Concorde - The World's Greatest Airliner 3 of 4

[@lanochevolar2401]

It's like watching something from a different era, a country that no longer exists. My uncle was a captain on the early Concorde crews. What a life he had! When I saw him in later years before he died he said "I sit in the garden and see them (commercial airliners) fly over. It all seems like a dream". For us too I think. Anther comment about his career that made me laugh was "Well, at least I didn't kill anyone!"

[@johngielniak7498]

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[@IshtiakKhan]

It's beautiful man, it's just beautiful......

[@baje678]

Barbados 🇧🇧 🇧🇧 🇧🇧... I had the opportunity to clean the cabin between arrival and departure, knowing then ( even in my small role as a janitor ) how special that moment was ...!!! Wish I got to meet the crew .. it would make this video even more special..!! Full circle and fast forward, one of the BA crafts, remain in a museum at the BGAIA 🇧🇧 🇧🇧 🇧🇧. Thank you for this upload and wonderful memories ❤️.

[@ianmaw66]

My pleasure.

[@gooner72]

How can you possibly not be moved by flying on her, or even just seeing her in the air or landing close to you? She's a National treasure and the most stunning and beautiful aircraft ever designed, I'm really disappointed that I never got the chance to experience a flight on Concorde. Thank you very much for posting the series together for our enjoyment. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

[@mikeclark4416]

As usual ,We can blame the French ,their cock up !AGAIN

[@Bulletguy07]

Interviewer; "How did you feel on your last day?" Concorde pilot; "Absolutely devastated...awful feeling knowing you were going to be retired". Blimey when i retired i felt a huge weight off my shoulders.......but then i'd been a production worker on 3 shifts for the past 30 years!

[@richardstoner866]

What a superb set of videos…..I used to love seeing Concorde flying over Berkshire as a boy…..thanks…

[@yves2348]

The downside of these Concorde documentaries is they make me feel sad.... :(

[@transportguy1k635]

This is my favourite Concorde documentary!

[@davidhamilton1981]

So gutted that I never had the opportunity to fly on Concorde. Wonderful, beautiful, aircraft.

[@davissae]

True. Also, I wish we said “gutted” in the states. It’s a great word. “Disappointed” just doesn’t do.

[@KTHR56]

Got to watch one take off in 2001 from Heathrow, and that was the closest I ever got. Gorgeous aircraft and a wonderful achievement!

[@winfriedgareis9551]

i get tears in my eyes when i see this wonderful aircraft

[@vincentmast708]

I went from Ny to Paris and now know whatever I do it will never match that flight the fleeing the view the take off and landing so much love for this plane they. Should never have stopped flying.

[@geraldinejasnin7378]

the BIRD so beautifull like a beatles song !!

[@charlesyoungblood1402]

Lets build the the new generation of Concorde . With todays technology it should be awsome !

[@saabturboguy]

a true bird awsome that wont be beat in my lifetime!!!!

[@dutchy777]

or anybody's lifetime alive now!

[@gooner72]

I actually think that doing the charter flights gave the stunning aircraft back to the people who, when you look at it properly, paid for her and owned her through their tax pounds. It opened up the opportunity for people to experience the unique adventure that is flying faster than the speed of sound.🇬🇧🇫🇷✌✌

[@wereshenge]

there was really no need to take this flying collosus out of service , a real shame but always a pleasure to watch.

[@beagle7622]

There is a great video of 1 doing flight crew training in Spain. Taking off & landing at least ten times .I think they were going out over the ocean. Hutchinson puts it into perspective saying you pass 747’s 800 mph faster than them. What an extraordinary aircraft! I read that more pilots flew the Space Shuttle than Concorde.

[@Rupertbear27]

Wonderful---Now I can afford to fly it--It's no more!--I remember seeing it in Singapore in June 1972 whilst I was there--on it's around the World flight and it was surrounded by people !

[@arshad8170]

Super lucky are those who have been at the controls of this iconic aircraft. And of course there are those who have been a passenger. Must have been a memorable experience.

[@HAIG61]

Oh if only it was possible.....get this beautiful beast back in the air 🤔

[@contemporaryspectrumoperat9080]

the more of these concord documentaries i watch, the more i realize that concord was a one of a kind commercial jet liner, and the more and more i am convinced that its disbanding was more about jealousy against england and france for their great invention of concord by the US and others , more so than not being economical.

[@geoffcrisp7225]

First saw it fly at the Farnborough air show on its first public outing, it still gave me a thrill to seen it fly many years later. Once passing Heathrow on the old Colnbrook bypass it came over the perimeter fence enroute to JFK, it shook my car to bits.

[@catherinehooper9039]

It was in 1980 Aug I think. I saw the bird fly befroe my car on my way to work. Toronto Ontario Canada. I worked afts. The Concorde was flying over the CNE!

[@trulyproductive1]

We used to live near Toronto and as a boy, would hear it on its approach and run out to watch it fly over. She was scheduled into YYZ from LHR every Thursday afternoon around 2pm-ish during warmer months

[@Robert_N]

13:59 R.I.P Captain James Bedforth.

[@transportguy1k635]

How do you know? Did you know him?

[@Robert_N]

@@transportguy1k635 I read a news article about him.

[@transportguy1k635]

6:33 Concorde and Monarch Airlines 😢

[@JoelEverettComposer]

Beautiful airplane - really feels like we've taken a step backwards since we stopped putting men on the moon and retired the Concorde. We really should bring both back. A beautiful combination of engineering and aesthetic beauty.

[@MikeFloutier]

Wonderful series of videos, thank you so much! 🍾❤️

[@ianmaw66]

My pleasure.

[@christineayres7199]

Good lord the ladies in cabin crew had to wear their mums curtains as uniforms LOL

[@TheIramzi]

Absolutely awesome !!!

[@jamesnewman4351]

As stunning as a swan

[@mrsmith4100]

I flew on Concorde once from Exeter to Malaga with Flybe.

[@eastcostzen7887]

15:17 - Wow, -70C at Mach2 and people / kids walking about. Crazy.

[@alastairmatheson3245]

I used to transit the M25 at various times of the day, I bacame used to the 10.15 & 15.15 departures where every other driver around you slamed on their brakes to witness this event.

[@ralphups7782]

It's sad to see that,we came from the exploration of light speed. Back in to the age of the by-plane.😞

[@tonyyule283]

A very good put together series Ian. Well done man! 👍😊

[@ianmaw66]

Thanks.

[@miguelp5107]

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[@StarHorseLover2012]

"The thing that tells you how fast you are moving is that, occasionally, when you're flying over the sub-sonic aeroplanes, you can see these 747s, 20'000 ft below, almost appearing to go backwards".

[@mouseandryforever6848]

Bring back the Concorde

[@rolandcanacolo6870]

the thunder of the Olympus un beatable

[@slideryt]

Not even by a Merlin?

[@transportguy1k635]

7:03 The Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park!

[@cozmcwillie7897]

I was thinking that all the pilots must suffer terrible withdrawal symptoms; I imagine something like grief in there too. Then the chap at the end actually said so: a year 18 months how awful. I'd bet it's one of the worst comedowns anyone could have.

[@silverliteway]

GB service was much better pro actively serviced than the FR service. Lack of maintenance support was the end and a 35 year service life is still a long time for this design. It'll take a government to design the next one due to cost...maybe boom will try and looks promising.

[@xtransam9970]

Concord should be brought back to service, hence, with the new talks of the future super sonic high speed flights , British and France could hopefully reconsider Concord 2.0

[@piggypiggypig1746]

21:26 That was an embarrassing and awkward snub by the pilot after all the trouble they went to, to say goodbye.

[@hpoonis2010]

If there had been 200-300 flying about, it is unlikely they would have attracted as much attention as they did. The extremely limited number of airworthy examples added desire that didn't exist with other commercial aircraft.

[@TheBvms]

I hope that finally a genuine supersonic transport plane will soon be available flying everywhere and people free of fears caused by sonic booms ruining peoples lives

[@jeffhicks2070]

Can't believe you even made that comment ,shows your intelligence, or lack of .

[@user-ds8xm8xu6n]

Did the sheet Flow Fast like concorde?

[@yamaforever]

very nice series Ian, witch year was this made?

[@oml81mm]

2002

[@paulgreen6980]

As I head to the end of my life I can look back on the 2nd Elizabethan age. We have lost our Queen along with the beautiful aircraft and ships of the 20th century. Thank you usa for destroying this aircraft along with anything in the world that your country can't make money out of.

[@ianmaw66]

Agreed.

[@FrancescoBellringer]

09:50 Concorde got a whole lot smaller...

[@inkyguy]

BTW, if you are one of the many seeing advertisements for [Product X] “destroying the entire billion dollar” [Industry Y], consider why would they be paying to advertise had they single-handedly taken over the industry.

[@paullacny]

fantastic if you have lots and lots of money.

[@myeffulgenthairyballssay9358]

It's fantastic if you don't. Just look at it on this show or in real life flying over head when I was a child. It's fab.

[@mdalamgirhussain7917]

19:24 Captions: Quality fun.

[@ianmaw66]

I don't see any captions. If you are complaining about the video that seems quite entitled and ungrateful.

[@jimgemmell2831]

@@ianmaw66 He's referring to the closed captions which can be turned on in the video. They do indeed tend to be hilarious at times lol

[@deborah5212]

You don’t have to be super super rich to fly on the Concorde !

[@jeffhicks2070]

Of course not ,especially since it has been retired ,smh

[@GM8101PHX]

Only one other aircraft can outrun a bullet, the SR-71 Blackbird is even faster and higher!

[@jorge8596]

Many military jets can outrun a bullet

[@alanpugh5951]

In relation to the remark about the SR71. Not any more , there was one even faster but never accredited with being faster than the SR 71 , that was the A12 , code name Oxcart , single seater version.

[@jeffhicks2070]

Not anymore

[@sharonbraselton4302]

she soñe néd vist all hólidays coñcorde only 2 too 3 hours

[@BriansRCStuff]

It is slower than many bullets....

[@DanielCharry1025]

You're right. The military are expected to overtake it (bullets, missiles or airplanes). Civilians just can't, and that's why it was special.

[@jeffhicks2070]

So are you ,start running Forrest

[@sttvoyager1727]

To assume, “it’s jealousy, “that caused the demise of Concorde is a completely incorrect statement based on feeling rather than fact. It wasn’t jealousy as this is an EXTREMELY “IMMATURE “ perspective on what were (are) very real economic trends regarding passenger transport in the 21st century. Combined with 911, there was a worldwide downturn in the economy post 2001, a horrible tragic plane crash on Concorde which took the lives of 200 innocent people and ticket prices on aircraft were trending down even though fuel prices continued to skyrocket. This would eventually DOOM CONCORDE ECONOMICALLY. Even though it was heavily subsisidized by two vested countries, it was just too much of a financial drain and ultimately caused the bean counters in both countries to decide that Concorde was destined for the history books instead of the sky’s.....Today, the world wants low rates and efficiency rather than speed (except for a few knuckleheads like me)...Ticket Prices were going down because passengers wanted cheap travel rather than fast planes. .... I would pay the $10,000 US dollars for a round trip on Concorde..... I have over 2,500,000 miles flying on AA and it’s affiliate carriers. I would Jump at the chance to fly as a passenger on Concorde in a New York second. Never will (likely happen) in my lifetime. One of the FEW REGRETS I HAVE IN MY LIFE WAS NOT TAKING A JOURNEY ON THE MAGICAL CONCORDE.....THANKS FOR POSTING!

[@TheIramzi]

The French ruled the sky's back in the 90s !!!! There isn't a another Plane that could do the same !!! Le pari kick de bummi wommmmmmmy !!!! Get over it

[@jeffhicks2070]

90s???,Concorde was around way b4 then ,js

[@mikeclark4416]

Annoying thing is Concorde Did Not Mess Up , according to Captain John Hutchinson who told the full story why France Concorde crashed . -Pilot era . Sadly

[@ianmaw66]

That's my understanding too. I believe it was the fault of the French airline.

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

That's wrong to blame air France for the Concorde crash. The extensive investigation concluded it was metal debris on the strip from a Continental jet that had just taken off, freakishly ripped the Concorde tires and ripped the fuel tank open. It could have happened to British airways, at any airport. Please have respect for the departed pilots, crew and passengers.

[@mikeclark4416]

@@capitainebonhomme1609 The French Pilot sadly was the one who was to blame . I feel sorry for the Passengers ,it was Not their fault the Captain thought Concorde was as big as 747 for hauling extra cargo .

[@mikeclark4416]

@@capitainebonhomme1609 Concorde Pilot -Captain John Hutchinson .Watch his report .

[@mikeclark4416]

So it must be said ,The French Concorde was not over loaded with baggage & extra fuel , It didnt damage the wheel spacers ,it didnt need extra runway to take off , And it was al caused by a piece of metal on the Runway ? . It could also be Captain John Hutchinson knows nothing about Concorde ? Yea Right ! We lost a beautiful Aircraft buy a piece of metal ! Yea Right !

[@garyclouse7234]

In a capitalist environment Concorde was an achievable dream. Ride JUST ONCE! That could happen for people! In a Socialist/Communist environment, the party members ride every week and the average people could probably NEVER HOPE to even see it! Let alone fly on it!

[@catherinehooper9039]

I would have to think about that. The British Concord was good. Paris, too much un weighed luggage and too much fuel. Condordski??? Too much of a rush!

[@michelgenlis9893]

You're wrong.

[@lundjg]

Get over it. Fly again.

[@mcsedvet]

I bet these guys would shit a brick when the SR71 came flying by!!!! Lol

[@calummacleod2107]

Concord had toilets so they be alright lol

[@wereshenge]

there was really no need to take this flying collosus out of service , a real shame but always a pleasure to watch.