MY BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE FLIGHT- MARCH 2, 1999

[johnmw13]

your so lucky

[tattooman1969]

@ rockymountainrandom..... that what was known as the "concorde countdown"...unlike regular subsonic planes, that begin a slow roll down the runway as they take off and build speed...the concorde would take position at the end of the runway, and on the count 3-2-1, the pilot would throw all 4 afterburners on at once (38,000 lbs of thrust multiplied by 4 engines) and that would allow the concorde to go from zero to 280mph take off speed in under 30 seconds..

[rockymountainrandom]

What happened at 4:49 after the pilot said "3, 2, 1"? Was that when it broke the sound barrier? I couldn't hear what the pilot was saying.

[tattooman1969]

@ tobiasf1...

im glad you liked it my friend...all the best

[tobiasf1]

thank you a lot sir for uploading this. It was a pleasure to watch the entire video, from beginning to end. Greetings from Belgium!

[1755ganesha]

No, you cant feel nor hear the sonic boom. I flew Air France back in the early 1990's from Paris to New York. Concorde arrived in about 2 hours a head of time of departure, a bit weird, but its ok. Frankly speaking, the cabin and seat is not as comfortable as the existing First or Buss Class nowdays, its just the speed. Air fare is the highest at the time, so its more worth it for business people to travel. A real pity, Concorde is not flying anymore after the tragic accident in Paris.

[tattooman1969]

@ valgeneeger89....thanks man...i appreciate it...actually No...we couldnt hear any sonic boom at all....

[valgeneeger89]

Nice video, did you also hear/feel the sonic boom on board?

[thetwinkleturnip]

god. the cackles of rich people make me sick.

[tattooman1969]

@ bigguy7265123...the flight engineer was saying to prepare for takeoff and to hold on to any loose fitting jewelry...glasses or false teeth

[bigguy7265123]

what was the pilot talking about at 4:48 that made people inside giggle. I heard the countdown but i couldn't understand what he was saying.

[tattooman1969]

@xfathead41x..... Sod off mate....grow some hair on your bullocks...get out of your bedroom and go see the world a bit like i have then you can correct me on things...

[tattooman1969]

@Suzla1 ...i tried my best ot capture the experience as best i could...i couldnt tape all aspects from every angle...i was only one person taping while also being thrilled by the experience of being on board such a beautiful plane...

[SuzLa1]

Why didn't you film it going over the speed of sound?

[tattooman1969]

@xFathead41x ....

learn to laugh man.... learn to take a joke...relax man.... its all in fun....but then again youre only 21.....i was full of piss and vinegar once and thought i knew it all and was a bad ass...you'll grow up one day....maybe

[xFathead41x]

@tattooman1969 i dont see whats funny about wei fuk emyung, its sick

and ill grow up one day? clearly you need to grow up if you think its funny

[xFathead41x]

great video but you ruined it with the stupid names at the end

Iron Balls McGinty

Oliver Closerov

Hugh Bitchercokoff

Wei Fuk Emyung

Patsy Pissflaps

i was going to like the video, but i cant dislike as it was good before the end, ill just leave it

[SuzLa1]

@xFathead41x I know it's taseless.

[tattooman1969]

@iamherenowful thank you so much for the kind feedback.....

[rebelyellcrew]

it was -70 degrees fahrenheit damnnnnn

[sgfreak96]

Whoa the sky at 7:42 is phenomenal. It looks like your actually out of earth! I would love to have flown in one of those depending on price but at this point even if they did bring them back it would be too sketchy.

[totalnathan1997]

G-BOAC The flagship aircraft for Concorde :)

[tattooman1969]

@ abaj001.....at 4;50 in the video...the reaction you hear is when the pilot cut off all 4 afterburners after takeoff... when rolling down the runway..concorde is using all 4 afterburners or 38,000 lbs of thrust x 4 engines....and taking off at 270 mph....about 1 minute after liftoff....the pilots have to cut out all 4 afterburners out of consideration of the noise levels on the suburbs surrounding Heathrow Airport

[tattooman1969]

@ iproassasinz.... im glad you liked the video...i really wanted to give the experience as much justice as possible

[Iamherenowful]

@tattooman1969 ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT 5 STARS 

[sandoga]

I really wanted to do this!.. =( i wasn't lucky enough!..

[MrGreenjerk]

ppshhh british people:/

[tattooman1969]

@Jll3001...the reason why they stopped the concorde was a combination of the failing world economy...airbus which is the company that provided the parts for concorde didnt want to keep production costs to maintain parts for the aircraft.... passenger volume was down. yes, it was an amazing honor to ride on such a legendary aircraft

[Jll3001]

Why did they abandon the concorde flights? I mean, it only crashed once right?

Though this looks like an awesome aircraft to fly in, must've been a great honor for you to be able to participate on one of the few flights it only had!

[HNMpepper]

If it wasn't for all this cabin strikes, then maybe BA would have enough money to build another supersonic aircraft (hopefully safer).

[tattooman1969]

Hi rubberdinghyrapids....i was on route London to ny

[HULKHODGY]

@tattooman1969 your wife seems a wonderful woman.

[Rubberdinghyrapids]

were was you going to ?

[01po01po]

Very cool video. Letting you film while boarding the plane and the cockpit door open, so you can watch the pilots. Those days are long gone......great footage.

[tim60s321]

V GOOD THANKS

[tattooman1969]

thanks for the kind words iridium

[Iridium242]

That was some amazing video, thanks for it.

[210482fmj]

i still think the best thing about flying is the views you get on long flights.

[tattooman1969]

@dtfly09, i know youre so right man....

[DTFLY09]

crazy how they let you into the cockpit while flying back in the 90's. now if you standup on a plane without having to go to the bathroom you got an undercover starin you down

[workfornuts]

Oh lord! Looks like some of the passengers there were the same ones 30 years ago from the first Concord's take off!

[tattooman1969]

Hi Dave....

i know what youre talking about man..ive dreamed of the concorde since i was a kid too...im just so grateful to have had the chance to fly her....

[daveravegin]

Im so jelous im 16 at the moment but from the age of about 4 to the age of 9 ive always wanted to be a concorde pilate when i grew up. Ive always wanted to take the concorde service to barbados and now it seems ill never be able to :(

[tattooman1969]

Hi Liamsandie...the registration on this concorde was the BOAC

it literally was the trip of a lifetime....lol

glad you enjoyed it

[liamsandie]

what registration was this concorde?

[liamsandie]

Awwesome video, thank you

[008WESLEY]

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK  KINBO

[BritishPrashant]

You flew Mach 2 on March 2

[jaynizzle82]

you were so high in the sky is was almost dark an going 1200 mph! thats crazy has hell! i would of been alittle freaked out!, they should build new ones an use them in the states! fun video

[lonestar1969]

TATTOOMAN: That was absolutely the most descriptive video i've ever seen ...thanks for taking, preserving and posting.

[sf200425997]

hahhah am I the only one who's noticed the final subtitles? :))) Classic. Wei Fuk Emyung ;))) We do that too :)

[bitukukuasukgremany3]

Thanks Sir

[romengg]

What happens at 4:50 in the video?

I can't understand the words from the pilot but all the passengers feel good about it.

[flyer92ify]

@romengg That is the power back point- Its when the afterburners are switched off after leaving the Heathrow fence to keep residents happy. It creates a back falling feeling in the cabin because of the fast decrease in power. You will notice that the cabin seems much more quiet after this point too.

[romengg]

@flyer92ify Ok, thanks for the reply!.

[BeLikeWater1000]

@flyer92ify yeah much like the shutdown of the first/second stages of the early boosters used by NASA, ecspecaily the saturn V. That same effect on the saturn was quoted by a few astronaughts as saying it felt like being catapulted throught the dashboard

[coolboyhanseh]

dude you are so lucky to have ride it, i wish they will bring the concord back

[SavannahR8]

That was great I agree, you were so lucky :).

[arby321]

wow what was it like?

[ilovyousob]

That was great. I have been looking for a really good perspective of a take-off from the cabin that gives a sense of what it would have been like. This is the best take-off from the cabin I have ever seen of all the concorde material.

[SKILLNET1]

ne of the most fasinating videos i have ever seen i would of loved t of been on that :)