Torn Away | British Airways Flight 01

[@rickpilot601]

I flew on BOAB London-New York 1981, for the princely sum of £1500. I thought I would never have such an opportunity again. Was en route to Montreal , emigrating from UK. Canada gave me the opportunity to learn to fly, progressing up the ladder to G4, Challenger, plus DC3 rating and time on that. My biggest impression, apart from the obvious technology, was of how utterly effortless the flight was, compared with any other way of crossing the pond, even first class. I could see how people could go to the US, do business, and return in 24 hours. What a plane, nothing like it now

[@moiraatkinson]

How lucky were you! I’d have really loved a chance to fly on Concorde, but sadly the development of supersonic flight seems to have ended with Concorde. I’m really envious 😊.

[@maxsaviation9512]

@@moiraatkinson and we are getting Boom supersonic but it’s not even confirmed it could just be something that never happens

[@geoffedmonds6507]

I miss the days of the mighty Concorde it was such a majestic bird and modern marvel of ingenuity. I was in the service in the later 80's and got to see one landing out in NY where I was stationed. The fact that they retired her after the one in 2003 had run over a piece of metal banding from another plane causing a tire to explode and puncturing a fuel tank was beyond tragic. I wish they still flew, their beauty is unmatched even in today's aviation!

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

As I understood it, the plane fuel cost more than they made on a flight, so every time a Concorde flew, it cost the airline money.

[@geoffedmonds6507]

@@InteriorDesignStudent I'd agree. They also stated that it had just really lost its luster as a unique way to fly and as people became more environmentally conscious (as it was really really loud on take off and landings) so it waned in popularity as well.

[@peteconrad2077]

@@InteriorDesignStudent no. That’s incorrect. BA made a good profit on their Concorde operation.

[@richbiles230872]

@@InteriorDesignStudent you didn't understand 'it'

[@rjk69]

@@InteriorDesignStudent At some points in it's career that was true but for many years it made a profit.

[@JPR3D]

Even today, Concorde looks like it comes from the future.

[@wokewokerman5280]

like the Valkyrie and SR71 some serious aircraft...when I look at the top of that rudder I wonder at that time if they had properly designed for tip vortex edge forces and the fatigue that might have put on the top and upper back edges of that rudder design...

[@miles-thesleeper-monroe8466]

British engineering at its best 😉

[@koreainsincere]

The most beautiful aircraft ever built. The design ingenuity of that thing is jaw-dropping. We took a huge step backwards in 2003 and are still waiting to move forward again.

[@johndd8186]

Lockheed Constellation

[@roderickcampbell2105]

@@johndd8186 Hi John. Now there's an interesting choice between two aircraft. I'm kinda crazy about both. Wonder if I can get to NYC and have a drink at the "Connie" bar.

[@stevebeckerman4214]

Sorry. Not even in the top ten.

[@hostrauer]

Yeah, those afterburners were gas guzzlers though and all airlines care about any more is cost. :(

[@m1co294]

The Boom Overture is being developed, United Airlines already showed massive interest for it, it's a supersonic business jet that's designed specifically so that the sonic boom is quieter (one of the main reasons the Concorde failed, many countries banned supersonic flight above their airspaces due to loud sonic booms)

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

I love the 'following an examination of the aircraft, it was discovered that a large portion of the rudder had been lost.' Mainly because I didn't see it until I read that.

[@tugatomskanimation6370]

Same as me. 😅

[@janicesullivan8942]

I was looking at the photo first and thought, yikes! Then I read the text.

[@moiraatkinson]

🤣

[@edgolomb6619]

My wife and I flew the Concord from JFK to Heathrow Dec 13, 1997 to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. We were taking a repositioning cruise on the QE2 from England to New York and BA standard airfare was included in the cruise cost, but for $500.00 each, we could upgrade to fly the Concord. No brainer. This is the same day there was a fire in the Burger King restaurant ventilation ducts at Heathrow and for a while we were told we might have to land in Paris instead of London. We were eventually cleared to land in London. Without question, the most impressive flight I have ever been on.

[@GroomLeader]

I flew on that plane back in 1998. It was a first class ride all the way. All 144 seats were first class. The food, cheese and wines were like something you'd dine on in a 5 star restaurant. The ride at that height was as smooth as silk, not even 1 bump from air distortion. After 3 hours and 10 minutes, we touched down at JFK. It was the best flight ever, nothing like the cattle cars we are stuck with now. Superb aircraft.

[@peteconrad2077]

100 seats and they are far from first class.

[@FH99]

This is a very peculiar incident. Good work by the pilots to get to the destination safely while trying to figure out what was going on with the plane.

[@jakejacobs7584]

Have taxied past that beautiful lady at Heathrow hundreds of times. Nice to learn of her story. Thanks.

[@angienorthey]

Very emotional. Used to see Concorde fly low over the Thames on its descent into Heathrow. It was the only thing that could stop the traffic on Chelsea Embankment apart from congestion! Shame I never got to go on it.

[@skuzlebut82]

Concorde is a beautiful aircraft. It reminds me of a smaller, less lethal version of the XB-70 Valkyrie. I hope we see more supersonic passenger aircraft soon, however, Concorde is stunning and beautiful. I mean that lot being a US Army veteran. Concord should rise again.

[@rjk69]

Concorde was longer but narrower. I could never describe the XB70 as beautiful.

[@Primus54]

@@rjk69 I have seen the Valkyrie in its restored state a few times at the USAF Museum in Dayton. It is indeed beautiful and an absolute marvel of engineering given the era it first came about. I admit it is not as sleek or graceful as Concorde, however if Concorde had never been built I believe “beautiful” describes what most people would call the Valkyrie.

[@wfredhump]

Coincidently, yesterday I found the diploma-like certificate BA sent me a few months after we flew Concorde way back in August of1976 (before ticket cost became prohibitive) from Dulles to Heathrow. We returned economy class via a BA 747 that so packed it would have benefitted from hanging straps like those found on commuter trains and buses. I hadn't seen the certificate in over a decade and was sure it had been lost during some long ago move. I had even been contemplating contacting BA about a replacement certificate but now i won't have to. All is right in the world again. briefly at least.

[@someonee3186]

I am glad that a channel like Allec’s makes good content like this and brings us information that we didn’t know about.

[@Capecodham]

These are getting worse and worse. Nobody died and no knowledge of the cause, yet some idiot will say this was a great video.

[@operationscomputer1478]

all the while Allec is using this channel and his patreon to support his flying training

[@Capecodham]

@@operationscomputer1478 He is using his viewers, he is not a charity

[@BsUJeTs]

Back in 1992 I was working for UAL and BA had agreements with UAL. I remember that a Concord was inside Hanger #8 getting an engine change. Whether it was this particular aircraft or not, I do not know. But, we were allowed to look at their hoist and also enter the aircraft. I was amazed how antiquated the flight deck and controls looked. The long pathway from the flight deck door to the actual seats were filled with electronic control black boxes. The controls reminded me of a 727. Obviously they were not, but I expected the flight deck to have controls that were semi glass cockpit. I was still impressed and still consider this to be the most beautiful passenger aircraft that was built. I wish that they were still flying.

[@mEmEzMaN...]

If you had noticed/seen the registration on the tail If would've been obvious if it was or not

[@dispatchdiva7870]

When I was a kid, we lived in an area that was in the flight path of the Concorde as it would take off and land at Dulles Airport. It was an incredible sight to see.

[@jamesmullen5398]

I am under one of the departure routes from Dulles and I would swear that we could hear it takeoff from 15 miles away. One of my favorite memories from flight school was flying back to GAI from Dulles and passing an inbound Concorde at 2,000 feet and about 2 miles separation. An incredibly majestic bird!

[@maxthelab8457]

I flew by Concorde to the US and back several times and I have to say there is very little in life to exceed the excitement and marvel of travelling at supersonic speed at 60k feet. It was always fantastic from start to finish, no matter how many times you had flown her before. I am blessed to be able to say I was one of the relatively few members of the supersonic club. I doubt I will ever get the chance to travel in such style again in our lifetimes - but here's hoping.

[@MrTruckerf]

Absolutely a thing of the past.

[@maxthelab8457]

@@MrTruckerf The ways things are going there's alot that going to become a thing of the past - like keeping warm in winter for a start.

[@aflacduckquack]

Very nice video, Allec. Thos pilots did everything right, and they didn't panic. Losing half your rudder is a recipe for disaster. But not this time. All hails to those guys-!

[@RickGrimes007]

Love the Concord!!

[@MsCombs-bb1zd]

Thank you Captain. I saw a Concorde fly over head during takeoff like a graceful swan in the sky❤😊. Something to always celebrate.

[@glamdolly30]

No aircraft ever achieved Concorde's beautiful, bird-like lines. A triumph of design and engineering.

[@scottyjohnson9119]

Heck, all the old school aircraft were beautifully designed. The 747 jumbo jet for sure, the L-1011, the Lockheed Super Constellation, etc. The old planes had personality to them, today's aircraft all look exactly the same, dull and boring with no soul.

[@tomney4460]

@@scottyjohnson9119some are but I personally find the 787 to be absolutely beautiful.

[@stevenchow3459]

That everyone onboard survives is always the happiest ending on this channel. Sadly, on 21 March 2022, the very same day exactly 30 years later, the 132 passengers and crew onboard China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 were not as lucky. RIP to these poor souls. A nice video as always, Allec.

[@zachrpvm413_real]

30 years later in a same DATE.

[@TheRedPanda.]

Though I wasn't around at the time, I kind of wish the concorde flies again in the future

[@thunderturbine8860]

Same here. I wish the Concorde would fly again

[@mbryson2899]

It was on my bucket list from when I was 8. I never quite had the money until after they were all grounded.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Not likely. It was a money loser.

[@thunderturbine8860]

@@mbryson2899 rip 😐 well hopefully they make a comeback sooner or later

[@tony.bickert]

I had twice the usual amount of butterflies while watching this one. The Concorde, you know. So relieved it landed safely.

[@Capecodham]

grow a pair.

[@m.d.5463]

Allec, nice video again! I really love the Concorde! Beautiful jet! The one F-BVFB (Air France version) I see practically every day as it is shown at the tech-museum at Sinsheim, Germany along with the TU-144. Really nice place to be! If you ever make it to Germany, give me a hint and I´ll show you around.

[@Capecodham]

These are getting worse and worse. Nobody died and no knowledge of the cause, yet some idiot will say this was a great video.

[@Gregory_ferrandis]

my grandpa was actually a pilot for british airways im not lying he racked up over 18 474 hours on the concorde until he met his demise on 25th of July 2000 at 73 years old

[@tonymiller225]

Another fine report by Allec on incidents I had never heard of. I hope you tube pumps your channel or some airline gives you complimentary tickets for all your efforts

[@stevemarshall3481]

Many moons ago I worked on Concorde whilst up at Heathrow, I found Concorde to be tiny compared to the 747's that I generally worked on, you'd need to be a bleeding contortionist to get into the pilots seat, there was a foot plate on the centre controls where you'd plant your foot and climb into the seat 💺, I'm not a small lad and I always banged my head getting in there 🤣, marvellous aircraft though and I do miss seeing it in the sky.

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

“The aircraft never flew again.” I don’t know why, but that sentence struck me as one of the saddest statements in aviation accounts I’ve read in a long time.😩

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

It returned to service, ten years later it stopped flying

[@dianericciardistewart2224]

Good one, Allec!! Always loved the Concorde and wished that I would've gotten a chance to fly in one. . . Beautiful aircraft!! Thanks!! Hope all is going well for you!! 💕✈✈💕🙏🙏

[@Capecodham]

These are getting worse and worse. Nobody died and no knowledge of the cause, yet some idiot will say this was a great video.

[@MrCapi55]

Just by looking at images of the Concorde, a combination of Nostalgia and Joyful Experiences comes to mind.

[@Jibriltz]

Hi Joshua, could you possibly do a video on the depressurisation of G-SBEB, a B737 in 1998?

[@MorganBrown]

I bet it was fun to make a Concorde video of any kind...especially one with no casualties

[@jayfleegle9455]

Wow.. what another great video. Thanks so much..

[@jaimhaas5170]

Still one of the most bad-ass looking designs. Today we have so many cars that look similar so I enjoy seeing a blast from the past. This had a sense of class way back when.

[@pchristy102]

The Captain of that Concorde flight came to our model flying club a couple of weeks before the accident flight and gave us a talk on flying Concorde. At the time, I was working for a UK TV News organisation, and was on duty when the story came in. I managed to get a VHS of the report and forwarded it to the Captain. One of the things we learned was that every Concorde was "hand-made", and that, as a result, parts were not readily interchangeable between aircraft. A new rudder had to be fashioned specifically for that aircraft before it could be flown home!

[@FabJK4]

I didn't have the chance to see the Concorde in person, but the next time i am in the UK it would be on my places to visit for sure. Great video Allec!

[@SpeedyHedgieAllstars]

Wow good memories on this one that made a successful landing at airport runway but I’m glad that Allec’s makes a good video and content on that keep up the good work Allec’s.

[@b.t.356]

The Concorde is/was a beautiful plane to look at. Very glad the bird made it down safe and sound.

[@TheJaymon1962]

I've been wanting to see this. Thanks. Well done.

[@kevinmalone3210]

Hello Allec, congratulations on your first solo flight. 👏 Appreciate the quality of the videos you make.

[@jillengel4124]

Boom has developed a new supersonic aircraft called Overdrive. United has pre-ordered already. Aircraft to be built in Greensboro, NC. Goal is under four hour flight to anywhere in the world for hundreds not thousands of dollars. Engineers working on way to eliminate sonic boom which is key to the under four hours flight time goal. Can’t travel over land otherwise.

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Don’t know how you can eliminate sonic boom unless you change the laws of physics?

[@02WIFE]

I work in NDT which means non destructive testing or magnaflux. Checking aircraft components for microcracks

[@1rem1Art]

thank you.

[@RCT3Crashes100]

If you're ever at Heathrow, keep an eye out for G-BOAB - It's kept in quite a visible location on the apron, and can be seen both from departing and arriving planes, but also from areas outside the airport that are close by . Without getting on a plane, the best place to view it is from the plane spotting location at Myrtle Avenue, since it's literally just across the road from there!

[@qaisbhaisaheb412]

What a jet ❤️ Sad that it stopped flying after 2003

[@WendyKS93]

It was magnificently designed and so beautiful and graceful in flight. It was so futuristic looking and it is such a shame that it flies no more.

[@marcbrunjes8686]

I had the pleasure n privilege to fly the CONCORDE once between LHR JFK. It was the flight of a lifetime. So sad that this iconic n beautiful airplane is not anymore...

[@connector8748]

Full of information and well explained. Well done bro.

[@Capecodham]

ther. These are getting worse and worse. Nobody died and no knowledge of the cause, yet some idiot will say this was a great video.

[@j-mt.175]

YAY 🎉 YOUR BACK!! I'm not sure if I've just overlooked your videos, maybe not searching correct, who knows 🤷‍♀️. I've ALWAYS ENJOYED EVERYONE OF YOUR VIDEOS 👏👏👏👌👌🤗🤗🥇

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

Next to the 'Subscribed' button, make sure your notification bell is set to All.

[@paulcooper8818]

Very mysterious, seems like perfect fodder for a conspiracy theory, let's start one.

[@craigfuller1532]

We could call it Project Blue Book!

[@AviaZou7A]

Very Nice video

[@petuniaskunk2316]

How come I can’t find this incident on the internet?

[@JosephStalin-yk2hd]

You just found it

[@magoid]

April first?

[@Capecodham]

not worthy

[@chrisg6086]

It's on the AAIB website, I think

[@SpaceCadet2569]

I remember the French crash so vividly as it was my 30th birthday.

[@michaelkitchin9665]

Ah, I wondered why the one at Heathrow was there. I didn't know it was used for training.

[@Joypyf]

What happened to all of the Concordes??

[@jaymeseaston8117]

Any airplane is a bird, and the only time they are alive is in flight. It pains me to see the Concorde locked in a cage.

[@jl3322]

Nice Job Allec. As usual a few crazies got in the comment section. Hope your enjoying flight school!

[@Capecodham]

why nice job? These are getting worse and worse. Nobody died and no knowledge of the cause, yet some idiot will say this was a great video.

[@robhill9336]

They never should've discontinued the Concorde. It looks awesome, is super fast, and cruises at over 50,000 feet. A badass plane. It should still be flying today.

[@clarsach29]

It looks like Concorde, similar to the 747, has a 2 section rudder rather than 1 and I wonder if this is why the damage didn't affect the control or handling much?

[@johnnyliminal8032]

My old/then boss’s friend Tony flew those for BOAC.. Said he flew the Queen. Man, hat a job.

[@bullseyes1983]

When I saw Allec's youtube notification thumbnail: Fuck yeah! a Concorde!

[@waffle911]

All this about the rudder, but what was the #2 engine vibration?

[@em1osmurf]

the view is deceptive. the first time i saw one, i was stunned by how tiny it was. think of a lear "bizjet" with a delta wing. it was dwarfed even by small conventional aircraft. a beautiful concept, but not worth the expense for the return, especially when it lost its principal feature of super-sonic, being prohibited over land. it was joked that if you listened carefully you could hear a sucking noise coming from the fuel tanks.

[@thatinventionsus]

Increase inspection frequency (inspect more often), not decrease. I got to see this beautiful baby at T1 JFK every day parked right outside the ground control room where I worked!

[@micheleshively8557]

That is a pretty plane 😁

[@ossiemac]

Beautiful birdy

[@Arslantheplanelover]

You can get Concorde on MSFS2020!

[@trent3872]

It's a shame these majestic beauties are no longer flying.

[@billyponsonby]

That’s abt 10 miles up.

[@TheObersalzburg]

I also believe the Concorde to be a beautiful aircraft, rivaled only by the Lockheed Constellation of an earlier era. But like the Constellation, the reality of changing economics, regulations, and advanced technology made it obsolete. However, the Connie had the opportunity to live on with lower tiered airlines and as a freighter, and there are still flying examples. The complexity and operating costs of the Concorde mean it has a future only in museums.

[@williammeszaros3382]

What caused #2 engine vibrations?

[@LeeAirVideos]

Part of the rudder that remained was sent to the AA

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Damn lucky it had a split rudder like the 747 or that would have been that.

[@ajhollingworth1]

When compared to the other aircraft on this channel Concorde appears so ludicrously more advanced and akin to a spacecraft.

[@m1a2abramsmainbattletank58]

At least this Concorde landed safely

[@ateltoni]

Just curious, is G-BOAB the Concorde that you see when you approach 27L at Heathrow? Cause i remember seeing a Concorde at Heathrow back in 2018.

[@componick6393]

yes

[@zachrpvm413_real]

Fun Fact : 30 years later in same date happened the China Eastern Boeing 737-800 carrying 132 passengers that dives in 90 degree to the ground

[@paulcooper8818]

Say, that is FUN!!!!

[@carleeroseterangi6923]

All the Jets.

[@williammurray8060]

What's their names???

[@markoman5267]

If the Concorde is no longer flying, why is the aircraft involved being used for training?

[@m1co294]

This was way before it's retirement

[@muffs55mercury61]

Always nice to wake up one morning to find a new video from Allec. And a Concorde incident at that. I forgot about this one but I remember the one the tire blew and had to return to the airport in the USA. It would be nice to see these fly again but the climate change alarmists would scream bloody murder if that happened.

[@MrTruckerf]

I don't let them off with this 'climate change' name swap BS! They used to call it 'global warming' and that is what they should be made to stick with. The whole man-made impending Earth catastrophe is total and utter Crap!

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@MrTruckerf I couldn't agree with you more. They should simply read some of our climate history such as heat waves. Some of those records in the 1930s have still yet to be broken.

[@jaimhaas5170]

This could still be in a Star Trek episode. "Bird of Prey".

[@ExcavationNation]

Hey Josh !

[@adammcdonald3632]

So no deficiency was found in engine #2? Side note; knowing that the only hull loss of a Concorde was an Air France, i thought Alec was going to give us an April Fool's joke and document Airport 79:-)

[@WolfgangMahringer]

How great must it have been piloting one of those beauties!

[@chazzeiler9753]

Didn’t you already do you a video on this flight or am getting it mixed up someone else?

[@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587]

You did do you mixed up someone else

[@ogiejames9110]

you're the one definitely getting it mixed up. the one you're probably referring to is the Air france that crashed in the early 2000s

[@flybyairplane3528]

Back in the days, my brother and I flew from LHR, to DULLES , those days they WERE NOT YET ALLOWED TO JFK, NYC, NOT TALL insideBUT MOST COMFORTABLE SEATS, food was fantastic. , I still have that ticket LONG with several expired passports, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheDee87]

Do China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735

[@philipthomas6808]

For such an important and critical piece of aircraft structure, I'm surprised they didn't make a solid 1 piece rudder out of a stronger alloy like titanium...

[@peteconrad2077]

Weight. Carbon wafer is still much lighter.

[@peekaboo4390]

Still to this day and for decades perhaps even centuries to come... the most beautiful aircraft ever designed. The Concord was and is the apex and it was designed 60 years ago go figure.

[@MrTruckerf]

Yes. And to think men went to the moon in a primitive 1969 spacecraft. With today's technology it would be so much easier.

[@TheRealNatNat]

The pilots must have had the shock of their life when they saw what was left of the rudder. Creepy !

[@coreymyers5613]

As a guy born in 2003, I only wish I flew on the Concorde. Just not Air France Flight 4590, with hindsight.

[@karlepaul6632]

Such a shame what eventually became of the Concorde fleet. All the time and engineering and whatnot that went into making it happen is just a remarkable story, so having it come to an end as it did was just, well, sad. For those who don't know the story, there's several good documentaries in which to watch. Have a look, and you'll understand what I mean.

[@charlesfranzhong]

Can You Making Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

[@paula200]

After that, they did NDT on the rudders every round trip.

[@theseangaming4750]

by the way nice landing joshua its smooth landing

[@gradnitzersl]

wow could been the first concorde disaster

[@DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

If Dumb & Dumber we're about pilots: "Why can't we ever catch a break? We got no food. We got no jobs. Our plane's rudders are falling off!"

[@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587]

Turbolax

[@davebuts1921]

We made a giant step back when we removed this plane, typical no real funding. the American plane builders hated it, was to far ahead in time. Should still be flying today.

[@wellend89]

I love engine SUGRE