased to 20 degrees to maintain 250 knts. Shortly after this, it is pitched forward again to 13 degrees for the noise abatement proceedure, at which point the re-heats (after burners) are swithched off and the throttles are reduced.
In the concorde professional you only use the afterburners for the take off, the reach mach 2 you have to move some of the fuel to the back of the plane to compensate the weight of the aircraft, and the higher you go the more speed you can reach.
@catatito he actully is turning the after burner on in this video to reach 1.4 MACH before they turn them off again. They dont need afterburners to fly the plane or even at the take off.
Afterburners were selected as part of the standard takeoff procedure. I daresay you could takeoff without but a longer runway would be needed. And youre right, afterburners were not needed to maintain supersonic flight. Which made concorde unique.
I am a Pilot cadet and I can confirm that these switches are the afterburners of the concorde...for people...loving the concorde...maybe it's a good option to buy the concorde professional of justflight for Flight Simulator a Century of Flight.... after studying and flying the aircraft you will notice these switches are for the afterburner!! Any questions? Please ask ;)
They unlock the afterburner/reheat settings so that max throttle setting is also max afterburning thrust. The flight engineer normally has control of them.
All pilots that go onto Concorde are very experienced pilots,they have been around and have flown many planes.When they go onto Concorde they have to undergo a long arduous course for six months.u really do get ground down by this course there are lots of exams and tests and simulated details.Then you spend three months flying down the route under supervision with a training captain and then eventually after that ordeal you come out as a fully-fledged Concorde pilot.
The Captain in this video was the first officer in a BBC 1989 series. Chris Norris is his name. I believe he left flying the Concorde as a co-pilot and went over to the 757 as a captain before returning to Concorde a Captain
when did it break the sound barrier and was that canopy and cockpit sheild as they approach supersonic flight???i hope they bring a supersonic jet aircraft back in my lifetime as i was only very young when concourd was around but one time i did see a concourd when it was coming into land but sadly i was only 3 years old to i dont rembr it /=(
actualy, i spoke to some people on the portuguese airforce, they said that the only reason for the BOOOOM was that, almost every video is recorded near the sea, and the humidity is what condences around the plane and makes the poop
The captain is Chris Norris,right?
makanakikaka 1 year ago 2
@makanakikaka
Yes, as shown in an earlier post.
Reeltimefun 1 year ago 3
Great video! I was surprised that the noise increased when the nose was raised, I expected the opposite.
Mavermick1 1 year ago
Just wait, she'll return to the skies :D
Hopefully
hoppy123456798 1 year ago 2
SPREAD THE WORD LETS TRY GETTING A LEAST ONE OF THESE LADIES FLYING AGAIN
save-concorde .co .uk
billytk247 1 year ago
WOW ! AIR FRANCE HAVE THIS JET, Although i'm a pilot in Air France and I wish i could fly this jet in future :)
MsBemylover 1 year ago
Pity you couldn't have moved the camera a little bit more during roll out.
pageois 1 year ago 2
@pageois
I agree - if I get another chance I'll do it differently.
Reeltimefun 1 year ago 20
@pageois It moved so much because he was zoomed in a lot on the airspeed indicator, amplifying the shaking. But it worked out perfectly because the shot of the ASI before they pushed back showed where the bugs were, during the roll you could tell which was which when they called them out- so it was perfect. v1: 145, vr: 182, v2: 216, not sure of the significance of the white bugs at 240 since they were climbing at 260. Probably maneuvering speed of some kind. Thanks for the great video!!!!!
StratMatt777 1 year ago
How come it is possible to film cockpit?
smeagol997 1 year ago
@smeagol997
I was sat on the observers seat, immediately behind the Captain. Also referred to as a crew jump seat. I was lucky to sit there during taxi, take-off and landing until reaching the arrival gate at JFK. During most of the cruise I was seated in the cabin.
Reeltimefun 1 year ago
@Reeltimefun
awesome, I truly envy. I fly for over 17 years but lately had very strong turbulence during the flight from Dominicana Republic to London. After that Ive got some strange feeling and fear of take-off. But still love flying, great video.
smeagol997 1 year ago
@Reeltimefun sorry for the indiscretion how much did u pay for the flight I heard that prices where quite high
JMsoo 1 year ago
@JMsoo ... LOL ... not enough for such a mind blowing experience !!
Reeltimefun 1 year ago
@JMsoo I don't know what the price was at the end, but it was averaging US$8,500 about a year or so beforehand.
w5pda 1 year ago
@TheMrDeist Only took 66 years to go from 120 foot powered flight at Kitty Hawk to landing on the moon. Now that's one giant step!!!
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@3:40 did anyone notice the small child 4 rows up from rear? I wonder if they got to fly free..
cncryp 1 year ago
@cncryp I'm Not sure mind you ten years after this video was filmed he can say that he was lucky enough to be on board this wonderful aircraft.
DKS225 1 year ago
The chek list for Concorde's takeoff should probably start the day before.
helcio1960 1 year ago 2
It's disappointing that the Concorde is no longer flying in regular service still i must admit it was an aircraft truly ahead of it's time maybe one day the Concorde may be reinstated to active service
DKS225 1 year ago
@DKS225 Not a chance - they've all been decommissioned, had their fluids drained, and their airworthiness certificates revoked. Aside from those considerations, Airbus no longer supports Concorde for parts/maintenance. It's a dead issue.
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm Ah Nuts but still it would have been nice to see her flying once again oh well but just think of this if Concorde was mass-produced well you can sit back and watch the travel times slashed.
DKS225 1 year ago
Great post... Loved it. It really sucks since 911 that you can't ride jump seat anymore. Oh well, will have to join airlines to fly up front.
ClearedToLand7 1 year ago
hello, how many degrees nose up used concorde when taking off or landing? it looks very gracious
ryanmd11fan 1 year ago
From a Chariot to this, how far we have come. What a shame to see it not fly anymore.
nxtvctm 1 year ago
Mach number (Ma or M) (generally pronounced /ˈmɑːk/, sometimes /ˈmɑːx/ or /ˈmæk/) is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure. It is commonly used to represent the speed of an object when it is travelling close to or above the speed of sound.
pumpman0 1 year ago
What does ' Mach ' mean?
pumpman0 1 year ago
@pumpman0
Mach is related to the speed of sound.
If you Google 'mach' and read the Wikipedia entry (and others) it will provide all the answers - hopefully.
Reeltimefun 1 year ago
@pumpman0 mach is the a way to measure speed with mach 1 being the speed of sound.
Flightkid9 1 year ago
@pumpman0 Mach 1 is the sound speed is about 1250 Km/h
fcdaxfecgrex 1 year ago
@fcdaxfecgrex The higher you go the lower the speed gets. At 10Km altitude it is only 1000Kmh.
yahweh18 1 year ago
@yahweh18
Depending on what you are relating your speed to. The speed goes lower in KIAS but higher in TAS and GAS.
cossheisnmzenna 1 year ago
@yahweh18 airspeed changes, not groundspeed. The higher you go the less dense air becomes meaning less molecules passing through the pitot tube, indicating a low airspeed, relative to the air. Ground speed will of course be unaffected by this.
mrjohnson2289 10 months ago
I was surprised by how analog the instrument panels were and how empty the seats were.
hardyr 1 year ago
Amazing how the visor comes up!
DeltaEagle7700 1 year ago
1:53 he retracts the wind guard. awsome!
ausernamenonewants 1 year ago
fkn awesome :)
MrReaper2U 1 year ago
Awesome video.
TwoEyeCyclops 1 year ago
It looks like he is setting reheats switches to Contingency, not reheat
zangdaarr 1 year ago
superb film!
Jordache22222 1 year ago
So, is this the Concordski?
PistolPete2 2 years ago
@PistolPete2 No, it's not! Concordski is a Tu-144 the USSR product ;)
benjiofse 1 year ago
@PistolPete2 Affirm :D
pourtoukist 1 year ago
Too expensive to maintain, the tickets were already around USD $15,000 and the airlines still lost money. They were also over 30 years old, with no aircraft manufacturer designing anything to replace it.
PhatFarm60 2 years ago
It's just because they wanted it to be only for the rich, could have been 747 ticket price.... but then needs more concorde's to comensate 747 capacity.
barthoedemaker 2 years ago
The concord hits 200 MPH on the runway before its even lifts off.
Astromchaser 2 years ago
What is the elevation that shows a plane landing in Quito (2800 meters) after taking off from sea level
eocdful 2 years ago
were tickets very expensive compared to 747 flights etc.??
o0XoJoRdANoX0o 2 years ago
indeed, I read somewhere they were about 7000 euro (one way)... don't know what exactly that is in dollars, but certainly more.
Flow198812 2 years ago
@o0XoJoRdANoX0o - Depends on what class you fly on the regular airliners, such as the 747. Baseline prices were about 10-15% more than regular service tickets for British Airways.
navelpicker 2 years ago
@ryertay Low ridership, high cost of operation, and that crash in 2000. Not to mention, the Concorde was already over 30 years old when it was retired in 2003.
jmacaldo83 2 years ago
look at 2:50, that is the super sonic after burners he is turning on. 2 engines at a time, if he would turn all 4 on at the same moment the passangers and crew would feel an extra strong force pushing them back on their seats.. They do it sometimes for fun, but they warn everybody that its going to happen before..
dealerovski82 2 years ago 22
really?
SavaMarkovicPilot 2 years ago
I noticed the 240knts call.... anyone knows why.
It cannot be because of the 250knts below 10,000ft speed limit.
Concord , military jets and the space shuttle are/were the only ones allowed to break that speed limit.
smonkey957 2 years ago
Concorde did have to keep below 250knts within about a 7 mile radius of heathrow. The plane was rotated to 13 degrees pitch attitude on take off, then at 240knts this was increased to 20 degrees to maintain 250 knts. Shortly after this, it is pitched forward again to 13 degrees for the noise abatement proceedure, at which point the re-heats (after burners) are swithched off and the throttles are reduced.
mileslawson1 2 years ago
In the concorde professional you only use the afterburners for the take off, the reach mach 2 you have to move some of the fuel to the back of the plane to compensate the weight of the aircraft, and the higher you go the more speed you can reach.
catatito 2 years ago
@catatito he actully is turning the after burner on in this video to reach 1.4 MACH before they turn them off again. They dont need afterburners to fly the plane or even at the take off.
dealerovski82 2 years ago
Afterburners were selected as part of the standard takeoff procedure. I daresay you could takeoff without but a longer runway would be needed. And youre right, afterburners were not needed to maintain supersonic flight. Which made concorde unique.
fightingtemeraire 2 years ago
well cost, and noise where some of the reasons
rcplaneguy1 2 years ago
I am a Pilot cadet and I can confirm that these switches are the afterburners of the concorde...for people...loving the concorde...maybe it's a good option to buy the concorde professional of justflight for Flight Simulator a Century of Flight.... after studying and flying the aircraft you will notice these switches are for the afterburner!! Any questions? Please ask ;)
Ferdinand321 2 years ago
What exactly do the after burners do? They make the plane go alot faster right?
SignMePlease1 2 years ago
Anyone know what the switches at 2:40 are for?
jumpseat2024 2 years ago
I think they may be for the afterburners, but I am not sure.
silicosis1 2 years ago
I think they are the switches of the afterburners
facusan 2 years ago
They unlock the afterburner/reheat settings so that max throttle setting is also max afterburning thrust. The flight engineer normally has control of them.
Chuckjagermeister 2 years ago
afterburners? (maximum speed)
TheGreatFlyer 2 years ago
how did one go about becoming a pilot on one of these things? Military training only?
chuckn11 2 years ago
All pilots that go onto Concorde are very experienced pilots,they have been around and have flown many planes.When they go onto Concorde they have to undergo a long arduous course for six months.u really do get ground down by this course there are lots of exams and tests and simulated details.Then you spend three months flying down the route under supervision with a training captain and then eventually after that ordeal you come out as a fully-fledged Concorde pilot.
diziz 2 years ago
Great video!! Thanks
anthony2806 2 years ago 2
That's Awesome!!! Great Concordee!!
Whild91 2 years ago
i wish i could have flown on the concorde. thanks for posting. this was an a great video. i only wish it was longer.
jmc647 2 years ago
Very nice quality. 5*
kptn4roger 2 years ago
VERY shaky but cool
Rcracer867 2 years ago
CONCORDE CLASS!"
MsLidia9 2 years ago 3
Thats novel - the first one flew in the 60's!
Factnotfictionpeople 2 years ago
WOW!
So many gauges!
zazu27604 2 years ago
the mcp panel looks totally different
xXwhygodwhyXx 2 years ago
The Captain in this video was the first officer in a BBC 1989 series. Chris Norris is his name. I believe he left flying the Concorde as a co-pilot and went over to the 757 as a captain before returning to Concorde a Captain
Martins219 2 years ago
I've watched that Concorde Special. It is him I believe.
DominoFaz 2 years ago
Yes, you're quite correct.
Reeltimefun 2 years ago
when did it break the sound barrier and was that canopy and cockpit sheild as they approach supersonic flight???i hope they bring a supersonic jet aircraft back in my lifetime as i was only very young when concourd was around but one time i did see a concourd when it was coming into land but sadly i was only 3 years old to i dont rembr it /=(
Bomberboy365 3 years ago
actualy, i spoke to some people on the portuguese airforce, they said that the only reason for the BOOOOM was that, almost every video is recorded near the sea, and the humidity is what condences around the plane and makes the poop
Sarcuphiluss 3 years ago
For the record it was FOD from a Continental Airlines jet that fatally damaged the Concorde flight that lead to its premature demise.
My favorite memory of Concorde was seeing it coming out of LHR and being framed by the stone of Windsor Castle.
It was expensive, inefficient; almost anachronistic, but such a classy way to fly!
"CONCORDE CLASS!"
USNARox2008 3 years ago
Were any of the concords kitted with glass cockpits as avionics advanced ? that cock pit looks so dated by todays standards.
plastabrick 3 years ago
oh, didn't go BOOOOM O___O when breaking the sound barrier :\.... i thought it would be listenable :\
Sarcuphiluss 4 years ago
they go faster than sound, so the boom is lagging behind
petecmos 4 years ago 11
oh, true, forgot about that ._.
wonder what happens when they hit mach 2 o.o
Sarcuphiluss 4 years ago
now that is 1 heck of an honour
bobolugi 4 years ago
nice man!.. but dont shake it!
akron187 4 years ago