BRITISH AIRWAYS Concorde at Kai Tak (1996)

[@justplanes]

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[@captainelliot8767]

Mahir Hussam dafuq is ur problem

[@Сергей1980-р3и]

@Mahir Hussam ~б

[@FlightEnthusiastSpace]

Nah, I pass - Boring and incomparable to a Concord, 777 is like a commoners aircraft standing next to a Concord ;)

[@JoeOhio24]

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[@captainelliot8767]

@@JoeOhio24 ...???

[@Airforceproud95]

Talk about classic aviation!!

[@fendt126]

Yeah,Concorde and Kai Tak

[@haydenchan6389]

IS THIS GROUNDPOUND48????

[@cancelanime1507]

Are you AirProud95?

[@Silent-ji6bc]

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[@cyrusds]

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[@TheKozza21]

I don't think most people quite grasp how difficult the Kai Tak approach is to pull off in a standard commercial airliner. In a Concorde, you are dealing with very high AoA, higher speed on landing AND all of the normal difficulties on top. I have great respect for these pilots. They were truly the best commercial airline pilots in the world. Awesome video :-)

[@fomec7767]

Nothing to add on your comment

[@yin0089]

BA pilots are the highest standards in aviation.

[@daxair644]

⁠We’re*

[@planningto]

Two things we'll never see the like of again: Concorde and Kai Tak.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

planningto Kaicorde

[@sfctw1]

+Ashley Pomeroy ConTak

[@pierremetral6121]

+planningto for Kai Tak it's probably not much a bad thing. seriously, almost 180° turn on final approach above dense habitation district with VERY LOW visual on what you're doing + high wind almost all year round... Next one : Sao Paulo Campinas

[@MatthijsvanDuin]

+Pierre Metral it's "only" a 47° turn, and what do you mean low visual? There was that huge orange checkerboard! ;-) But yeah, having to take that turn mere seconds before touchdown is pretty nuts.

[@_Av3nTad0R_]

+planningto The Concorde will start flying again ! they are working for that :)

[@wdh47211]

I was on that flight. I can't believe it's on KZbin. Hell of an experience flying Concorde.

[@BoredGeese]

Tell us more about it please

[@sircrypton]

U were on the legendary Concorde, u can die peacefully man

[@blairmornay6779]

Me too

[@moooks9582]

Take off aswell?

[@meowal1192]

actually why/how did a Concorde flew to HK?

[@scopex2749]

That landing must have been MEGA DIFFICULT due to Concordes higher speeds and wing configuration! THESE ARE THE WORLD PILOT KINGS!

[@prof.hectorholbrook4692]

Agree!

[@mountainstartemple6041]

mega difficult unless you're a damned good pilot in which case it was just par for the course! Still anything landing at Kai Tak was amazing!

[@黃冠瑋-h1o]

I never know Concorde would fly HongKong before,but where was it from ?It should be a very long way to be HongKong,probably it was from U.K.

[@xraylife]

I remember it - wings scraping around the tower blocks as the plane dodged around them. Can't imagine it at the speeds of Concorde.

[@黃冠瑋-h1o]

@@xraylife Those planes still fly much higher than those buildings

[@agx502]

What an aircraft, what an iconic location!!!! Concorde has to be one of the most beautiful man made objects ever.

[@sriramramamoorthy1589]

what about TU-144

[@agx502]

@@sriramramamoorthy1589 seems to have been a flawed design , which ended up being relegated to delivering mail and then quickly retired within the USSR

[@MarkBrandonAviation]

2 legends in 1 video!

[@mewtwo.150]

3 -concorde -747 & -Kai Tak airport

[@kevinwilliam1276]

4 -Concorde -Kai Tak -747 That cameraman😎

[@astara5802]

The real 4: Concorde Kai Tak 747 British Hongkong

[@IlovePrussia1309]

Hong Kong was arledy indipendent ​@@astara5802

[@contactmagiprod]

Glad I flew on Concorde once in my life in 1997 from London to New-York...I was able to visit the cockpit during the flight. A dream came true! 🚀

[@bryanng1314]

Almost 50 years later, still the most futuristic passenger aircraft ever seen - timeless

[@Maxx61]

That might be one of the most beautiful landings I've ever seen. As natural in the air as any bird. She was a timeless beauty.

[@MrDaiseymay]

well said

[@NerdX151]

"I once landed a Concorde in Kai Tak" is what every pilot wants on his resume when he is out looking for a job.

[@renaldolama9517]

A pilot with that on his resume doesn't need to look for a job. The job comes to him.

[@Cal90208]

Marc Liljeqvist That and an A380 or antanov, then they are untouchable

[@misahorna]

Amazing! Concorde and Kai Tak..two aviation icons, gone for ever...

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Concorde pilots were mostly mature pilots who retired when they finished flying Concordes.

[@ChrisMelville]

We don’t say “a Concorde”. We just call it “Concorde”.

[@stringypond53]

Three of the most beautiful and magical things I know in one video, Concorde, Kai Tak and British Hong Kong.

[@virginiaviola5097]

magical is the word that I have described it too. A magical time.

[@manifestgtr]

Can you imagine how incredible that short final must’ve been for passengers? Condensation coming off the delta wings...apartments and clothes lines whizzing by...that must’ve been absolutely unforgettable.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

i was onboard a retired concorde - the windows are the size of the palm of your hand and dont show much

[@richardschindler8822]

I flew a corporate BAC 1-11 into Kai Tak a few times in the 80’s and it was both fun and scary as hell, all at the same time. So to watch that Concorde slip right in and grease it on, bravo. Sad to know both are now gone. At least I have the memories.

[@cypriotpilot]

this is one of aviation's finest moments...two legends together Concorde and kai tak

[@VladimerBotsvadzeProfessor]

The most sophisticated airplane ever. Such a beauty, as fast as greased lightning, it is a shame it is no longer in service and also the airport.

[@R3dp055um]

+Vladimer Botsvadze Agree it's a shame the Concorde is gone, Kai Tak not so much. That was a deathtrap.

[@hcrun]

The most beautiful of all passenger jet aircraft ever designed and built.

[@galdino1000]

+Bruce Kennewell ....I agree with you.

[@TheStuport]

+Bruce Kennewell I saw The Concorde fly over my city and saw it take off as well....a one of a kind moment in my lifetime!

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

Prematurely killed off by the jealousy of the americans.

[@TheStuport]

John Smith LOL...please do not lump ALL Americans into your category John....The Concord remains a Flying Treasure for this American. Cheers

[@JohnSmith-pd1fz]

***** Ok, I get your meaning.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Kai Tak was the creme de la creme of all airports! Never get tired of watching videos from there! Huge like for this amazing Concorde video!!

[@ilya.kortev]

Without flaps & slats!, Landing speed near 200kts. Professional Pilot.

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Deltas produce huge amounts of lift at high AoA, just have to keep ahead of the drag curve.

[@Robertsmith-bo5yf]

@@TyphoonVstrom yep 11degrees nose up to be precise on landing

[@algrayson8965]

The Concorde does have flaps. They don't drop to the deep angles of subsonic or non-delta wing aircraft, so are not very noticeable in the video. The high angle of attack functions much as flaps do on non-delta wing aircraft.

[@jooholee8643]

That’s the beautiful touchdown

[@Tyler-nd3qg]

@@algrayson8965 They actually dont have flaps

[@musicman5532]

Every so often we create an object that stirs the human emotion like no other. Concorde is one such creation.

[@muhammedAlkaboom]

Yes

[@tomnscrubs]

After All these years missing It Still puts on a Better Show than anything else today

[@garychapman8145]

During the Concord’s heyday we lived within 10 miles of Dulles airport and about 5 miles from the end of one of it’s runways. At that time our house had old storm windows. When the Concorde took off those windows would rattle and vibrate so much that we were sure they would break (they never did). Nevertheless we never got tired of the absolute thrill of every takeoff and landing, some of which came pretty close to the house. We would even sometimes get requests from out of town friends and relatives, to visit our backyard deck to see the Concorde on scheduled flight days.

[@albertleung4175]

Amazing experience !

[@Dogboladow]

The guy landed a concorde on Kai tak. What a legend.

[@richardparkersmith4810]

Beautiful! The pilots must have had such fun. It was tight. Had a tear in my eye for that elegant plane. Bring it back!

[@ChrisFlegg]

Two things on my bucket list, fly on Concorde, and fly into Kai Tak, its never gonna happen :(

[@beakerthemuppet2928]

Make a time machine

[@JayJayAviation]

You could have hot two birds with one stone

[@blasphemousneoroticus6039]

kai tak maybe no but who knows concorde may make a (safe) comeback

[@davskol]

@@beakerthemuppet2928 While on that time machine you'd better visit Kowloon Walled City. An amazing place demolished 1993, 3 years prior to my first trip to HongKong. I want a seat in your time machine!!!

[@dmpramos670]

Chris Flegg , never say never!

[@andysnow7703]

You will never see a more elegant, beautiful and perfect landing as this....🇬🇧she will always be the most exquisite aircraft to ever take to the sky 🇬🇧

[@patakanz]

Wait... they flew checkerboard approaches in Concorde? That is some seriously awesome flying skill right there. Concorde was hard enough to land as it was, let alone with that late turn on short final. Incredible.

[@neiljamison6415]

The first few seconds, a bird of prey swooping in with its talons extended. Beautiful.

[@MrDaiseymay]

but some -how, scary

[@ferrari2k]

What the heck, I never thought the Concorde had such a great low speed maneuverability... Wonderful approach :) Two legends together - Kai Tak and Concorde.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

concorde never really flew in 'low speed' regime - above 200 kts mostly

[@MrDaiseymay]

We are looking at something truly great and beautiful. I don't give a toss about it's cost (i contributed with my taxes), she was a international Icon, as well as a symbol of my country's technical ability.

[@trespire]

Philip Croft Hoping BA will recommission their mothballed fleet at a future date. These birds have many air hours left in their airframe. They are perfectly designed for long distance, like London to the far east. I think a market could be developed what with China on the rise.

[@mhkansan]

trespire With lots of care and maintenance, planes can fly forever. The Concorde was not perfectly designed for long distance or even for airline operations. The cabin was small and cramped, and the range was abysmal. It was designed for short transatlantic flights and didn't have the capability for flights much longer than 3,000nm. Furthermore, there were restrictions for flying overland. The fleet of Concordes flew for 27 years, an amazing feat for an airliner. There are remarkably few 25+ year old airplanes in regular commercial service. If she were still in service today, that would be an incredible 39 years of flying. Its just not going to happen!

[@BobbyGeneric145]

trespire Im srry my friend but this will never happen. Airbus is now the owner of the Type Certificate and they have officially withdrawn it and will no longer support the airframe with their engineering efforts. The Concorde will never fly again. SSBJs will be the future for supersonic travel.

[@Milkmans_Son]

+thefactorypilot145 Didn't Airbus own it in the first place?

[@Milkmans_Son]

+Brennan Walter Someone apparently forgot to tell B-52's this little tidbit.

[@RedLP5000S]

What a glorious sight to behold! Aviation history, and that sound! Thank you so very much for posting this.

[@ultralightflyer]

The degree of airmanship to land such a plane in Kay Tak is absolutely superb considering the low speed and angle necessary to make the 45 degree turn on the chekered VRP flying such a fast plane. The plane itself is a masterpiece. Nothing compares to this plane, nothing.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

3DFlyers 2014 I like to think they hand-picked the best pilot - and that Concorde pilots were probably pretty good anyway. I imagine he walked tall.

[@thetruthisoutthereofficial]

160 knots landing speed is not slow

[@paulrogers9428]

I got to see the Concorde take off from Huntsville,Alabama in the mid 90’s what an awesome piece of machinery. Once in a lifetime.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

Asheville, NC 1980s It snowed that night so takeoff was delayed one day

[@R3dp055um]

Lord, such a tricky plane to land, and such a difficult airport at which to land, yet that BA pilot makes it look like a piece of cake. So Kai Tak is long gone, and they took the top off the hill that made Teguchigalpa such a nightmare, so what is now the worst airport at which to land? I would nominate my own hometown Lindbergh Field, in San Diego, California. My uncle flew for United for decades, and he said he refused to fly to SDO as soon as he had enough seniority to do so.

[@GoteeDevotee]

How would you know what concorde was like to fly, Fuck-tard

[@BlownMacTruck]

Lukla has forever been the most difficult.

[@euanmorse]

@@GoteeDevotee Because it has that reputation... No need to be rude to this person.

[@owensmith7530]

St. Helena is pretty tricky to land at, constant problems with wind.

[@fgwatson7813]

Its SAN not SDO

[@ranger_who]

simply captivating. those good old days a concorde and Kai Tak

[@mbrazile1]

Most amazing aircraft of damn near all time in my opinion. Watching that nose up 17 degree pitch during approach is always impressive.

[@stefanstacker3536]

+Michael Brazile .... it's actually nose down

[@algrayson8965]

@@stefanstacker3536😄

[@kovenilluminati]

0:08 omg that sight! My bird of paradise... sweet bird of paradise...

[@Maloy7800]

That's some nice flying! Bravo to the pilots! Perfect landing!

[@divox9pqr]

Absolutely thrilling to watch

[@muhammedAlkaboom]

Yes

[@SecsSells]

The most amazing airliner at the most amazing airport. Love it.

[@DarkwerefoxRed]

Very nice and rare footage!!! Thanks for that cool video!!! You can see how easy the Concorde handles the sharp turn towards the RWY...just beautiful!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Yet another great memory of aviation! Thanks JustPlanes. Fantastic footage. 2:00 Love that condensation of the wing.

[@desmondc.2351]

Gorgeous!

[@rext8949]

What a bird ! perhaps the most exquisite we have ever seen .A real pleasure to see its take-off and landing .And operating in one of the diciest airports , Kaitak .

[@User58747]

The most beautiful and graceful aeroplane ever built.

[@771jlp]

concorde was designed by guys with slide rulers no computers

[@rossarmstrong6731]

I know - I met a lady who was an engineer on the project and she had to deal with complex differentiation and integration formulas without the benefit of huge supercomputers.

[@3replybiz]

There would have been computers involved because it was possible to do those operations in the 1960s using a computer. It was not all done by hand.

[@incargeek]

The manufacturing stage used numerically controlled mills.

[@Ambagaye]

.. to add on, all engineering drawings were prepared by hand on drawing boards. That is when engineers really did engineering

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Engineers had commercial computers from late 1950s. They were used in Sydney Opera House design.

[@LiebensteinMovies]

That's a great video, I love the Concorde.

[@petmitsu]

So awesome! I miss Kai Tak. Best airport ever to land at.

[@mellegerda]

Kai Tak illustrates HK in every sense: small, busy and overcrowded; exciting and yet managing to sustain challenging times.

[@nxm2001]

Just magnificent. No other words needed to describe this. May the Concorde live through history!

[@MrDaiseymay]

Oh iT will--no question.

[@voyfan99]

Wow, I never knew the Concorde flew to Kai Tak. It was hair raising for a regular jet. It must have been even more exhilarating to fly in on Concorde!

[@CarlGriffith101]

+voyfan99 Maybe it wasn't a regular thing bit just part of that one-off round the world PR tour?

[@dutchray]

+Carl Griffith , Concorde visited Hong Kong many times. I worked during the last few years of Kaitak and even entered this plane just to have a look.

[@tywong178]

I was one of the eyewitnesses when Concorde made the first landing in Hong Kong as the manufacturer launched a worldwide Concorde flight demonstration(commercial flights had not in services yet).

[@thetruthisoutthereofficial]

just for a visit world tour or special charter or something like that

[@vieuxbal1253]

@@CarlGriffith101 I guess you're right

[@simonsmatthew]

Stunning. Are you ever likely to see a landing as graceful and beautiful as that again?

[@musicvideo291]

If Concorde operates again, I have no doubt but book the ticket immidately.

[@minnie.austin8709]

Me too🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@adriangroeneveld9341]

The Concorde was a prestige project of BA and Air France. A testament to what design engineers could achieve back then with drawing boards, scale models and calculators (and a significant budget).

[@chrisblunden7609]

Got to be the most beautiful plane ever!

[@muhammedAlkaboom]

Yes

[@MrDaiseymay]

no contest

[@RedLP5000S]

So close, but the Oscar goes to the Queen of the Skies, the untouchable Boeing 747.

[@xavier9147]

@@RedLP5000S B747 is just big

[@alexandraxyzoo7]

Tears in my eyes when I watch this vid. Thanks!

[@surojitbhattacharjee296]

What a superb feat of engineering ! A beautiful aircraft made by man! Feel sad its now in the museum..

[@gixxerboy555]

+Surojit Bhattacharjee best airplane in the world...

[@MrDaiseymay]

+Surojit Bhattacharjee In the museum ? I wish the Last Concorde to fly was. It's been sat out on the airfield perimitor at Filton, Bristol , ( where it was made) in all weathers, slowly rotting away--for 13 years. A BLOODY DISGRACE TO THE BASTARD CITY COUNCIL. At last, they have been shamed into finding the funds , and have started building a purpose made Museum---

[@TheStuport]

+Surojit Bhattacharjee Been up close to a landing and take off of a Concord....quite an experience to be sure! Cheers

[@joaobranco1063]

+Surojit Bhattacharjee Hopefully it will be brought back: www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/the-revival-of-concorde/

[@goawayleavemealone2880]

Philip Croft - it truly sucks that there's a Concorde rotting in an airfield, but some Concorde's did find their way into Transport Museums. There's an Air France Concorde in the Smithsonian. It reminds me of the QE2 rotting in Dubai or the SS United States rotting in Philadelphia. It's truly a horrible thing to think about.

[@LG-kl3co]

I saw this take off from Kai Tak. I was not aware of its presence until I heard the Terminal windows vibrating, the people in the Terminal were in two groups, either running away or running towards the sound. Luckily I went to see what the noise was !!

[@dang6369]

absolutely spectacular, sheer brilliance. It reminds me of a Bald Eagle with its talons fully outstretched right at the beginning. Does anyone know the final approach airspeed of the Concorde? It looked like it was zipping along pretty quick.

[@salimkhalifa4369]

Saw this beautiful bird at Manchester airport museum, my son treated me to this awesome magnificent flying time machine. Salute and respect to the pilots who flew it.

[@Cta2006]

It's a crime that this Aircraft were pulled from service !

[@GEG266]

I know! I wish that with today's more modern technology this plane were put into service again.

[@beaconterraoneonline]

Coming soon

[@markfox1545]

Blame the fucking French. There were never as many problems with the English maintained aircraft.

[@RedLP5000S]

It was doomed by cost and the advancement of technology which made supersonic flight unnecessary. (Internet + long distance visual communication)

[@06rockdj]

Cta2006 ikr, with the modern technology we have, some one could redesign the sst project, for an up to date airliner. I don’t care what some people says about it, but i would take my money to pay a ticket, just to fly on a sst like the concorde, flying at match 2 or beyond is priceless!

[@glennmainmain9880]

Thanks for uploading this video. I love it so much to see the things that has been disappeared from this world.

[@MrMillenium67]

I would think for sure that all the other pilots would have been really jealous of the pilots that flew Concorde!

[@MrDaiseymay]

I think so--but who wouldn't. They only took the creme of the creme. which usually meant --mature.

[@chris-rfs]

I was lucky enough to fly on Concorde,it was a day i will never forget.The take off was unbelievable,it was like taking off in a jet fighter!! Now we have gone back in time in aviation terms.The fastest commercial airliner now is the later versions of the 747!!.(Not quite the same experience to say the least!). It is like driving a Ferrarri then getting an old Ford Cortina out the garage for your next trip!

[@johnlivingstone8591]

Beautiful airplane - looks her most beautiful when landing

[@RedLP5000S]

If only she had canards like the Tu-144...

[@Gez492]

Most impressive but I think concorde all trimmed up and in the super cruise is the most beautiful man made object ever created

[@Matt_from_Florida]

@@Gez492 North American XB-70 Valkyrie

[@oahuhawaii2141]

That and the SR-71 are beautiful jets.

[@algrayson8965]

@@Gez492- The Russians were not able to duplicate the complex shape of the wing. That was a major reason that the TU-144 could not supercruise, having instead to run afterburners throughout supersonic flight. The canards were added to overcome stability problems from the wing shapes.

[@cobraxspeed]

Worthy of the callsign "Speedbird Concorde" such a fantastic and Beautiful Aircraft.

[@javacup912]

In spite of the financial loses for Concorde, and the noise/speed issues, somehow I feel aviation as a whole regressed when the Concorde was retired for good. What an elegant aerodynamic curves/designed compared to the fatter/slower 747 on the taxiway. I only got to see it taking off once, but never got to ride in it. :( Those airplanes have more flight hours supersonic that most jet fighter of all major countries combined. Bummer is gone..

[@eloyex]

company was just looking for an excuse to get them out of the sky .... the paris disaster is well known was NOT a concorde problem, but a piece of shit that a old dc30 left on the runway ... do you think a 737 just happened the same would be place out of service ??? they need an excuse and found a perfect one ... the record of the concorde is by far superior to most of the airplanes ...

[@LawsForever]

eloyex It was a concorde problem still. A risky design in the first place. Engineers knew that placing two engines side by side multiplies the catastrophe of an exploding blade ring. They also knew that rectangular cowlings are potentially weaker compared to cylindrical ones. Last but not least: it sucked in it's own tire, punctured by an object smaller the 10 centimeters. Foreign object on the runway are common and most planes get away with more or less minor damages when hit. This plane had the catastrophe built into it, just waiting to happen. For me this is not so much of a plane but a prestige object,it's not about flying but about bragging. I hate prestige! Plus it looks ugly on the ground. Plane on stilts...

[@Oatmealism]

LawsForever You must not know at all about what happened to the Concorde that went down. Seriously-Look it up here on youtube, there is a full episode of Mayday Air Disasters on it where they explain exactly what happened to the Concorde. It Ran over a Chunk of metal from the engine cowling of a DC-10 that had taken off 5 minutes before hand, causing the tire to explode sending fragments of rubber up and into the wing, which was completely full of fuel, the shockwave of that caused the tank to rupture, fuel streamed out of the aircraft and into the path of the engines, the engines afterburner caught the fuel on fire, the fire went up into the wing and burned the wing bad enough that a full structural failure happened and it crashed. Nothing went wrong with the engines or the cowling or even a blade ring... i havent even a clue where you started getting that information

[@watchgoose]

It was not cost-effective.

[@puma.will.pounce7590]

Oatmealism - Actually the No. 1 & 2 engines surged after the fire and the first officer shut down the No. 2 engine. But then the No. 1 engine surged again and lost thrust. That's what caused the crash. Although the left aft wing was burning, it did not burn long enough to cause a loss of lift and did not cause the crash.

[@Steve-xf4uv]

One of my few regrets in life - never got to fly on the Concorde. Saw it land and visited it though in Mirabel Airport, Canada.

[@edwardgeorge4881]

The most beautiful aircraft ever built! 💐🇦🇺

[@wurlitzer895]

Just imagine living underneath the flight path when Concorde was approaching to land! The sight and sound must have been truly awesome.

[@WeMuckAround]

She's like a bird of pray swooping in! Gives me chills!

[@unionrdr]

WeMuckAround I thought the same thing when it came into Cleveland Hopkins as I was on my way to work. Came in like a giant raptor, screamin' for vengance! Couldn't get the day off to take the family on the tour...

[@athennag.4756]

Sooooo beautiful😍😍😍 the queen of the sky of all time !! I only wish she still here 😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@superchief1007]

The dream of any pilot to fly the FERRARI of the skies........has gone and for ever there's not any machine to replace this beautiful and amazing aircraft on the world.

[@ManteIIo]

This video literally depicts last days of three great things: Concorde, British Hong Kong and Kai Tak - all of that you'll never see again.

[@vicentedorileobarrosbass7037]

Concorde, o avião mais belo que já existiu até hoje.

[@citizen1163]

Saw Concorde often & it never failed to capture my attention. A thing of beauty. Friend told me it was like being on a roller coaster, because of steep ascent I guess.

[@jamesconley4957]

One incident ended the Concorde's life. Then you got all these flimsy airplanes falling out of the sky FOR NO APPARENT REASON

[@MrDaiseymay]

It was a combination of reasons, some spurious. Politics was big among them. the French kicked up about increaing costs, so cut corner's, and shoddy maintenance , which was revealed in a very hard hitting TV documentary 3 years ago. The legal contract between France and Britain, stated that, if any one of the two ducked out of the deal, at ANY stage, the other wouldn't continue alone. Concordes engines MUST be started and run on a regular programme, otherwise they become junk. Every Olympus engine from a Concorde, is now scrap.

[@riot2136]

James Conley that incident contributed to its downfall, but it definitely wasn’t the only reason

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@riot2136 CORRECT--IT WAS MULTI-FACETTED, ADD THE SCARE OVER 9/11 TOO. All AIRLINES WERE BADLY HIT BY THAT ALONE.

[@drdreel5559]

@@MrDaiseymay that's one side of it. The other side is that it was a hell of a lot more profitable for BA to fly the same passengers in first on normal aircraft while it was on hiatus, that when BA resumed operations they didn't resume with a timetable that made a New York London return possible on the same day (which made it pointless for a fair chunk of its ridership) and, of course, the effect of 9/11 on air travel.

[@incargeek]

I could watch this all day.

[@densmaish5586]

Pilot be like " nailed it!"

[@Chief6067]

This was a great video !!!!!!! Thanks so much for posting

[@benwyatt7619]

When the nose is down the Concorde looks like a bird to me

[@xSupra]

it looks like it's sad to me

[@bobalobalie]

Ben Wyatt Why do you think they called it the 'Concorde'? Because it looks like the Egret bird in flight which is nicknamed 'Concorde'.

[@MrDaiseymay]

In the 1960's, during all the early tests and design changes, the costs soared, there was constant talk of abandoning the project, Satyrical Magazine,' Private Eye', had a brilliant Cartoon, showing Concorde, like a huge Bird, ON a NEST, made of Bank Notes, with notes stuffed in her 'beak'. It was very well done.

[@bobalobalie]

@@MrDaiseymay LMAO!!!! NOW! Onto my *4 YEAR OLD* comment that you’re replying to.... I’m right, you’re wrong. Educate yourself and read Brian Trubshaw’s book. P.S. BTW, I read 2 sentences of your comment and ignored the rest. You probably spent about 45 minutes replying to me. Me, I just spent 2 minutes typing this and you read it all. LOL priorities.

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@bobalobaliePLEASE ALLOW ME TO EDUCATE YOU FURTHER. CONCORD (E) IS A FRENCH WORD, MEANING HARMONY. CHOSEN, AND AGREED TO, BY BOTH COUNTRY'S. MOST APT, AS BOTH COUNTRIES APPLIED ALL THEIR SKILLS KNOW-HOW, AND IMMENSE COST, TO ACHEIVE WHAT APPOLLO ASTRONAUT , GORDON COOPER CALLED, THE GREATEST TECHNICAL ACHEIVEMENT OF THE 20TH CENTURY, EVEN MORE THAN THE APOLLO MOON PROGRAMME. GOOD ENOUGH.

[@MrFlashjet]

Magnificent video,magnificent aircraft, - this is what the internet was invented for!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chewy5563]

what an aircraft, What an airport. They don't make them like this anymore

[@HomerSimpson-iv3ly]

Chewy well in terms of business it wasn’t very reliable I guess

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@HomerSimpson-iv3ly YEAH, PITTY THEY DIDN'T PREDICT THE FAKE BULLSHIT CAMPAIGN, TO INVENT NOISE ABATEMENT LEVELS AND THE GREEN IDIOT BRIGADE , WHO WANTED THE WORLD TO RETURN TO HORES DRAWN TRANSPORT ETC ETC .THEN THE OIL PRICE RISES (YET AGAIN) 9/11. WHY ,ANYONE WOULD THINK THERE WAS A DELIBERATE CAMPAIGN TO SNUFF CONCORDE OUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE USA, OF COURSE, THEIR ATTEMPTS WERE SCRUBBED OUT FOR MANY REASONS--- STRANGE THAT BA WERE MAKING 25%NET, OF ALL THEIR ANNUAL PROFITS---VIA THEIR CONCORDE SERVICE, ALONE.

[@toddb930]

In 1988 I was sitting in the Kai Tac airport waiting for my flight. I heard a tremendous noise from outside. I looked out the window and a Concorede was taking off. Amazing.

[@bampie1]

It's a pity it never fulfilled it potential because the US aviation industry blocked it they did not have the engineering ability to produce a competitive product so they used the public to shut the project down.

[@bampie1]

Come on then please educate me on the facts one that the good old US of A could not build a competitive aircraft and two they used the environmental lobby to close the project down.

[@bananian]

it was breaking windows with its sonic booms lol.

[@bampie1]

Bullshit the Yanks couldn't build anything to compete with it so their destroyed it's commercial market in the USA

[@bampie1]

I'm not talking about the reasons it was withdrawn from service I am commenting on the fact that most of the agreed US flight routes were taken from the plane just after it went into service and in one stroke the US authorities effectively made the plane obsolete as it was specifically designed for trans Atlantic flight. very poor losers the yanks.

[@bampie1]

You have a cheek mentioning government grants when Boeing have subsidised it's civil aviation programme off the back of overpriced defense contracts. As for abandoning the SST programme the reason the US abandoned the project was lack of engineering solutions to major aerodynamic problems basically your engineers and designers were not up to the job. Concorde had routes in place that would have enabled the plane to make a profit but when you lot binned your SST your government withdrew those routes blaming unacceptable noise levels as their justification. Strange that when they had approved the same routes for the SST that had similar operational noise levels as Concorde. You Americans have a track record for failing when it comes to supersonic flight. You had to rely on British engineering designs and solutions to do it the very first time. I'll give you a clue if you want to get educated do some research on a company called Dowty Boulton Paul. Lastly what really let's you American's down the most is you sheer arrogance. Several years ago some yank dimwit produced a list of the top twenty most important inventions, that list did not include the jet engine, the computer, the internet, television etc. Those inventions have arguably had the greatest impact on mankind, certainly TV, the computer and the internet have had the greatest effect but they were omitted because they were not American inventions. Forget facts just try looking at the whole world and stop being so insular.

[@luckyowl249]

GREAT video & many thanks!

[@adamshaw9974]

Brilliant video! :D Its very sad that both the plane and the airport are no longer in service :( Like many other you-tuber's said we will always have the museum Concorde's (my nearest is G-BOAC at manchester uk). although it wont be the same as flying on one :(

[@incyphe]

Despite its age, definitely one of the coolest plane footages I've seen on youtube.

[@OwnsGermany]

Amazing memory! Hard to believe as of this week there's talks of bringing back to life one concord!

[@thetruthisoutthereofficial]

dream on

[@_Andrew2002]

Good luck getting your hands on this mysterious concord, never heard of one

[@TackKeyNack]

Still no Concorde.

[@ANDREWFITZGERALD100]

great plane...nice video..a blast from the past

[@Leon-Hardt]

The most bizarre combination of aviation: supersonic Concord and the most dificult airport.....F.....ck! bigball's Pilot.

[@mariaelenarodriguez483]

Yes you have reason, go throuth mountains and after give a turn

[@emilianobonaparte9356]

I remember the boom as this plane made two daily flights into JFK when it was in service. Saw a few parked with the nose pointing down between flights. What a sight to see it fly. Boarded one in a museum, 4 seats across very narrow.

[@chrisnguyen8603]

Its such a pretty jet.

[@yin0089]

I used to live in Hong Kong near the airport. It is amazing to see planes doing a 90 degrees turn around plane queuing for landing during the early evenings.

[@charleschan825]

it would have been cool if cathay pacific had these planes

[@thetruthisoutthereofficial]

they could have probably flown HGK-SIN in about an hour

[@dfgndfghdfghdfgh]

One of the hardest major airports to land at in one of the hardest to land planes we've ever seen, wow

[@georgemallory797]

I miss all that we've lost in aviation since Kai Tak closed: Meigs field (I did two flights at the controls, one as a flight instructor in a single engine and one as a charter copilot in a twin) in Chicago, Dale Snodgrass, John Glenn, AN-225, F-14, Concorde, space shuttle, B-727, DC-10, L-1011, DC-8. I'm sure I missed a bunch.

[@UsAirwaysFanHD]

BEST PLANE EVER

[@philiplee1803]

Beautiful aircraft.....Concorde and the 747 both magnificent aircrafts to watch.By the way...that aircraft G-BOAD was the one that had the Singapore Airlines livery painted on one side when it operated the LHR-BAH SIN flights back in 1977.

[@HighAway]

if it wasn't for the metal strip left on the runway, it would have kept going. the fate tied immensely into that metal strip.

[@habyss]

+HighAway They'd still have been retired by now. Accident or not, they were at a stage where they would have required increased maintenance to keep them airworthy. That may have kept them going another 10 years, but by now they'd have exceeded their life expectancy.

[@Dischingo]

And economics but yeah lets blame it all on that metal.

[@lekeme1773]

And 9/11 and fuel efficiency.....noise complaint from resident

[@TheItsmegp46]

It wasn't just that metal strip that ended this jet, which by some accounts cast doubt that it brought down this plane. There were many factors. Some of which were, the plane was old, thirty plus years, it used four times the fuel of a conventional jet to go the same distance, first class tickets, the only tickets sold on this plane was priced about 20% higher than first class in conventional jets and Airbus, the successor to Aeropostiale who built it no longer wanted to support the plane with spare parts. Lastly, and probably the one that put the proverbial nail in the coffin was 9/11. This one incident killed about 30 regular Concorde passengers.

[@andrewzolnier8408]

HighAway I doubt it. It used huge amounts of fuel. It wouldn't be very practical.

[@Rostov-papa55]

Конкорд красавец на все времена! Автору *спасибо* .