Concorde Flight 6/23/03 London to New York - Four months before last Concorde flight! Customer POV!

Concorde Flight 6/23/03 London to New York - Exactly four months before last Concorde flight! Customer POV! Comments are now moderated. English only and proper punctuation & capitalization, please. My video of last commercial flight of Concorde 10/23/03: • Concorde Last London t...
I saw Concorde at EAA Oshkosh in July 1988 and knew I just had to fly on it. When the accident occurred in 2000, I thought I'd never have a chance. But Concorde made it back into the air and I was able to take two flights before it was retired.
There are a few errors in the narration. For instance, afterburners are on for entire take-off and climb-out.
I sure was fond of the cute Aussie in the pink top with the pony tail :-) One-way ticket cost about $4000. BA was offering discount packages for some of the final flights.
Shot with a Sony DSR-PDX10 which I purchased at B&H Photo a few hours before departing JFK. I had a very hard time getting batteries charged in time for the trip.

[@sherrylcallander1491]

I was fortunate to fly with my late husband, who was a pilot in WWII, On the Concorde from N.Y. to London. He surprised me with the trip for my birthday.Valentines Day. Its an experience of rare air travel that we are deprived of now. What a pity. Its an aircraft of rare elegance and speed!

[@gerrarditto4u]

The people who flew this bird were so lucky!!

[@Mateyhv1]

No, they were just rich

[@gnnascarfan2410]

@@Mateyhv1 Lot of people who weren't rich saved up to ride this bird in 2003.

[@Embracing01]

@@gnnascarfan2410 Would take me years to save up to 10k (which is about what it cost in the early 2000s) to fly on Concorde. Noone I know has a spare 10k to waste.

[@concorde2003]

@Embracing01 ​Waste?

[@wloxy75]

@@concorde2003no

[@bdavis-vj9dv]

This is incredible to watch! Aside from the fact that you could cross the pond in 3 hours 30 minutes, it seems more than than just a flight. The passengers and crew seemed happy to be apart of a human feat. People were taking pictures, the pilot greeted the passengers in flight. Wow this is incredible. I wish I could've taken a ride in the Concorde!

[@concorde2003]

Maybe this is how flying used to be, ie Pan Am in the 60's.

[@siegridthomas9674]

Pan am 1963 me...absolutely wonderful !

[@Salmagundiii]

Thank goodness he took this great video. In a strange way, the time before smartphone cameras feels like a lost world. Because there's so much less video of everything. If Concorde had lasted until 2019, there would have been 25 KZbin/IG/TT/whatever videos of people on the last flight.

[@bardo0007]

I am impressed he filmed all the way from the terminal , like KZbin vloggers do today. I wish more people from the video camcorder days could have shot more footage than they did.

[@yousef_98Q8]

Same feeling!

[@ALEX-fq7hh]

I don't know if it is me, but I find it outstanding that this was recorded only 1.5 years after 911 yet the quality of the recording feels like something recorded in 2010, it only took less than two years from passing the 90's aesthetic in home video cameras to a quality similar to the ones we have today!!!

[@josephferreira2508]

This video will be forever history!!!

[@leandrotami]

This is an amazing video. Whoever filmed this made a great job documenting the entire experience. It is truly fascinating to see people pouring wine glasses while travelling two times the speed of sound. It's mindblowing.

[@johnwatson3948]

My Dad in the 1990’s got some reduced price deal to fly on it - same thing 747 to UK Concorde back. Just incredible what the British and French did in making this plane and operating it.

[@Kagy777]

Thoroughly enjoyed this! This is an historical piece of film. No tv documentary about concord captures what you've captured here. And it was all before KZbin and I guess when you filmed it you didn't realise you'd get the opportunity to broadcast it to the world. Great stuff!

[@duduned]

This plane is so fascinating. In an airport where most planes look around the same you have this stealth bomber-esque passenger plane capable of flying at twice the speed of sound. I wish i couldve gotten to fly on one of these...

[@musicvideo291]

FL 570, Mach 2.0... That is just phenomenal. No other aircraft can ever match that. What a view from that high. Man. We NEED Concorde to reborn.

[@Meeowwzterz]

The Russians did

[@akshaygowrishankar7440]

@@Meeowwzterz technically, since the Tu144 was before Concorde, one could say that Concorde was the Tu144 reborn :) but there's a Colorado based company that expects to fly a demonstrator early 2021.

[@annmcdonald6180]

@@akshaygowrishankar7440 hopefully

[@Pagong27]

@@annmcdonald6180 It's 2021 now. They haven't done that yet. :(

[@milanpetrzilka6875]

U2 or Blackbird did.

[@mickyday2008]

Flying on Concorde was an amazing experience. Took us 3 hrs to fly back from JFK to LHR with a tailwind. Awesome

[@REALcatmom]

Other than the short flight time, what was the cabin experience like? Probably a stupid question, but could you tell that you were traveling much faster than a normal plane?

[@ebrioelcan6560]

It's not stupid... in fact is an excellent question.

[@KevinMeno2008]

Concorde was a technological marvel, 1300mph @ 60000ft M2.00. I saw G-BOAG at Museum of Flight in Seattle. When Concorde retired, transatlantic flying to a GIANT step backwards

[@Stormviation]

Exactly! Now the only place you can see it fly is on old videos or flight simulators! A Concorde in a flight simulator gives a more immersive experience in the cockpit and in the cabin.

[@itjustlookslikethis]

@@Stormviation Supersonic travel is returning look up ovation supersonic jet. United airlines has purchased 60 of them.

[@allenkemp3124]

Your captain was Les Brodie. He was a senior Concorde flight instructor and he is in ITVV’s “Concorde” dual DVD documentary when he was still a first officer.

[@FSAPOJake]

06:10. What a wonderful shot there. Two iconic jets that had their maiden flights in 1969 within just a few weeks of one another. The Concorde, and the Boeing 747. As of this year, both are discontinued or retired.

[@noahh914]

With this plane, you can celebrate the new year eve two times..

[@silverliteway]

I like the way the crew bring the nose and visor up to their cruise / flight position after landing to present the beauty / finishing touches of the aesthetically pleasing shape when parked. I'm so very jealous to not have flown on concorde.

[@eddy67]

20 year old flight review, awesome work!

[@canelle09]

When i was working in Battersea...London..I used to wait from my office around 16h or 17h (don't remember the correc time) for the Sound of the Concorde heading to Heathrow. And i remember the last 2 flights too over Heathrow. People were crying ! So sad!❤❤🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@TitianTopsyTurvy]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. This is the closest I will ever be to the experience of flying supersonic, and you captured the experience beautifully. It's so sad that this experience isn't available anymore, and that is why your video is so special and important. ❤

[@Wil-70-NL]

The best plane with the most simple computerised technology we will ever see. First flight in 1969! Until now, not one company did come close to this luxury beast.

[@karolinasandrapaulinamarit8090]

Tu-144, Aeroflot, USSR.

[@bashira1234]

Enjoying champagne at 55000 ft at speed of mach 2.0 is legendary. Its like stepping foot on the moon.

[@concorde2003]

Les Brodie was flying right seat. He came back into the front cabin to visit with passengers. He was a very pleasant and friendly person. Everyone seemed to enjoy his visit.

[@beagle7622]

I was going to ask that question as soon as I saw him. I have the 5 hour video ITVV video both on VHS & DVD he was in with Capt Dave Rawlings ( I think ) , a little bit older there . He retired when they grounded the plane.

[@panchitoborja]

I am absolutely grateful for such wonderful video! i love concorde!

[@mefirst5427]

London to New York flight time on Concorde was 3h:25m! And yet here 20 years later, same flight takes more than 8 hours! Humanity marched backwards.

[@armandotamayo877]

EXACTLY!!!!👍

[@gonnabeok.]

Isn't it incredible that we have gone backwards in that respect but AI is taking over the world. I shake my head in disbelief.

[@facusanx]

humanity peaked in the 20th century, internet made people soft and boring.

[@mennoknight78]

@@facusanx You're absolutely right. WWI and WWII were really peaks in the history of humanity.

[@facusanx]

@@mennoknight78 I always think about that, the war made everyone work and create at the top of their capacities, we will not ever have a time like that one again.

[@dks13827]

Thank you, Dennis. That is wonderful. They were so wrong to shut down all Concorde flights. Very wrong.

[@Juraberg]

Exactly! There was no technical reason. Purely economical reasons.

[@loubody3723]

Was going deep into a desk a few days ago and found a grey leather folio they used to give to Concorde fliers. Brought back memories of supersonic travel to London. Great experience going Mach 2. Included was a limo to JFK and into London proper.

[@nezbrun872]

The lounge shots brought back some memories for me when BA was in T4! Shortly before Concorde flights they brought around trollies with premium Champagne and canapees. I remember polishing off a bottle and a half of Comtes de Champagne before one of the Concorde flights I took on my birthday, I spent the flight plastered with a couple of friends, it was great.

[@GutterpressFerret]

Thanks so much for uploading this! Such an exciting flight. Never had the chance to fly Concorde but this was a real taste of a trip.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Concord was loud and a 'gas guzzler', but I'm sure that they could have improved/ changed the engines to be much more environmentally friendly, especially with modern technology! Such a shame that she was discontinued 😔 Our memories of seeing her from Greenwich Park are irreplaceable!

[@mennoknight78]

Don't you think 'they' wouldn't have made one already if it were that easy?

[@brucewilliams8714]

Amazing, thank you. When you showed us the deep blue sky, I was reminded of seeing the same from the window of a Comet 4 in 1961. But definitely not at Mach 2!

[@Christin5554]

I've seen the Concorde at Miami International Airport many years ago. I remember being surprised how small the plane was.

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

Did you know that the Concorde flew to Caracas in Venezuela years ago. It must be amazing flying over the Andes mountains back to Paris.

[@internationalsolartech]

Imagine my surprise and shock when I volunteered to catch a later flight while at the gate for a regular flight, for an upgrade. The upgrade was dinner, hotel room and a window seat on Concorde the next day...! The passengers on my flight clapped as well and what an electrifying day that was for me...I will never forget that flight...

[@MissWizard]

Ah brilliant, what a fantastic piece of history, there are so few videos of Concorde from a passenger aspect. She was the Queen of the Skies, a beautiful and graceful bird. Everyone loved her and was impressed by her splendour. Loved the view of Central Park at the end of your video. Lucky you, The Plaza! 😂

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

I enjoyed that. Thank you. My ex works as a trolley dolly for BA she would love it. It's so hopelessly charming to be fed and wined and dined at twice the speed of sound! Those Brits huh!? Only problem was the cost of it.....But hey that is history and I am not being funny but my Pa was aircrew on Sunderland flying boats - Concorde was a work of art.

[@anthonypdc6049]

My goodness she was a swift beauty way beyond her time - and sadly is no more. The winged Mercury of all airliners.

[@MarioDaniels]

Super video. Incredible to see those speed & altitude signs !

[@glenfordburrell1076]

Four years before the first iPhone. Boy-oh-boy! How life was so different!

[@concorde2003]

iPhones suck burro testicles.

[@paolaisabelhadem6210]

This kind of take off must have been really amazing! 🙏😃

[@waverider227]

WOW What an incredible and historic and rare video Thank you for filming this there is hardly any video footage shot from inside Concorde taken from a passengers perspective.. My only regret is I was never lucky enought to fly on her but this video makes watching it worthwhile. Its truly sad she is gone from the skies but her memory lives on with this video . Thank you!

[@bruceshenkel6991]

I have one word for this amazing trip. "WOW"! ! ! !

[@chaoszombie9995]

To see what London Heathrow has become since the Concorde is amazing.. and if your wondering.. yes.. the Concorde Room is still there 20 years on.. but obviously it has been turned into a first class lounge

[@concorde2003]

Umm, not exactly. The video shows T4.

[@Aeronaut1975]

Such a beautiful and wonderful machine. She's greatly missed.

[@Grudeman408]

Absolutely outstanding video 👏 what an experience, you captured absolutely everything all us plane enthusiasts will never experience, but made is feel like we where on the flight! Hope you are keeping well 21 years later 👏☘️

[@TheCessnaGuy]

What an incredibly British flight. Love it!

[@turhanmergen]

Quite bizarre to see people not playing with their iPhones or iPads while waiting at the lounge.

[@stephend]

Great video - reminded me of my trip 2 months before! Thanks for uploading.

[@Jamillbarbosaferreira]

Wow! This video is a historical register! This amazing flying sculpture was a luxury symbol on planet.

[@justmemimi7338]

Magnificent plane. Thank you so much for sharing your video.

[@movingloz]

That was awesome. Such great footage to have hey. End of an era.

[@atifmansoor6577]

Thank you to whoeever recorded this. Watching it pull up to the gate, how I wish I could've been able to enjoy just 1 flight in this magnificent plane😢

[@wtf1961]

what a really awesome video. I never flew on her but I got to see her take off from Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario a couple of times. I could not believe how loud she was on takeoff. I used to sit in the old McDonald Douglas parking lot which was right beside runway 24 right I believe. Where I would park was only about maybe 200 feet from the start of the runway so very close. I had a small plastic elephant hanging from my rear view mirror that a friend gave me. The sound on takeoff was so loud that even with the windows rolled up the string would vibrate back and forth but there would be people including parents holding small children standing at the fence watching her takeoff and no hearing protection for the little ones ears.

[@battleaxeviking241]

As a kid I went to see Concorde 002 at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton, I was in awe of the sheer scale of the aircraft. Unfortunately if I remember correctly they had kept the seating behind glass. It must have been an awesome experience actually getting to travel on one.

[@doubtingthomas736]

They have one in Manchester airport viewing park. (G-BOAC). I went on the guided tour ... very interesting! Got to sit in the pilots seat and in the cabin for the history talk. Well worth the visit.

[@Lex5576]

As that salmon was being consumed, the aircraft was nearing the velocity of a .30 caliber bullet fired from an M1 Carbine......1,300mph....1,906fps.....21.6 miles every minute. I don't see how those things held together travelling that fast for that length of time. Even a fighter jet like an F-15 can only reach past Mach 2 for limited periods. The Concorde could maintain that speed for a couple hours.

[@jintsfan]

Seen the inside of the one on Intrepid in NYC. Makes one truly proud to be British. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@s.j.6703]

Brilliant to see a little more of this beauty Thank you

[@louisleo1716]

absolutely stunning, i was appreciated to have this video watched.

[@2pb]

Fantastic video. Brings back fond memories. Thanks for sharing!

[@2pb]

+Carl Shaw You most certainly could touch the windows. They did feel a bit warm to the tuch, but not uncomfortable.

[@larou14]

What a beautiful flight, love it, it's impressive ! 😲😳💞💞💞😊

[@71tarheelfan]

I've had the privilege to see the Concorde twice in my lifetime. Once at Kennedy (taking off) and Dulles (landing).

[@mikeg9]

Thanks for this 👌 great footage, muss this Plane what a golden era

[@b.entranceperium]

Man, I wish I had the privilege to fly in one of these. What a cool video...

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Stop at 46.00 Omgoodness! The cabin crew were just looking after their passengers as if this was a normal flight, and not Mach2 flying so high!🎉

[@concorde2003]

Well, they did strip down naked and run up and down the aisle briefly as we transitioned to Mach I, but they asked us not to take pictures.

[@TheKaeseStulle]

Really cool my grandfather got to fly in one from Paris to NY once. Had a meeting there. He flew back and forth in one day and was back for dinner.

[@EllenFlory]

I did and it was fantastic I flew to New York with my daughter and I have a wonderful picture of her sitting in the Cockpit on the engineers lap with his headphones on and he was smiling and I took the picture no other aircraft will ever take the place of the Concorde we were lucky my husband worked for B A so we had a cheaper ticket Happy Days

[@mrceleb2006]

There was a movie about this supersonic jet airliner...it was called 'The Concorde: Airport '79'.

[@ilovetoile]

What a treat! Thank you so much for uploading. I wish we had this again!

[@gabrieljose2064]

I never got to fly the Concorde but it’s still kind of ”cool” to imagine that I was born before it was retired

[@daliborzak2485]

Sipping champagne while at Mach 2.00 at 57 000 feet. How cool is that?

[@noahh914]

This is decadent.. Being decadent is nice :)

[@noahh914]

British-french ;) But it is absolutely awesome.. I hope she will fly 2019

[@7071t6]

I have a limited edition concorde Blue prints signed by both the french and the british engineers on the programme. :)

[@planetcentral8322]

Dalibor Zak cool!

[@AlonsoRules]

I would consider donating that to a museum, they'd love to see them.

[@sallykelsey4041]

This is great!!! Just like being aboard the flight. Thank you so much.

[@BruceWayneWorld]

Simply Amazing ! I hope in my lifetime I will be able to fly at those speeds on a flight to London or Tokyo

[@IncredibleStan]

I don't see it happening. Too much politics involved and fuel costs....

[@estebanjosemerlo]

Hola Concorde, buenas noches. Que lindo viaje en esta extraodinaria máquina nos regalo tu video. Me alegro mucho que lo hayas podido reslizar. Sinninguna duda un recuerdo que te quedara grabado para toda tu vida. Muchas gracias por registrarlo todo y compartirlo con todos nosotros. Muy amable. Gracias.

[@healthdios]

mach 2 and your champagne glass won't even bubble. ....amazing!

[@aerocap]

Thank you, it was such a great idea to capture that awesome moment! I would have liked so much to experience it too, and the top would have been with the food and service from Air France..

[@rdalemd76]

Thanks for posting this, It is a bit of History. Never had the chance to ride the Concorde. Regulatory and Environmental issues have blocked Supersonic Passenger Travel within the United States for some time now. But I would expect to see Supersonic Passenger Jets again as early as 2024-2030. As new startups like Boom Supersonic obtain approval.

[@videoreon]

Not such noisy on take-off as I could suppose... Thank you for video!

[@richardhall6560]

Thank you for this time capsule.

[@mariannehoutzager9093]

I did once...the most beautiful day of my entire life!

[@AeroMad91]

I remember seeing Concorde flying over my school every day.

[@henridornancourt9786]

That's an exceptional document, thank you so much for uploading it !!

[@julianjunior8165]

Concorde: Match 2, 2108 km/h -63°C to 17.373 meters.

[@chnalvr]

At take-off, "Holy crap!" That about sums it all up.

[@kristinayates1]

I have always lived near Heathrow and as a child and teenager I can remember Concorde flying overhead at 11am every morning. Everyone, and I mean everyone, would come outside to look up to the sky …. from shopkeepers, to people running into their gardens, it was magical. Wish someone like Elon Musk would bring Concorde back to our skies.

[@MinorityMans]

One of the greatest engineering feats in history. What a treat to ride it, and to have it filmed.

[@André-the-Brick]

It's a amazing Video! I miss the Concorde! But Lego have a new Modell! 😢! Thank you for this professional filmed Video!

[@patricksmith4424]

Concorde was the first airbus. The collaboration between the European countries continued after Concorde to what is now the greatest airline manufacturer on the planet. When i was canvassing for remain in the EU back in 2016, I always used Airbus as an example of how Europe is better together. Also if it wasn't for legendry left wing politician Tony Benn, Concorde would never have happened. Thanks Tony.

[@mediyalukman9516]

Fantastic, 57.000 feet above sea level

[@marksurval2410]

I flew the Concorde from London to JFK in 1983. It was quite an experience! But a very noisy 3 and one half-hour flight! Great food, expensive china, flowing champagne, and quite a view of the curvature of the Earth! So sorry about the end of supersonic transport for commercial air travel.

[@norbertschmitz3358]

Lucky you! In those days I was young and poor. Now I'm old and rich...too late😉😊

[@julianguffogg]

Very interesting, and a valuable record. Thank you!

[@pisolithe1089]

Cet avion: c'était l'excellence de la technologie franco-britannique.

[@Allthingsradio]

I was lucky to see Concorde take off most days I lived near Heathrow and to see that plane take off and land was awesome it will return one day watch this space .?

[@sdf5301]

Thank you for the video. I can only imagine what you would have felt flying this magnificent aircraft .

[@ricardooconnor2362]

I am assuming there was no turbulence because they flew so high. I heard to avoid turbulences all they need to do is fly higher.

[@Steve757-fl1hd]

Yes, when the Concorde cruised at around 60,000 feet, it typically experienced a very smooth ride. At this altitude, which is in the mid to upper stratosphere, the air is much thinner, and there is significantly less atmospheric turbulence compared to the lower altitudes where commercial jets typically fly. This contributed to the Concorde’s reputation for providing a smooth and stable flight experience. Some people have said the ride was so smooth you actually experienced a loss of the sense of moving. There was also nothing outside the window to use as a measure of scale or movement. Pretty darn cool!

[@geoffreycodnett6570]

I somehow thought the cabin would be quieter after Mach 1 but it still seems very loud. Used to hear and see concorde over the Bristol Channel then hear the sonic boom as it went out to sea.

[@debrabaron1909]

I watched the Concord fly overhead on Long Island. Looked like a giant bird in the sky.

[@concorde2003]

It reminds me of a goose or a swan.

[@stars660]

A plane so cool 😎 that it puts on its own shades.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Incredible vlog! Many thanks 😊

[@esthergreenwood4019]

I still got photos, taken at DFMalan airport, in Cape Town,of the Concord landing. To us she was a beautiful plain, from the future.

[@nikhan14]

great video thanks for shearing with all.great experience you must have.lucky guy.liked it very much.

[@dersuuzala5986]

Good old days!

[@Soloadriantraveler]

A group of wealthy aviation people from the UK are bringing one of the old Concorde's back in 2019. They're gonna spend $250Million on refurbishing it and it will be used for private charters and things like that.

[@BuwchBachCreative]

@@philcamm2055 It's actually true!

[@philcamm2055]

Really? How are they getting Airbus to release the Type Certificate for it? Which aircraft are they going to use? How many spares do they have? What discussions have taken place with the CAA regarding airworthiness requirements? BA own the aircraft, have they agreed to allow one of their aircraft to fly after 15 Years and no doubt all engineering maintenance history for the aircraft wok have been destroyed following the aircraft officially being withdrawn from use permanently

[@Juraberg]

Adrian Morton This is technically possible, no doubt about that. It will be a nightmare to operate it probably.

[@richardlister3906]

Comment aged badly..its 2023..no concorde