SE210 Caravelle Simulator Project - Documentary

This documentary tells the story of the Sud Aviation Caravelle, the western world's first medium/short haul twin jet airliner and the first anywhere to have its engines mounted on the rear fuselage. The documentary sheds lights on early french and british cooperation and busts the myth about the Caravelle having a Comet nose section.
The second half of the documentary is about the story of Nils Alegren 's passion to restore the cockpit of one of the most iconic and elegant aircraft to full flight simulator status.
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[@Ed-hz2um]

I flew the Caravelle at United back in the late 60's. A wonderful aircraft. We flew final approach with the speedbrakes extended (to avoid low engine RPM problems), and closed the throttles completely as we were coming "over the fence". We found that you could get a very smooth touchdown by putting the engines into idle reverse just before landing. I believe that the clean wing created sufficient lift to easily fly under these drag conditions. I would NOT advise trying these techniques on any other jet aircraft! I also recall that the aircraft had autoland capability (although we did not use it at UAL). It was likely the very first aircraft so certified. The auto-reconfiguration systems were very interesting. For some systems failures, you would hear an alarm ("Bing Bong"...or, in French..."Bing Bon"), followed by a few clicks on the overhead panel. These clicks were the little "eyeball" position indicators for the system that had detected a fault and changed its configuration. We would simply follow up with a checklist to be sure that the system had done it correctly. I also recall that the Caravelle had individual anti-skid protection on each of the 8 main wheels. A small wheel would ride on each main wheel hub to detect a skid, and unlock that wheel only. Very innovative for its time. I have many fond memories of that aircraft.

[@TheTagrende]

as an former autorized engineer on most of the caravelle types i mus say that it is an fantastic job this man has done because the caravelles was not an uncoplicated design it was fully hydraulic servocontrolled on all flight control surfaces wich means that if all hydraulic system broke down you could not control the flight manually very sophisticated by then the americans did not like the idea even thou it was in operation over there but as far as i know it was only temprarely approwed over there.----but it functioned wery vell it was flying as a motorized sailplane the avon engines was very noisy but they never let you down the fuel control was very simple and it had a socalled "poor mans afterburner " it was a door in the exhaust that was closed hydraulically during take off and it gave more thrust.----the electrical system was primary a 27..5 volts DC system and the neccesary 115 volt AC vas made by rotary inverters as far i remember the electrical engine starter was a 120 VOLT DC motor an if youn had to start without ground pover you could with a big manual handle bring the several 28 volts batterys in series connection and use it for starting the engines but you then had to charge the battery at leastv an hour after start on battery before take off because the battery could be overheated it was a nice plane to work on of course with a lot of built in "france ideas" but you learned to deal with that after all the later super caravelles had more pover with the PRATT and WITNEY JT8 Engines but that is another story.----

[@youri3003]

Super document . Mon papa était commandant Sabena sur Caravelle vi dans les années 60’s . Un de ses préférés comme avion! Bravo

[@yannotor]

My god ! During my military service in French Air Force in Atis Mons Control center (1992)! I've took all may days off to clean and maintain in good shape this piece of aviation history ! after 8 month of duty in army i return to home without any news of this Caravelle Nose ! It's only today ! I'm discovering his new life ! I m so happy to see she is not in bad condition ! ( When I left her ! all instruments was presents and electical systems for lights and vents was functional !! ) Thanks for this video and to remind me all this beautiful moments of pleasure trying to keep her safe !!! .... THANKS A LOT !!! to have finalized one of my dream to make a sim with her ! ;) from AF PNC

[@gregoryconnor9333]

Can anyone understand this.

[@philderail1808]

Merci d’avoir mis en ligne ce document ! Pour information, à découvrir sur la chaîne KZbin : « PHIL DE RAIL » la vidéo : « La Caravelle figée ». Et si l’avion Caravelle m’était conté…

[@maxhamburg3593]

Für mich einfach das großartigste Projekt im Bereich der Luftfahrt. Dieses Herzblut für diese Jets der ersten Generation ist sicht- und spürbar. Ich (als absoluter 707-Fan) freue mich schon sehr auf die Königin

[@dral9971]

She was so stunningly beautiful. An elegant young French woman. Every detail was enchanting.

[@anthonylong5941]

I have learned alot again! and never realized Caravelle's cutting edge techno and very important part in civil aviation history.... beautiful aircraft too .

[@francescomei7931]

Very Good Job ! I was flying this beatiful aircraft as F/O from 1982 to 1985 in ALTAIR AIRLINES ,Italy .I flew the 210-III and VII and 10 .But the real Caravelle was the 210-III with R/R AVON engines ,my opinion .A GLIDER ,very strong plane .All the info about switches and lamps ,many , were in French ..." TOJOUR MANOUVRE' DAN LA LAMP ALLUME' " ,French checklist about HYDRAULIC SYS . After more than 30 years I still remember ! ( sorry for my Frech )

[@maxsmodels]

I admire your dedication to aviation & history. People like you are essential to the preservation of our history and serve as an example to us all of what a single dedicated person can accomplish. Bravo.

[@roverchap]

What a great story. I worked at Manchester Airport for 40 years and was lucky to help load baggage onto the last ever Air France Caravelle revenue service - AF963 Manchester to Paris CDG in March 1981. In the 1960s when Manchester had a shorter runway, sometimes the Caravelle would deply the braking parachute. I didn't know that the The Beatles flew from Manchester on an Air France service.

[@RSBSTEADICAM]

This is a marvelous story and a wonderful project... I always wonder how people with full lives seem to find (even more) time to see such projects through. I was a little boy and flew on a "United Airlines" version of this aircraft. All the best with this wonderful project...

[@brunogo-j9755]

Caravelle was the last beauty and elegant plane to fly very good job

[@geoff2027]

Lost for words. Respect your passion. The world is better for people such as yourself.

[@dalaman4807]

Absolutely wonderful story, I could have watched more for hours on end. Your dedication is just incredible, much respect.

[@flycaravelleflightsimulato758]

thank you very much

[@johntelders7668]

Well done, you must be a real technician by now. What amazes me most is that you did it practically alone. I flew 3.600 hrs on them with Transavia SE 210, 3,6 N, 6 R. That was in the early 70 ties. During a pilot strike with AF I was based in NCE to fly the NCE AJO MRS BIA route. In 73 we did our maintenance with MEA in Beiruth. They had full facilities for Caravelles but no more planes as the Israelis blew them up during a retaliation attack. I was FO during some test flights from BEI to check all the systems. Suddenly the Captain who was a gifted pilot made a barrel roll. The technicians in the back did not really like that , although they thought we were making steep turns. When it was my turn they were luckily strapped in. Good Flying ! ( hug for your labs ) John Telders

[@jdelta1adams]

wow, that's amazing. I work for FSI, making a full simulator is no joke. it takes a team of 80ish engineers and technicians two years to turn a gutted aircraft cockpit into a full working simulator. I can't imagine one person doing all that work by themselves.

[@Filmitis]

Thank you so much. Your dedication to this project is inspirational.

[@lohengrinfortun2550]

My first ride on a jet airplane was on a Caravelle owned by Filipinas Air. Thank you for this great video. I hope you finish this landmark project.

[@Afro3461]

Well, if that wasn’t a truly inspirational Labour of love, I don’t know what is! Speaking as someone who in 1964 was lucky enough to have flown as a passenger, and who has alway considered the Caravelle to be the most classically elegant jet airliner ever built, May l say well done and thank you for keeping this piece of aviation history alive!

[@archilot9354]

Wow. Great video. Was looking for Caravelle videos for a long time. Great job restoring this treasure.

[@tropenband]

Gratulation zu diesem gelungenen Projekt. Schön, dass sich jemand dieser 1st gen jets annimmt!

[@Joliv23]

Great work and efforts in your documentary. Congratulations. I worked for VARIG Brazilian Airlines, and saw some Caravelle flying for Cruzeiro do Sul - another Brazilian Airline late in '70 years in Rio de Janeiro - GIG. Beautiful piece of aeronautical engineering. Caravelle, like others through the world, are one of the things that never be back. :(

[@lloydcooke3701]

Such dedication can only be admired!

[@flycaravelleflightsimulato758]

Thank you :-)

[@GrizrazRex]

One of the coolest obsessions ever! History needs men like you.

[@pikachu6031]

Absolutely stunningly beautiful work. What a pleasure to watch, a young man restore this wonderful piece of aviation history with such loving devotion. A sheer mountain to climb with all the intricate detail and complex avionics to restore back to their original condition. The work and effort put in to ever aspect is awe inspiring, and I hope that it will instil a love and passion of aviation for the younger generation. Someone will one day have to take over the reigns, a new generation of Pilots and Engineers will be needed all over the world, so I hope that people will visit your wonderful simulator and fall in love, not just with the Caravelle, but aviation itself. I was an Airline Pilot for nearly thirty years, sadly, I’ll health forced me into very early retirement at age 52. My late father flew the Comet 4b, briefly with Dan Air and then Channel Airways of London Stansted from 1969-1971, when the company went out of business. A great shame as he really loved flying the Comet, and he was in the middle of his Command Training after being promoted to Captain. In fact, he was driving home to our house in Canterbury, Kent, when he heard on the radio that the company had suspended all flight operations, as they had now gone into receivership. What a complete bolt out of the blue that must have been for him, suddenly finding himself out of work with a wife, my mother, and a very young son, myself, being just three years old at the time. We were lucky enough to to have flown in the flight deck of a Comet 4b, my mother and I, on a day trip to Malta and back, with Dad as the First Officer a few months before! Anyway, I must come and visit your Caravelle one day, before I get too old to enjoy it! Very Best Regards. Douglas Phillips from England

[@grooteschuur62]

Bravo, ce projet mérite d'être plus connu ! Comme quoi quand on a un objectif et qu'on est motivé, tout est possible !

[@theenglishman1312]

I love the dedication

[@Michael.Chapman]

So interesting, industrious, inspiring, worthwhile, historically and technically impressive... Thank you, a joy to watch :-)

[@eckhardf4905]

Chapeau, a fantastic work all on your own. What a project, I am stunned. Thank you for this very interesting video.

[@STEN3326]

Que du positif. Merci pour ce magnifique document.

[@dismaldunc]

so recently I had an injury to my ear, leaving me with tinitus , the doctor asked what it sounded like. I replied " a sud caravelle, taxing in manchester cerca 1973" it did not help him, but now here i am! , a sixty year old ex plane spotter with a wonky ear, watching a rather splendid you tube vid! a gorgeous plane but my did those engines whine!

[@airlinersmodelmania]

Amazing story, and what a tribute to Aviation History. I am really impressed, thx for sharing

[@renatocortelletti]

My compliments for the great work you have done !

[@simonking5010]

Wow....what dedication "BRAVO"

[@letsarus]

Amazing airplane,I did my basic training as an apprentice aircraft mechanic early ninties on frames SN 55 and 172 former Royal air Maroc birds CN-CCX and CN-CCZ I was amazed by the systems engineered 40 years back at that time ,most beautiful flying machine ever made

[@scotty6346]

WOW! Hats off to you mate, What a superb project and a real labour of love to you! I love it, Kudo's.

[@chrisjohnson6876]

Fantastic and well produced documentary! IMHO, still THE most visually beautiful aircraft design ever penned

[@B1900pilot]

This is amazing work...

[@Cartoonman154]

I'm glad to find a doc of the caravelle in english.

[@peterlatty4187]

Congratulations, you have a marvelous real simulator now, you can be very proud of yourself!

[@2Brento]

Truly amazing. As much a tribute to the beauty of the Caravelle as to your incredible and prodigious ability to revive such an extraordinary bit of aviation history. Thank you.

[@barryrudge1576]

Excellent story of a keen aircraft enthusiast who has managed the impossible task of rebuilding and covering a Caravelle cockpit into a living breathing simulator.

[@hatita73]

Absolutely top class!!!

[@boblivingston4841]

Well done!!!

[@roysankar8501]

RESPECT bro! The Caravelle introduced the Jet age on domestic routes in India. Indian Airlines flew over 12 VIR series. Have been flying the model on FSX for years. THIS is another level! Would love to see your simulator sometime for real! :)

[@johnentwhistlesurelysamsun1840]

So sad to see that footage of a caravelle bieng broken up, i remember these planes during their heyday as i lived near Heathrow , and most European airlines operated them, i flew on a Jat yougoslavian on ,Heathrow to Dubrovnik! In 1967 from the old brick terminal two 1900 eavning service, oh those days!!!

[@STBYRUD]

Fantastische Arbeit, herzlichen Glückwunsch!

[@fanchette122]

j'ai encore volé sur Caravelle en 1977...Encore en service sur Sobelair ( compagnie charter de la Sabena ).....Sur la ligne Bruxelles-Palma de Majorque....Un superbe baptême de l'air

[@Mark_Ocain]

How clever is this guy, eh ??... i could never do something that detailed. I loved hearing the example in Stockholm starting up. Rare to hear a pure turbojet running these days.

[@hassohammer]

Excellent job

[@JeffsTagtripp]

Cool project. I remember seeing a Caravelle in Arlanda airport in the mid 80s (not SE-DAI). Thanks for sharing.

[@pepper669]

Nice work! Congratulations!

[@freedomson1]

Very nice! Good luck!

[@1squeez]

Amazing! Thank you for your dedication in saving a piece of aviation history.

[@porkrinds9572]

exceptional! simply EXCEPTIONAL! great work. very impressive. cheers

[@Andili76]

Wow, I admire your dedication to this project and your aim to keep this beautiful airpane alive. Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@frederik_christiansen]

Very interesting! What a great job you've done! :-)

[@tonforr]

Love it!!! Thanks, very enjoyable and good luck with the project.

[@davetone2106]

Truly beautiful work! Bravo!

[@RadioNostalgia]

C'est absoluement FOU et MERVEILLEUX !!

[@fabioliberatorecastellano]

Meraviglioso tutto meraviglioso complimenti!!!! 👍

[@Flyingfinn82]

Well done. Keep it alive

[@Airborn777]

Tres tres bien vorstellen et superbe bravo

[@karamoke1]

Fantastique !

[@crowd1011]

Awesome work!

[@aviationfelipe7914]

Ich habe im aero Magazin darüber gelesen. Richtig cool

[@brunovdu9354]

Très bon projet pour ce cockpit de se 210 caravelle 🇫🇷 Prédécesseur du Boeing 727 a ne pas oublier

[@bunnyfeng]

Respect !

[@robertkreamer7522]

My first flight on a jet was this phenomenal plane ! Age 16 at the time to go see my first girl friend in Ohio from Newark in New Jersey it was quiet and smooth the French always do elegance right…. As far as I am concerned they still do quiet assurance of safety and performance.

[@penyostoynev6603]

wow! incredible!

[@captainfredo1900]

A 31:16, mon grand père Pierre Nadot qui a fait le premier vol de la Caravelle le 27 mai 1955.

[@aeromagnumtv1581]

The Osmonds had one.😀 Your hard work and dedication... well, I'm speechless!✈️

[@diego646464]

Bravo !!!

[@larrydockery7201]

great job on your sim i wont a l-1011 tri star sim or a dc10

[@bartceleron4092]

Bonjour, j'ai travaillé sur la F-BHRA pendant mes 3 ans de formation à l'école de Vilgénis Air France.

[@avranea7417]

Bravo, very nice project. I wish I could have saved one Caravelle as well. Let us know when the simulator is ready.

[@Antoine00000]

This is awesome I have your Caravelle fir xplane it's awesome

[@HELISTOCRACY]

Man this is beautiful. Would love to try it

[@fanchette122]

magique

[@ronsig]

What a tremendous story! Thanks for your very hard work. Will we be able to see the finished product sometime?

[@bc9477]

I hope you are using Prepar3D and not bugged out FSX... By the way, awesome job. Respect!!!

[@MrSOdgaard]

Very impressive! I note you have choosen X-plane as your simulator platform. I assume this is due to the aerodynamics? How do you interface, is that via XFSUIPC? Do you program your systems logic inside or outside X-plane? /Stephen

[@flycaravelleflightsimulato758]

Hello Stephen, thanks for your message and kind words. Yes X Plane will be the platform. This has several reaons, aerodynamics being one of them. The failure scenarios are second to none and increase realism. Yes XPUIPC and UIPCX are both used to interface the sim. The system logic will be programmed outside X Plane but I am still hoping that some day there will be a detailed add on. Fortunately the Caravelle's system are very basic and much of the systems are already simulated within X-Plane. Best regards & thanks for watching

[@joshiewilnott2368]

That Ring was Ringo's favorite ring he always talks about you should try to reunite him with it! 🤔😉👍😊👏🇺🇲🇩🇪🇮🇪🇬🇧🎩🥂🍾🍻💕

[@dandrums2654]

Respect

[@martinda7446]

Also the 727..Doh it's not worth arguing.

[@rightside]

The 787 nose is quite reminiscent of this.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Caravelle such a beautiful sleek aircraft. Anyone make a decent model kit?

[@michiel2722]

I'm just flabbergasted. This is just amazing and I would love to see it. Is it open for public?

[@chrisreisinger4935]

Imagine how loud it must've been to sit in the back of the caravelle

[@CaptVirtual]

Europe / UK was really leading the way in aviation in the 50's. I can think of many superior products that eventually just lost the economic competition with America manufacturers, mostly (in the case of the UK) because these projects were government funded and mismanaged into the ground by politicians & civil servants with little vision.

[@Texasstyle67]

is it X-Plane software on the screen . Landing in LOWI? actually i*m flying a Caravelle of Tunis Air from Munich Riem to Cartagho in X-Plane

[@miguelferreiramoutajunior7932]

👏👏👏

[@TheJPinder]

fucking legend

[@f.6081]

🙏🏼👍👍👍👍❤️

[@ototamirtr9335]

vw caravelle

[@martinda7446]

''busts the myth about the Caravelle having a Comet nose section'' Are you deluded? It is exactly what it looks like..Modified of course!

[@CaptVirtual]

14:34 Oh wow you look identical to your father.

[@General5USA]

Where did the youngster heist the money from?.. To pay for that very expensive investment .

[@martinhacke5004]

Why do you care !?