Seconds From Disaster - S01E01 - Crash of the Concorde

Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight operated by Air France which was scheduled to run from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. On 25 July 2000, it crashed in Gonesse, France. All one hundred passengers and nine crew members on board the flight died. On the ground, four people were killed with one left injured.

The flight was chartered by German company Peter Deilmann Cruises. All passengers were on their way to board the cruise ship MS Deutschland in New York City for a 16-day cruise to South America.

This was the only fatal crash of a Concorde. It was the beginning of the end for the Concorde as an airliner; the type was retired three years later.

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[LeedsLad1919]

theres probably some reason for this but why not make a tire with no air in it just total rubber/metal etc.

[Lengas32]

@LeedsLad1919 I think that's a good idea, but impossible to do for now.

[chow202]

no plane in the world its 100% safe because nothing its 100% perfect..danger its everywhere ..anytime.

[oke139]

And what the fuck is it with captain of the plane doing everything in this dramatiation, no offence to captain? He wasn't the only guy flying it, this shit doesnt even mention copilot/fo who probably also worked hes assoff to save that craft & people aboard it. Nice job on keeping that aircraft flying as long as it was while on 2 engines and with the added drag of landing gear.

[oke139]

The graphics are just AWESOME. I know it doesn't matter much but it's funny how they say they have so advanced equipment to reproduce the event but explosions look like doom 2 and airplane looks like its dragged across screen lol. No disrespect meant, i do feel sorry for the passengers, crew, people in the hotel and their families.

[oke139]

@Bazajt True that. Its just impractical for airplanes... BTW its tire lol.

[TheWaluigiking]

Can i have a download link please?

[platinum243125]

How did an armrest make it out of the cabin? Wouldn't there have to be a break in the fuesalage?

[platinum243125]

@LeedsLad1919 That was actually the 1st tire design. But the problem is that the loads on tire went straight through it, resulting in a very bumpy ride, and they always needed to be replaced

[Chris17psi]

The take-off speed necessary to get airborne for the Concorde is NOT 300+ mph; it's 300+ KNOTS. They said 324 knots is the optimum speed, which is a little bit over 200 mph...a tad bit faster than my SR-22 ( Cirrus).

[geko771]

@macinmiami Because there were buildings within 1000' of the end of the runway, taking off was the ONLY option if you had any hope of saving the plane.

[geko771]

@nipponcarisbestcar Well, it kind of is a design flaw in Concord. No other commercial airplane in the world (Excluding the Tupolev TU-144) would have had such an accident. They wouldn't make modifications to the fuel tanks of Concord if it didn't have a design flaw.