Concorde: The Plane of the Future

[@rogermason1674]

Never flew Concorde, but we had a front row seat in 1980 waiting to takeoff on a taxiway in a 747 at Kennedy airport in NYC. We watched the Concorde come screaming in for a landing in an amazing pitched-up attitude with the nose section lowered. It came by us just before touchdown at an obviously high landing speed, and I remember hearing the muffled roar of it's engines from inside the 747 as it passed by. What a sight....

[@steves_thoughts]

I remember seeing Concorde at the Canadian International Air Show, Toronto, in the late 1980s... The crowd was seated on a hill, hearing a deep bass rumble growing... It was getting loud, everyone looking left and right for it's approach. Nowhere to be seen. Then, the biggest thing I had ever seen moving, slowly (and at low altitude) appears from BEHIND the crowd. The Concorde then positioned itself directly above the crowd, went into a steep vertical incline, blasted its engines, and dissapeared into the clouds. I'll never forget the roar of that orange fire, and the rumble that literally shook the ground enough to spill drinks. Epic.

[@JeffKing310]

Steve Burke I was there too and will always remember it. I was shocked how thunderous it was.

[@steves_thoughts]

@@JeffKing310 I too, was amazed at the immense rumble. Though I'm pretty sure that was due to going vertical, which it wouldn't normally do, during a normal flight. =)

[@JohSno]

Are you the Steve from Gamers Nexus?

[@scooterdogg7580]

I remember hearing the boom some mornings at the cottage (Nova Scotia) when it hit the Atlantic ocean , a few times a week

[@maryrafuse2297]

@@scooterdogg7580 I also remember the Concord over Nova Scotia, the boom was intense.

[@larryscott3982]

Bonus facts! Where’s bonus facts? Like: Pepsi leased a Concorde and painted it in Pepsi colors. And the blue paint forced Concorde to fly at reduced speed. The cost to Pepsi to paint, and re-paint Concorde, as well as the cost of the promotional flights was crazy expensive. There was a total solar eclipse in 1973. Concorde 001 was fitted with an array of skyward windows and computers and instruments. Concorde followed the path of totality for 45 minutes, giving a group of scientists a rare opportunity for observation of the eclipse. A feat that no other plane could match, then or now.

[@Sublimeoo]

The Bonus facts are right here ^ :)

[@bartfoster1311]

We could certainly modify another supersonic plane to do that now i would think but not sure the info gained would be worth doing it again.

[@larryscott3982]

Bart Foster Space borne solar telescope. It just amazing how they let the planet be modified.

[@bartfoster1311]

@@larryscott3982 yeah I figured there were better ways to observe the sun and get more bang for your buck! A flying Concorde would be and expensive telescope. A few years ago NASA had a competition for high altitude balloon telescopes too it would be cool if it could flip and observe the ground during the day and the sky at night.

[@Piedog769]

Concorde 001 was also still just a prototype at the time of the solar eclipse in 1973. (First flight: 1969. Introduced 1976.) Impressive that scientists were able to convince the builders, who already had massive cost overruns, to cut a hole in the top of the plane for a viewing window.

[@macgibbon]

When I was a kid, I had two dreams - watch a Space Shuttle launch, and fly on Concorde... So yeah... Life is going well...

[@outcastatsabre]

Yeah, being a poor student on the other side of the world when the last shuttle launched was pretty sad.

[@razgrizxlraviation9975]

Yeah , all of your dreams are impossible to succeed now

[@sparky173j]

Hopefully you'll get to upgrade that dream to a sub orbital flight on blue origin or virgin galactic or similar. If you can afford it when they're ready

[@override7486]

@@sparky173j STS and sub-orbital flights you're talking are two entirely different things.

[@sfasef1338]

@@razgrizxlraviation9975 you've got the wrong impression of impossible... it's not in the slightest

[@jacemenard9168]

This man can and will take over KZbin..and I'm fine with that

[@edj44]

The amount of video's Simon puts on KZbin is a megaproject on its own.........

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

He hasn't made a megaprojects video about the Larger Hadron Collider yet, so I am not impressed.

[@matthewffs]

I'd prefer quality over quantity.

[@megabyteme5545]

@@matthewffs if you object to the contents of the videos then leave.

[@ulrichleukam1068]

I believe there is a whole team behind him making all preparation (setting, history, research, skript etc) that he just need present it to us with charisma while probably reading the display infront of the camera. And he does it very good!

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

@@ulrichleukam1068 Each channel has its own team. There is little to no overlap, except for a few related channels. Which leads to the topic. Has Simon ever accidentally uploaded a client's video content to the wrong editor‽ The different vantage points and lighting techniques suggest that he goes to great lengths to make each channel specifically unique.

[@skwervin1]

I remember as a child watching and hearing the Concorde fly overhead, I watched in awe as the white contrail zoomed over followed by the boom. We lived in suburban Melbourne, Australia and I always wanted to fly in one. I was truly heartbroken when I heard that they were being retired. It would have been the closest thing to spaceflight for me and for many I would guess.

[@Clarkyboy1979]

This utter Beast of an aircraft flew over my house twice a day in Reading for so many years, the roar it made was beautiful. Everyone loved it back then, late 80s/early 90s. It was a damned shame when it went away forever. Imagine being 8 years old and seeing a roaring dart fly across your house every morning and evening?

[@scooterdogg7580]

yup I remember hearing the boom when it hit the Atlantic

[@Clarkyboy1979]

@@scooterdogg7580 awesome! I guess you must live nearer the coast. It was only just out of Heathrow when it flew over mine in Reading

[@dimsoneill]

Awesome!

[@tommy22b]

Would see them too over West London in the 90's. Everyone one froze and looked up when she went over. Will never forget the noise. Awsome aircraft.

[@HellStr82]

So Clarky... you're saying that twice a day every day a Concorde flew by your house? Really? Twice a day every day? Are you sure about that mate?

[@WoodyNoGoody]

RIP Chuck Yeager. You epitomised the courage, daring and fearlessness required to push the boundaries of what was possible for human flight. A legend; you will be remembered, celebrated and revered.

[@RaderizDorret]

Don't forget CAPT Eric Brown of the Royal Navy. That madlad flew everything he could get his hands on, even the more experimental planes of his day.

[@GodOfWallpaper9526]

History is full of madlads. Especially in aviation ​@@RaderizDorret

[@DrF15t]

The closest I ever got to Concorde was that my Dad, who was a precision toolmaker, hand made parts for every Concorde that ever flew.

[@conniethomas4753]

That’s amazing:-)

[@user-jk6rp5xh3n]

"the closest I ever got to a Concorde is closer than just about any other person on the planet 😂"

[@Name-ot3xw]

My grandpappy flew a DC-8 and it's only 2 away from the one that killed Concord.

[@s14v11D]

Everyone: “Only 11 billion in revenue loss after 9/11?” 2020: “Hold my beer.”

[@AluminumOxide]

roughly a trillion in loss for this year

[@scarecrow108productions7]

@@AluminumOxide "No more S T O N K S" **insert sad emoji**

[@Potatoshaneko]

"I just wanted to let you know how the flight is going... Quickly." That is unbelievably British.

[@CowboyCree63]

General Yeager is definitely alive and well, lives in Grass Valley, CA. Quite active on Twitter, and still flies often! He regularly answers questions people send him on twitter, and gives "on this day" clips from his historic life.

[@scooterdogg7580]

I love the broomstick story:)

[@Simon-rb6yy]

Sadly not anymore. RIP

[@gzk6nk]

In August 1999 my wife and I took a flight on Concorde. We travelled at Mach 2 on the edge of space - and I got the cockpit jump seat for the entire flight (I knew the Captain!). Strapped in, safety briefed, headset on, briefed on use of the audio panel, and with a great view out of those (relatively) large cockpit windows. It was just fabulous! It led to my becoming a tour guide in 2004 on BA Concorde, initially at weekends but also during the week after I retired from the real job. I did that for 14 years.

[@markawalsh90]

I was lucky enough to fly on Concorde, yes it was surprisingly small and the windows were tiny but she was every bit as fabulous as it looked. Even to this day, she is still the most beautiful plane ever built. I will always remember her and I will always remember her for her beauty

[@cuddlepaws4423]

I first saw it as a kid when it did a fly-by at an airshow at Cosford UK. My God was it a beautiful thing to see. Then in contrast I saw it's last ever flight as it went over Bristol to land in Filton where it now resides. It sat there for some time just rotting until someone had a heart put back into their chest and it was refurbished to become something people could go to see and look at both inside and out. I did hear that Richard Branson offered to buy them to keep them in flight but it was refused. Politics got in the way. Ahead of it's time, still not matched and it's loss mourned by so many. Thank you Simon.

[@williamsacksteder9438]

"The bell x1 fighter jet..." Neither a fighter, nor a jet. That was a rocket powered test plane that was never designed nor capable of any type of combat. "Fighter jet" in this instance is about as inaccurate as calling a snowball an improvised explosive device.

[@emmata98]

But a snowball does explode on impact ;)

[@michaeldanks5975]

1947, not 1945.

[@bartfoster1311]

Only way it would be a fighter would be a suicide ram fighter. It was quick for its day 😁

[@HPaulHonsinger]

I can't believe that there anyone purporting to run a documentary channel would get such an elemental fact so totally wrong. When I was growing up, this was taught in the fourth or fifth grade. As anyone who is not an aeronautical ignoramus knows, the Bell X-1 was an Experimental (hence the "X"), rocket-powered aircraft purpose-built to exceed the speed of sound and for no other purpose. That aircraft could no more serve as a fighter than a drag racer could be used for some sort of cross-country rally.

[@G5rry]

@EmperorJuliusCaesar The whole point is that the Bell X-1 was not a fighter jet. It actually didn't participate in killing anybody. Perhaps you don't care about names, but some people do care about accuracy.

[@doncarlin9081]

I was very fortunate to fly on Concorde in the summer of 1998, from London to New York. It was and still is the best flight experience I ever had. Aside from being over 10 miles high cruising at 1350 mph, the ground experience was supreme too. Boarding was done at the Concorde lounge, which was extravagant. Check in was speedy as there was a separate security and passport controls just for Concorde passengers. Likewise, when I landed in New York, fifteen minutes after touchdown, I was on the curbside of JFK, with checked baggage. It was definitely worth the once in a lifetime experience, and now that Concorde is not flying, I have no regrets flying when I had the chance. By the way, the Concorde I flew on had a "Mach Board", it displayed speed, mach, altitude, and outside temp, alternating between metric and imperial units.

[@uncledubpowermetal]

One might say the snoot drooped.

[@krashd]

And then righted itself so as not to boop the runway.

[@thegreatafrican3367]

A droop snoot?

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

The term “droop snoot” had covered several things in aviation. 1 Leading edge flaps “droop snoot leading edge flaps” added to F86 sabre to replace slats. 2 A “droop snoot P38” world war 2 fighter with glazed nose for a bomb aimer 3 Concord nose.

[@cikame]

The snoot would droop.

[@nkt1]

@@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs And, in motoring, the front end of various 1970s Vauxhalls.

[@oDOTblik]

My Grandparents were lucky enough to take a flight on Concorde, got a photo of them taken by a Flight Attendant. I envy them to this day.

[@Svendrys]

i remember the days when people use to travel abroad.. that was amazing.. 2019..

[@matthewffs]

Yep, that's a thing of the past now. I remember my last flight a few months ago when I had another passenger sitting in the seat next to me.

[@ember-evergarden]

@@matthewffs This aged poorly. How shortsighted you were buddy. Take your vaccine and try not to say such dumb things tomorrow morning.

[@kingjames4886]

pilot: I'll just taxi out to the runway... and it's gone. tower: what's gone? pilot: I'm out of fuel. it's all gone.

[@stevedownes5439]

Had an associate through work who lived in England. Every time he came to the states he would come by ocean-liner and return by Concorde. He joked that it was because he dreaded coming here and couldn't wait to get home. The reality was that he was always accompanying a rather bulky, heavy shipment of stuff on the way here and simply a final payment check on the way home.

[@phoctifino]

My stepdad was a senior engineer at Rolls Royce, who helped develop the Olympus engines (also the Pegasus, RB211's and others. He was a protegee of Frank Whittle). For Christmas one year, I managed to find a used compressor blade from an Olympus engine from a Concorde. With the help of some childhood "Uncles", I also managed to get a copy of the page from the maintenance manual relating to that part. After the "where the bloody hell did you get that from?" He then went through in some detail how RR had to develop new alloys to cope with the stresses and how small angle changes on the leading edges increased efficiency and things. Then when I showed him the relating page, he blew my mind by saying that he remembered sitting with the draftsman at Derby and sketching out that page and its related wording... mind blown and it still sits on his desk in pride of place :) That day when Concy crashed in Paris, he must have received 30 to 40 calls from friends and family to check he was ok.

[@StevePlegge]

Bell X-1 "fighter jet" Not a fighter. Not a jet.

[@stephenwright8824]

As I recall it was a rocket propelled (powered?) test vehicle. It was never intended for a tour of service in any branch of anyone's military.

[@todddougherty9492]

Burn 🔥

[@StevePlegge]

@@stephenwright8824 The key is right there in the name - eXperimental.

[@darkglass1]

I came to the comments as soon as I heard him say that. They need to do better research. Puts the whole video in doubt.

[@Flies2FLL]

....And it went supersonic for the first time in 1947, not 1945.

[@arthdenton]

The Russian Concorde, TU-144 was known as 'the Concordsky' way back then. :)

[@laa0fa502]

I hate to be that bitch but Concordski

[@arthdenton]

@@laa0fa502 Sure about that? Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[a 1] (English: /tʃaɪˈkɒfski/ chy-KOF-skee;[1] Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский[a 2], tr. Pëtr Ilʹič Čajkovskij, IPA: [pʲɵtr ɪlʲˈjitɕ tɕɪjˈkofskʲɪj] ________________________ MOSCOW - The "Concordsky," a Soviet-era supersonic passenger jet, came out of mothballs after nearly 20 years in a new incarnation as a flying laboratory.

[@edew9180]

Haha I scrolled down to try to be the first super nerd, you beat me to it! Haha 🍻

[@Azerkeux]

Tu-144 was developed first, the Concorde was a near 1:1 recreation of it. We stole the designs from them.

[@colinnewton7291]

@@Azerkeux What whopper of a lie.

[@patkins8319]

Got to see concorde flying a few times as a youngster, I remember being to hear it long before you saw it. The noise issues seem a bit daft these days. If you have been within a few miles of a fighter jet being given a test flight you will realise concorde was not that loud.

[@clivemitchell3229]

My wife was brought up near Reading, under the flight path. 11am every day she would hear the distinctive cwhooooh sound and look up on clear days to see the tiny paper dart shape. So, back in 1999, I took her on a champagne flight around the bay of Biscay. Didn't tell her until the evening before, in the hotel! (Best £1000 I've ever spent on two tickets. Yes, of course there was a discount on the price. I'm not totally daft.) I remember feeling the afterburners kick in on the runway, two at a time, and the acceleration at take-off. Then again to go supersonic. I think it was a 1 hour 40 minute flight. With the engines at the back, under the wings, it was the quietest aircraft I've ever flown in - until we reached Mach 1.5 when the whole fuselage rumbled and it became quite noisy. The stewardess said they preferred the champagne flights to the scheduled flights, because everyone on board wanted to be there and were usually much happier and friendlier. The 3-course meal was provided with proper metal cutlery and fabric serviettes. As the plane was fully pressurised, I didn't feel dried out. We also visited the cockpit, it being prior to 9/11. I'll never forget the view from our window - bright white clouds below, blue sky at the side to the curving horizon and the starless black above. Our Concorde retired to Barbados. I retired to a field to plant trees. Some of you youngsters may yet fly into space. I won't, but I felt I touched it.

[@Fisheater1011]

I used to love hearing the boom of the French Concorde everyday on Alderney in the Channel Islands. You could see the windows flex in your house when it happened, The day they stopped flying was a sad day..

[@xxparan01axx11]

I'll never forget every Farnborough airshow they had concorde take off at the end with the crowd stood behind it, you really get a sense of the raw power those engines produce, the heat and sound was incredible, got to see its final appearance there too! Same with the vulcan (you need a vid on that monster)

[@jamesh3008]

Cracking vid. Hey Simon, could the channel cover the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at some point? It’s pretty much loads of mega projects within a megahh project. The scale is mad and includes some classic Chinese controversy. Cheers

[@c.n.crowther438]

I wholeheartedly support this motion.

[@jordanwilliams9300]

Sounds like a megaproject I should know more about! 👍

[@jeffhaines3354]

I flew on one in December of 1990 (out of JFK in New York, btw) - special Christmas deal that used every frequent flyer mile my aunt had. The feel of the afterburners kicking in was amazing! The 7 course meal took 2-1/2 hours of the 4 hour flight, and the exterior temperature at cruising altitude was -66° F.

[@simonjodet7308]

And I watch this the week Chuck Yeager died. RIP Legend.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

I flew on Concord. They did a special promotion in which you could travel to the USA on the QE2 and then return on Concorde. Both were struggling in the recession and it gained them a lot of free press and the idea was to attract people that could not really afford it but would splash out as a once in a lifetime experience, which is what I did. Well, TWO once in lifetime experiences for the price of one in fact, which is perhaps even how they sold it to me. By the way, you could get caviar at every meal by the bucket load on the QE2 and that's exactly what I did. I have to admit that my experience of the flight really just blurs into a hundred other flights part from the take-off. I've travelled first class on an ordinary plane and it was a far more luxurious (if you can use that word for transport) experience. The Concorde was small and felt a little enclosed die to small windows. You were really only aware of the high speed at take-off I remember and the leading seemed a little tenser. Sorry that tI can't say anything more interesting about it. There wasn't even anyone famous onboard. Although I once sat next to Ringo Starr on a different flight and was too afraid to annoy him.

[@rexaar90176]

X-1 was the first supersonic LEVELED flight. Other aircrafts could achieve supersonic speeds in a dive. Wing span does not limit aircraft speed. Its the wing shape and profile.

[@LewisBeck]

Very well done (as usual) Simon. Love your presentation and delivery! Please keep up the good work.

[@roflwaffles1001]

Hey man, love all your channels! I have a recommendation for your thumbnails. On the homepage the length of the video is displayed on the bottom right corner of the preview and covers up the name of the channel. Maybe move the megaprojects name over slightly. Keep up the good work!

[@Crimson_Hawk_01]

Thank you Simon for doing both types of Measurements.

[@eternalyogy]

Do a story on the avro arrow that was made in canada

[@chrisdubs121]

*was almost made in canada

[@eternalyogy]

Well the prototype was made in canada and then americans help to scrap it

[@anthonyhayes1267]

My Grandfather worked on that. When it was canceled he went to North American.

[@keithhoughton4308]

This has all the feel (and the errors) of a piece researched on Wikipedia but with great production values.

[@21owlgirl72]

"The snoop drooped" "Snoop droop" "The snoop went droop" "Snoop droop"

[@MEETGILLtheMAN]

6ix9ie can flip that into a song 😆😆

[@afrog2666]

Shoopa dupa dupa roop

[@alexv3357]

@@MEETGILLtheMAN 6ix9ine be like: Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Snoopy snoopy snoopy snoopy droop, snoopy droop Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Snoopy droop snoopy droop snoopy droop Or maybe I'm thinking of Lil Pump? Doesn't matter either way

[@MudderFukker-m6g]

Congrats on the new channel! (And the Geographics channel is great too.) Long-time viewer, been a fan since you were 'Finding out' stuff in 2014. Thank you for the vast collection of interesting and informative videos. You're a fantastic host, I wish you continued success. Cheers! :)

[@v.h4001]

Can't wait for the video on "concordski", the whole story on this soviet plane can be made into a film !

[@dogwalker666]

How they stole the plans from filton ? Or will they cover that up.

[@aaronleverton4221]

My favourite fun fact comes from an old Time Life series of aviation books. A Concorde and a then-new 747 Jumbo (remember when they were called that?) took off simultaneously. The Concorde from Heathrow, the Jumbo from New York. The Concorde flew to New York, disgorged its passengers, refueled, took on new passengers and then beat the 747 to London.

[@anumeon]

"Though on Ryanair, they just give you...... Nothing" classic,, instant classic. :)

[@michaelmitchell4989]

Very interesting content about the Concorde; am looking forward to the companion piece about the Soviet SST. However, my comments today are really about production values, which just get better and better for this program. In particular, the graphics have improved immensely since the first episode, and I am so glad that you've eliminated those camera angles that had Simon talking to someone 'in the corner' rather than to me. I also think that I saw a slick little intro segment that lasted a second or two. That's something that none of your other channels have, and I think that it makes Megaprojects look more professional.

[@cheaterman49]

21:00 Maybe you could cover the history of the scramjet engine in general? That would be focused enough to be about hypersonic travel, but broad enough that you have enough content for a video? :-)

[@turtle2720]

Yup! Ramjets and Scramjets... or maybe the X-15. Hope Simon reads your comment!

[@jameslyddall]

The Cheaterman to satisfy your quest for scramjets Curious droid is one of the best channels on youtube. Well worth a watch fantastic presentation.

[@cheaterman49]

@@jameslyddall In fact I'm fairly sure I did watch that video, and I have to agree, it's fantastic! Still, I think it would be worth it to have Simon cover it too? :-)

[@technodaz]

I grew up near Shannon airport , they used to do circles around us a lot. I think they had a training centre based there. Noise pollution ? every kid and adult would stand still and watch it and never a complaint, we loved it.

[@EBZero2010]

Glorious Tupolev TU-144, was the best SST! It was so advanced, it only required two buttons to operate; Take-off & Crash. Lol

[@zlinedavid]

We call that "Soviet-style landing", comrade. Requires buttocks of iron!

[@alejandrorojas1423]

Love this new channel. Binges watched everything yesterday so seeing this one drop today was an exciting suprise. The Concord reminded me to suggest a similar episode: The US space shuttle. You could even include the Russian space shuttle Buran.

[@afewspokesloose2699]

"Airlines have never been bigger" COVID19 HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

[@brycepeterson1969]

Ladies and gentlemen we have found a Karen in the comment section

[@AvB.83]

@Alan Brookes Why would anyone be afraid to tell someone else his opinion? The only reason that comes to my mind is when "someone else" is obviously an idiot that thinks you can win an argument with fists, knifes and guns. And since you claim to be a person that understands things, that can't be the case, can it?

[@--enyo--]

Alan Brookes I think your tin foil hat is getting a bit loose.

[@afewspokesloose2699]

@Alan Brookes yeah, there's absolutely no brainwashing going on outside the mainstream. That's why those of your ilk all sound the same, using the same buzzwords. Definitely no one pulling the strings of culture there. Nope, you're a free thinker!

[@tauaru]

I lived in New Hyde Park, NY. My high school was under the Concorde flight path. Every weekday morning, we had to pause class while the widows shook as the plane went by...incredible.

[@adw9186]

I love how our formerly bloody and violent rivalry has descended in to old folk bickering. "Well I want the E!" "No!" "But we created the word!" "Fine! But the E stands for England! Hah!"

[@kyky8862]

Adw91 😂

[@stevesproul1627]

A bit arrogant of you to decide it was "old folk" bickering! do you have "old folk" in your family, do you look down on them?

[@adw9186]

@@stevesproul1627 oh shut the fuck up Steve.

[@stevesproul1627]

@@adw9186 fucking child!

[@stevesproul1627]

@@UserPendingDeletion what are you? Some kind of bullies moll!

[@Greg-jw2dp]

I remember the, Concorde flying slow and low over Tucson Arizona on it's retirement tour. We stopped working and went outside to watch. It was my first time, and last time seeing it. It was very majestic! If you're asking me, Simon. I say do many many videos on aircraft. I would love to see something about the Russian Anyov 225! Great videos as always. Thank you.

[@danchang9976]

Simon, please talk about the HS2 project

[@kriss_b]

I second this

[@utbdoug]

Asked about this boondoggle on Business Blaze where it should be lol

[@danchang9976]

xirsamoht x infrastructure is expensive, thats how it is, and the gov wants to create as many high paying jobs as possible by developing and manufacturing in the UK using british materials. Thats the main reason why the cost is so high, but it has great economic potential and the ability to permanently improve local existing infrastructure around the line as the high speed trains will be removed allowing commuter trains to run more often, same with high speed trains. If it were me i would have suggested to the EU a continental wide infrastructure project which would be funded by all nations that have stations in the country, depending on the number of stations you have. This way we would be able to spread the cost. Also using existing trains would have been a good choice with the Japanese maglev train. Infrastructure is in its nature expensive, but considering that we are about to enter an economic recession, infrastructure is the best option to boost the economy as time has shown, with the new deal in America and the Chinese construction of power plants, highways, high speed trains, airports, ports, all done during times of recession to boost their local economy by creating a local demand for local materials such as concrete and steel when international demand is low. This also needs to be done to help the uk curb its environmental impact as it will reduce domestic air travel between birmingham and london in the first stage, and hopefully more uk cities in future stages, whilst also reducing air travel between birmingham paris and amsterdam. It will not be a short and cheap project, it will be expensive, but with a long life time that will be used for many years and appreciated just like the shinkansen lines in japan. It has its pros, and its main con the cost, but something needs to be done to reduce our economic divide and environmental impact, and this is the best option that will be cherished for years to come. Hopefully they just build it quicker, and under budget without the influence of china.

[@stephendavies923]

Living in West London I regularly got to see Concorde flying, and everyone at the time would always say, "look there's Concorde" and we would all look in awe. Concorde's was always venerated as the wonderful piece of technology she was.

[@sky_professor3051]

Unfortunately, since this video was published, Chuck Yeager has passed. RIP

[@paulayala4816]

I actually met Chuck Yeager at an air show at Edwards Air Force Base, he was 74(?) years old at the time and was greeting people after flying past Mach 1 for the 50th anniversary of his historic flight past Mach 1. In the movie 'The Right Stuff', they go into some of his accomplishments and he has a bit part in the film. For 74 years old, he still had a strong handshake and was very sharp.

[@Outland9000]

I remember sometimes hearing the sonic boom when I was a child.

[@larryscott3982]

Great subject. I was at Heathrow and Concorde was doing engine run-ups. It was visible from the concourse window. ‘Loud’ doesn’t describe it.

[@larryscott3982]

The Last Crusader In ‘96 I landed in Leeds. It was hazy foggy, so I didn’t see the airport. We came down the stairs and there was a Concorde not 200 ft away. Awesome aircraft in every way.

[@thekingminn]

do a video on the Goteik viaduct. Also if possible on U Bein bridge.

[@RonLaws]

I am old enough to remember Concordes breaking the sound barrier above my home; i grew up in the country near the southwest coast and they'd fly over every so often. the sound wasn't super loud, but it was loud enough to be heard in a quiet country village. As a kid, the sound was actually quite exciting if you chanced hearing it.

[@kit888]

Mach 1 absolute speed is not fixed depends on air density (altitude, temperature, humidity).

[@EmperorZelos]

it is fixed, cause I fixed it, with a pineapple, 4 matches, a lemon, a soda can and a hairpin.

[@lordspork7524]

Ok clever clogs

[@jonnunn4196]

And it's the air speed; not ground speed. Several months ago, it made the news on how fast commercial aircraft were crossing the pond (from West to East) ; the ground speed was very high, but they was being pushed by the jet stream and at no point was their air speed above Mach I.

[@chrislong3938]

I've seen the jet twice, both at Heathrow. The first time was the day after Iraq invaded Kuwait and it was parked right outside our business class lounge for BA. After it was pushed back from its gate and started taxiing on its own, the pilot lit up its afterburners and ir was LOUD!!! I've always thought that they should have just towed the plane out to its runway to save all that fuel! The second time I saw it it was taking off. we were switching terminals from the inter-Europe terminal to the international terminal (something like that anyway) and all of a sudden there was this loud roar and I turned my head to watch that baby get airborne!!! Its noise is easily on the scale of what F-4 Phantoms make and I've been buzzed by two of those before while in the field at 29 Palms back when I was in the service. Its insane how loud that was!!! Its easily the most beautiful plane ever imagine and then constructed!

[@joshuahunt3032]

Never mind hypersonic flight, there’s also the option of sub-orbital transit!

[@pmacca2967]

I really enjoy this series and everything else you do, entertaining, humorous and educational, thank you

[@havokvladimirovichstalinov]

"The Snoot droops" A droop snoot

[@PescaraProductions]

I never knew a massive amount about Concorde as at the time as I was too young, but the broadcast of the final Concordes landing on TV is a standout memory for me as a kid. It was obviously an icon for a lot of people. Maybe the last truly great one for the UK's aerospace industry.

[@springbok4015]

RIP Chuck Yeager.

[@YardenJZ]

Supersonic flight has a variety of unique challenges for commercial aviation. I would absolutely love to see a video about this entire category.

[@GoodGuyPlayer2]

0:48 *Must... not... sing it...!*

[@benwild9519]

It's amazing to think this channel will probably get to 100k subscribers in just 10 videos. That is a real testament to you Simon!

[@TheAmazingAdventuresOfMiles]

Thanks for a great video as always. I used to have the Concorde fly low over my back garden along with lots of other airliners of the time and to me, the concorde seemed quiet and smooth compared to the big 747's and such. So I never really got my head around all the complaining about it being so noisy, yes possibly a political/nationalistic agenda was playing upon the DB meters more than actual science was. Environmentally not in step with today though, that kind of carbon-per-passenger-mile is just totally unjustifiable now. but that's not to detract from what was a magnificent feat of collaborative engineering, I hope just one gets saved for the occasional special short-distance event if nothing else but to inspire the next generation of engineers.

[@KangoV]

My godfather once went sea fishing. They were all there at the back of the boat with their rods when he noticed the captain kept looking at his watch. A few moments later there was an almighty "explosion" and they all, literally, hit the deck. It was Concorde over the sea breaking the sound barrier. Turns out the captain used to go on that course for this reason with "newbies". What a legend!

[@ValleyThrills]

Wow I’m here when the video comes out

[@Runoratsu]

No Sonic Rainboom comment?

[@xetalq]

Reference 16:58 - the whole point of Concorde was that it was deliberately designed to operate from the existing airports of the day, without the need to lengthen or widen the runways and taxiways, improve the bearing strength of runways and taxiways, or space the parking gates farther apart. Thus, whilst Concorde's take-off speeds were noticeably higher, its landing speeds were not - at least, not for anyone flying the 747-400 or other heavy jet aircraft. Typically, a 747-400 at the end of an ultra long haul ('ULH') flight (of over 10.5 hours) would be landing at weights around 240,000 kg, resulting in approach speeds of Vref + 10 (approximately 154 kts or 177 mph). But on a short haul flight, ferrying fuel, the 747-400 could be more than 22 tonnes heavier, and pressing up against the aircraft MLW limit of 285,700 kg (629,861 lb). At these heavier weights, Vref + 10 could be 163 kts (ie 189 mph or 304 km/h) - indeed, it could be more if the temperature and altitude of the destination were high (eg Johannesburg), or there was a gusting or squalling wind.

[@damenstravels9810]

8:56 23 Million = 120 Billion 40 years Later? I don’t think so chief

[@asantaguida]

Simon did say million, not billion... Maybe you heard his accent, chief.

[@rlbrown]

Love these. Love all your channels. Keep it going brother. Stay safe, healthy and happy.

[@ZeroArmour]

Rest in Peace, Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" Yeager.

[@alessandroarcuri209]

I remember it vividly, I spent a couple of summers in London, when I was a teenager and I lived right under one of Heathrow's approach corridors. So the mighty Concorde flew above my head about four times a day. The first one just a tad before seven in the morning, if I remember correctly... it was like having a Concorde for an alarm clock! :-D

[@exactinmidget92]

Honestly any soviet plane can go in part 2 for being stupid big.

[@Hvitserk67]

Unfortunately, I never got to fly Concorde even though I had the opportunity. However, I can clearly remember the incident of Phil Collins performing both at Wembley stadium in London and in Philadelphia on the same day during Live Aid in 1985. I also saw a Concorde at the international terminal at Heathrow parked next to our 747 on the way to Mauritus in 1989. In comparison, it looked like a fighter plane, which it essentially was, only without weapons, but with passengers. I have also visited the Concorde "007" (F-BVFB) on display at the Sinsheim Museum in Germany. The museum also has a Tupolev Tu-144 at the same exhibition.

[@danielsonski]

Technology is not incremental because: patents...They are misused blatantly

[@hunterG60k]

This has been my favourite so far on the this channel, I might be slightly biased though as I used to live under a Concorde flight path. There really was something special about that plane, I mean, you could recognise it immediately in the sky. Nothing else looked anything like it. And if you couldn't see it you could hear it. I hear sonic booms several times throughout my childhood and they always sent a thrill up my spine, it was like hearing a dragon roar overhead. It's the same feeling I still get when I hear thunder. I'm sad that it's gone but I agree now that it wasn't sustainable. It was a product of the lightning speed of technological and economic growth of the time, two things that continue to damage the Earth. But I'm really glad I have those memories.

[@leylacerella2620]

Coming up next: Elon Musk and Grimes name next child after the Concordski

[@devin8362]

Dude is innovative to a fault

[@seanmccarty1176]

Fun fact about that strip of metal: it exactly matched the piece of tire that impacted the wing tank. Concorde moved so fast and with so much force on tires that it flung that metal strip 1000 feet behind the point of impact. They even improved the tires so that all of them could fail and explode and Concorde would be able to take off or land safely. It really was a marvel of engineering.

[@MarielaQue]

7:13 the British press has been trash for decades

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

My stepdad was a industrial and used the Concorde many times, the departures were always a feast for the eye.

[@Sc0ts]

This video was stolen from Business Blaze. Not only the content but they also stole the voice and the look of the presenter

[@Ash-qc9os]

I got to see Concorde taxi at Heathrow. It came from behind a building from where i was sat and the body seemed to go on and on. I never got to see it fly in person but i imagine it was incredible. On that one occasion i was in the right place at the right time.

[@ariccastro]

I'm about to unsubscribe with how many times you asked for a subscription

[@windemup5316]

I remember the roar everytime it flew over my back garden when it was coming into land at Heathrow. Managed to see one of the last making its way up the Thames. I think it made its way to Scotland. And got on board the one at Brooklands. What an amazing piece of engineering.

[@ghowell13]

That was a great ending to the video. I watch as many of your videos as I can, Mr. Whisler, you just have SO many! I rarely comment, but the wording of that ending had to be called to credit. Thanks/ Cheers!

[@jebediahgentry7029]

By far the most beautiful plane ever built and one of the most beautiful things ever built

[@gerhardris]

Great video, thanks. As a kid I went on bussines trips with my dad. An aeronautical engineer. I saw the test fascillity at Toulouse where the first Airbus next to a Concorde fusalage where being pulled apart. My dad told me the great thing about Concorde was the trick of getting the maximum out of aluminium. That secret he said they had the Russians think they succesfully stole. Wheras it was a dead end they found out, and let the Russians steal for the TU 144. Boeing went for steel. Yet that was heavier and the SST came to naught. The big other nail in the coffin of Concorde was fuelprices in the first oil crises. The main idea was that two bussiness men in the US and Europe could see each other in a round trip with no jetlag. Any way hope this helps with your Tu 144 taking off.😎

[@robfleener4738]

I literally love the background music. I've never noticed background music before. In any video. But this is great.

[@Shotsmoky]

Was lucky enough to see Concord land in my home town of Windsor Ontario. A spectacular airplane to say the least. The sound of those The Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593's departing is something I will never forget.

[@xetalq]

Reference: 3:15 - the speed of sound (ie mach 1) is NOT a constant. It varies with atmospheric conditions with atmospheric temperature being the primary factor. Since both atmospheric temperature and pressure reduce as altitude increases, then (generally speaking) the higher you fly, the lower the local speed of sound. At sea level in the International Standard Atmosphere ('ISA'), the local speed of sound is approximately 761 mph (ie 661 knots or 1,225 km/h). When Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in his Bell X-1 (named: "Glamorous Glennis", after his wife), his recorded speed of mach 1.06 translated into a True Air Speed (TAS) of 700 mph (ie 608 knots or 1,127 km/h). In turn, this meant that the local speed of sound was approximately 660 mph (ie ~574 knots or ~1,063 km/h) in Yeager's location, indicating that his altitude was greater than or equal to approximately 40,000 ft ISA, as he broke through the sound barrier. NOTE: this does not mean that an altitude of 40,000+ was indicated on Yeager's altimeter when he broke the sound barrier: just that the atmospheric conditions prevailing in his location were equivalent to 40,000+ ft in the ISA, as his speed nudged past mach 1.

[@Talesofthegrape]

I have a friend who was a Concorde pilot, he did the final flight that landed in Bristol and was in the BA committee when the decision was made to end Concorde. He told me that BA really wanted to keep some planes operational, but the french company that owned the rights to the spare parts refused to make them and refused to sell the patents or allow parts to made by any other company. So therefore BA has their hand forced.

[@chris8405]

Almost exactly right - Airbus quoted ridiculous prices from mid 2003 to continue technical support. That was indeed why operations ended, not 9/11.

[@iatsechannel5255]

Love both pieces on the SSTs! Great job everyone. One Sunday my girlfriend and I were birdwatching at a nature preserve in Broad Channel, Queens. JFK is right across Jamaica Bay. After focussing the binoculars on a tufted tit mouse or something there was a loud noise. Concorde. All the bird watchers turreted up to the sky and were treated to an underside view of a BA Concorde heading East. Loud. Amazing. Screw the birds. Dual stories? Ah, 747/A380. Invention of radio: Marconi vs. Tesla. Or...How about Alan Dower Blumlein? The man that invented stereo.. Headphones, records, needles, movies...and finally airborne radar in WWII. He tragically died when his bomber crashed during trials. He was thirty something. All the experts on one plane, and not enough parachutes.