Interview with John Hutchinson on the Concorde (Part 2)
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John is a former BA Concorde Captain and he tells his story when he flew the aircraft from 1977-1992.
He also gives a cockpit tour as well as a personal side.
Thanks to the Duxford Aviation Society - www.das.org.uk
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Beyond the still fascinating Concorde stuff, Mr. Hutchinson has an amazing narrative force doubled by a tipical english humour and lots of elegance in attitude. A real gentleman of the sky. Excellent interview!
27scumpi thanks :)
+27scumpi - As well as being a Concorde Captain, "Hutch" has also been a semi-regular presenter for the BBC's aviation coverage for about 40 years - so he's had a lot of experience presenting the subject in an entertaining and intelligent way. :)
@@Aircrewinterview UNequalled , on any subject matter, what a fantastic memory. I've owned my old Car 20 yrs, and recently discoveed, there are three buttons I have never touched, or know what they are for.
John is such a gold mine of knowledge on Concorde. Great to listen to.
He really is.Top bloke.
Concorde had the privilege of this gentlemen at the controls. What a really nice person.
"Never want to waste runway in ANY aircraft. . . as a matter of principle". . . . Classic.
This old boy is fab, he's delightfully "proppa" and I could listen to him all day 😁
He has such love and respect for the engineers and designers that made Concorde possible. Real class.
Especially when you consider it was all done without computers except maybe very basic ones from the 1960s.
"I'm a complete dinosaur when it comes to anything to do with modern technology."
Standing under Mach 2 aircraft on which he used to instruct.
Thats not modern technology anymore
Concorde is ahead of todays ''modern'' tech by at least mach 1.2
Marco I don’t necessarily define modern as something that is relevant today or as something that came into existence just recently. I define modern as something, that represents a step forward. Something more advanced then others, regardless when it came to existence.
The Concorde is still by far the fastest passenger airliner ever, one of the most safest planes ever and still looks more futuristic and modern then any other passenger plane ever. If you would put a Concorde next to a B787 or an A350 and ask people, which have absolutely zero clue about aviation, to pick the plane, which they think is the newest and most modern one, the majority would pick the Concorde.
Exactly
@@mikipav1064 You don't define modern by its actual meaning but instead by what people who have no idea about the subject would say about the subject? That's very reasonable.
what a gentleman
Concorde was so unbelievably, ridiculously ahead of its time it seems futuristic even now
I am an eighty-year-old engineer who worked on all types of Royal Naval Ships including Submarines at Chatham Dockyard, Malta on (armaments and coding machines and homing torpedoes) Hospitals, ( designing and developing surgical and other complex medical equipment) and was a consultant to a few electrical industries and commercial cargo and passenger ships including large passenger ferries (automatic control of main engines) and at Universities training research engineers many of whom took up careers with aircraft companies producing the structures and the engines. I have dealt with Sea Captains and Managers, and Pilots and Maritime pilots, Surgeons and Medical people, all of whom deal with, and handle and operate complex engineering products, where in many cases their lives depend on it. I must say that listing to Captain John Hutchinson was a great experience and I am so glad that I came across this video. I have never met a Sea Captain, a Surgeon, Manager, nor a pilot who appreciates the great physical and mental efforts that engineers need to contribute to making available all modern human comfort inside and outside every modern home. At 18:35 he sums it up so well, through saying," The engineering brainpower that went into this, is staggering". I must say that I am so emotionally touched by how this gentleman appreciates those "invisible and silent people" who made and kept his stead as the Concorde. Sir, Thank you for your kind words, and I wish more people would appreciate who is behind their home comforts and their standard of living, their hospitals, air and sea and land transport, communications, industries, and their safety while they drive their cars with their family in it. To give some thinking as to what it takes to make a small reliable rubber washer in the hydraulic brake of a family car, or the spar of an aircraft which lifts 400 Tons including 500 passengers, one will start appreciating the responsibility of an engineer!
What a pleasure listening to that intelligent , articulate man
He is a real gent and a very humble man.
I wish he'd been my dad
John is like a proper old school pilots pilot. No messing about. Respect.
Indeed he is. I hope you enjoyed the interview.
I did. Thanks for hoping that I enjoyed it, and thanks for putting it on.
Concorde is the finest jet that has ever flown.
Amen...
Agreed.
Wow. Spellbound.
What an Englishman. THIS is a professional pilot.
Respect
I really enjoyed John's interview, he is a childhood hero of mine, he is fascinating. Great work 😎👍
Paul V thanks very much. He is a legend I must say.
Pilots tend to be very interesting, obliging and generally friendly people anyway, but I could sit and listen to this person all day. Absolutely fascinating from start to finish.
I also share his enthusiasm for supporting charities like RNLI, and Mountain Rescue.
And what a great set of videos. 10/10 and thanks.
Great interview, really helps to reinforce what a stunning engineering achievement the Concorde really is. A big thank you to Captain Hutchinson for sharing your experiences with us.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Funnily enough, even though many people say Concorde was 'a technological triumph' and 'extraordinary', most are not aware just how stunning the achievement was. As Hutchinson himself says, Concorde was designed and built before computers were common or even available. That's the first thing. The second thing was; Concorde was almost entirely 'Analogue'. I think there was only one digital processor board for each engine and that was only in later years because the ECU's could not be replicated. It's aerodynamics were so near perfect, that she flew at Mach 2 at 60,000ft more or less on the smell of paraffin. Somewhat puzzlingly, the core engine (Olympus 593) only produced something like 17% of the thrust at Mach 2! While the SR-71 was another extraordinary aeroplane, as it cruised past Concorde at 60,000ft, the two men in spacesuits inside it, were looking at an aeroplane in which the passengers were dressed in Cavalry twill trousers and pretty frocks, drinking champagne!
Long live John Hutchinson and the memory of the most remarkable aeroplane ever flown.
I’m a Yank, but this gentleman reminds me so much of my great uncle who served in the RCAF as a bomber captain and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. I absolutely loved listening to his experiences.
He’s a perfectionist. Swinging the cockpit of Concorde over the grass then turning sharp only to have the nose sitting perfectly in the middle of the runway. Not wanting to waste any runway by straightening up. He would’ve been the ultimate master to learn from. Such a wonderfully interesting man.
“This is a proper flight deck. Not of this poncy glass cockpit rubbish”! What a fantastic interview.
Concorde Captain Hutchinson tells the story of piloting the most incredible airliner ever made. It super cruised at mach 2+ with a 100 passengers and crew with luggage, that's faster than the most fighter aircraft today including the F-35.
I have watched all these interviews - excellent stuff - great record of times gone by - JH is very addictive and a great orator.
Thanks Clive I am glad you enjoy them. JH is certainly a great speaker, a proper gentleman.
Classy gentleman and incredibly skilled, brilliant
This is a 'proper cockpit' !
Sir Hutchinson, I have seldom enjoyed a narrative as that of yours, and I felt I was sitting beside you in the plane you piloted.
from a retired science teacher in Islamabad
Absolutely love these stories. John's presence on TV was a huge inspiration to me when growing up. I'm learning even today. I'm not sure if John reads these comments but I wish to thank him for inspiring me as a kid and for sharing his stories and experience with us all. Thanks!
What a fantastic interview! His knowledge and enthusiasm for the Concorde is amazing!
Cheers
what a wonderful human being...my deepest respect to you, mr hutchison !!!
New Zealand 🇳🇿 here... I saw Concorde when it came to Auckland ... WOW WOW WOW!
Mr Hutchinson is so fascinating and insightful to listen to. Huge Aroha and RESPECT Sir. 💯💯❤
I've always loved the concorde, great interview from a great captain,
What a great gentleman, really enjoyed the interview.
Thank you for your kind words. He is the definition of a true gent.
Any pilot knows, Mr. Hutchinson is being very humble about the tremendous accomplishment his career, culminating in being chosen to pilot this aircraft was. Immensely enjoyable interview. Thank You !
Collin Begg captain and shift commander labonte is even more impressive he also flew the b1bomber
9 car Cottrell with more LaBonte bullshit. This guy's hilarious, even claims to be a former Concorde pilot/captain.
Sad l missed out on this amazing aircraft!
christine moyia u missed a lot. Captain and shift commander labonte
This is what you missed
czcams.com/video/cVH0fFzxcR0/video.html
Mr Hutchison is an amazing Captain.....I have watched him in amazmant as a pilot as a child
I think many people did Andy.
Im not old enough to have watched him as a child. I was born in 86. So by the time i was 7 or 8 he was, you know, retired from the concorde.
This world needs a few more thousand of you.
Fantastic interview - I so wish Concorde was still in service!
Like many, I thought for years that the runway debris was the single cause of the Concorde crash, which gave rise to a feeling that the aircraft is operating at the edge of its performance, and lacks redundancy. But if more people knew that it was actually caused by 5 additional things (missing gear piece, overweight, overfuel, unnecessarily turning off engine, contingency power not used) then the public might have enough confidence to let Concorde fly again.
Very interesting. What a delightful interview guest
A very intelligent, knowledgeable, humble person. Awesome pilot.
FANTASTIC.!!! Thank you Sir for your insights and wonderful dedication to aviation. Most inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it, Kimberley.
Kimberley Lorinda Collier captain and shift commander labonte is a genius too. Also a b1 bomber pilot. One of a kind
There is no former Concorde pilot/captain called LaBonte. Bloody idiot lol
U bloody arrogant punk
I love it when he talks about the "engine paheh." (power)
I SO agree with Ms Sandra below...I could literally listen to Mr. Hutchinson all day. What a wonderful chap, beautifully "proppa" and someone I immediately admire because of his genuine passion for aviation and the Concorde. Thank you from this American boy!
I am really glad you enjoyed the interview, Jeremy!
GREAT TOUR /I GOT TO WALK THRU CONCORDE ON ONE OF MY SCHOOL TRIPS WHEN I TOOK BA COURSES FOR DC10/AND 747-400 / I RETIRED AS MAINT ENGINEER FROM LAX /AFTER 9/11 /BASED AT LAX
I knew Johnnie Walker, Concorde Test Pilot and Alan Heywood, Flight Test Engineer in the early 70's and often toured around 'Old Smokey' prototype at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire airfield with Alan, including sitting in the cockpit, seeing the then gigantic onboard computers inside the fuselage, the wing inspection panels open and dripping Avgas into 45 gallon drums previously filled Swarfega hand cleaner.
It is said Alan once took his yellow labrador Ben onboard at Mach 2 setting an unofficial World record for the fastest dog!
A one off incident occurred after a Concorde prototype tail was extended to prevent a serious shudder at Mach 1+. The new tail section, fabricated at Filton, near Bristol, was fitted inside the usual RAF Fairford, hangar.
A subsequent test flight saw the tug connected to the nose gear and the driver, who had performed this action many times, just drove ahead without thinking about the extended tail section and promptly sheared it off on the upper vertical hangar wall section.
"Millions of £'s" worth of damage occurred. Needless to say the hangar section was rapidly cut away by way of a slot to accommodate the higher tail section.
The tug driver was never heard of again or even seen in 'The Bull' public house nearby where he was a regular.
The incident was never reported in the Press as one can imagine the then Minister for Aerospace Michael Heseltine would have had a very red face in Parliament with awkward questions from the Labour bench opposite!
Alan commented in those early days that the fuel tanks were vunerable from being punctured by debris but it went passed the boffins as nobody wanted to add anymore weight...... something in years to come, would result in the Paris crash and sadly contribute to bringing an end to a fabulous chapter of supersonic passenger aircraft designed and built in the UK and France, against all technical and financial barriers.
Johnnie Walker, as his name implied a certain brand of amber liquid in a square bottle, was routinely teased as being a paid promoter of the brand just because he had the same signature embroidered on his dressing gown. Johnnie always took it in his relaxed and gentlemanly stride.
Both men were regulars at 'The Mill' public house at Withington, Gloucestershire and resided in the village.
Unfortunately these pioneers along with chief test pilot, Brian Trubshaw and many others who worked on the oroject are no more.
All were legends and courageous in their own right, as is still, ex-BA Concorde Captain John Hutchinson, for his wonderful CZcams videos and classic narrations, such as "3-2-1 NOW" as full engine throttles were applied on Concorde take off rolls.
A long and happy retirement to Captain Hutchinson.
THANK YOU , wonderfull, I hope this video is accepted and listed in an historical archive for all in the future, thank you Mr.Hutchinson for your clarity and honesty and time. Oh for my worthless 2 shillings, I had the great good fortune to live at Fairford whilst this piece of flying art was tested , from start to finish, inc.pre production to production examples. CONCORDE words fail me now......Thank you.....😊
Adrianpeters Peters You're welcome. Hopefully our channel helps to preserve some aviation history for present and future generations to enjoy.
He spent his childhood in India. Love from India ❤
What a thoroughly fascinating honest man. Such a rare commodity these days 👏👍
I firmly believe that John Hutchinson should be knighted for his legacy and dedication to Concorde throughout her years of flight... Love and respect from Dubai UAE 😊
Cheers John, you made me laugh out loud when you described the modern flight decks as 'poncy' Pleasure listening to you. I have no doubt you got the best out of all of your trainees as they were inspired by your no nonsense approach. I'm also sure HRH would have enjoyed getting roared at once in a while as you passed overhead. You should have made the effort!
I just love our British cousins. So proper and unbelievable skilled. Thank you Mr. Hutchinson for your interview, I have always loved Concorde. God Bless Sir.
I could her this gentlemen talk about whatever he wanted for hours. Such a great story teller!
What an outstanding two part interview this was. Thank you very much for it.
Peter Yianilos you're very welcome :)
Fascinating insight into the handling of the most amazing airliner ever built. When explaining the movement in centre of gravity at supersonic and subsonic speeds you get a sense of the incredible calibre of aerodynamic design engineers that came up with solutions to these problems and at a time when the jet age was still in its infancy. I salute you Mr Hutchinson!
these are proper instruments, needles and dials!!!!Respect!!!!
This is great content. Thank you.
It was their finest hour. I could listen to Capt Hutchinson for days.
What a lovely man😊
A great chapter of aviation history in such interview. Thanks for the uploading. Cheers from italy.
What a gentleman, and a thoroughly entertaining interview sir! I would say the ultimate ambassador for the Concorde and perhaps the golden age of civil aviation.
Superb! What a lovely bloke.
Utterly captivating man. Really enjoyed watching this, thank you.
Love listening to Captain John. He is everything you could want from a commercial pilot. A true gentleman and can actually fly thanks to his forces training. Another excellent interview
Thanks Phillip.
This interview with Captain Hutchinson had me enthralled - I'd seen him previously in a 1989 Concorde operations video.
The fact that he did this interview shows how much he loves the airplane and respects others who do.
A question I have now is "if the fuselage expands due to heat, how did Concorde deal with fuel leaks from the wings at ground level?"
Something for me to research. Great interview Captain Hutchinson. Thanks.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
kxlf05 one of the interesting things about the fuel systems on Concorde, was the fact that the tanks were stationary inside the wings whilst the wings expanded.
But it didn't need to be by much, we're only talking about 10 cm at the wing points, even though the fuselage expanded by about 20 cm.
The reason for this, was that the engineers allowed the fuselage to expand so that the wings shape changed shape very slightly, so the tanks were allowed to move inside the wings, whilst fuselage and wings expanded. Any expansion in the wings was catered for by pressurised piping that was malleable - made of heat resistant material that could stretch between the connection points of the wing tanks, centre tanks, and fuselage tanks.
This meant that they were absolutely no leakage points either in flight or stationary on the ground.
I never did understand why the Lockheed SR-71 didn't use the same system, but it was perhaps because machining of titanium, and because of the extra heat involved prevented them from using such a system on a mach 3 aircraft.
Hope that answers your question.
Very interesting
I love your work! I'm a flying instructor and have the privilege of often flying with captain John keep, John is 92 years old and still regularly hires and flys our aircraft, he was a Hastings and Valletta pilot and flew the very Hastings at duxford. He has some fascinating story's to tell and I would like to forward him as a subject of one of your great videos. I would love to fly him to duxford, or have him fly me to duxford,! and see him take part and show you around the Hastings, if you read this please let me know how to get in touch
Paul lanham really glad to hear that, Paul. I would be keen to do the interview, however I have no plans for the near future to head down to Duxford as it is quite a drive for us but I will certainly keep you and John in mind!
John Hutchinson the legend. Thanks for sharing.
This guy's a legend.
Great information and good to hear first hand experience from a pilot that flew Concorde.
I met John Hutchinson a few years back. An absolutely charming man with a wonderful sense of humour.
What a privilege!
What a wonderful man and what a wonderful life he has lived.
What an amazing man..what a career! Absolutely captivating video and I loved it.......I’d love to meet him...
I love his passion for Concorde.
That blokes a bloody hero.
Thank u John for your "training class"! U explained&narrated so well that I started feeling like flying a Concorde!! This interview of yours shd be watched by every aviation aspirant. Wish u good health&long life. Your services are still required by aviation business. ❤️
10:44 Captain John Hutchinson is a legend.
He's pure gold. A national treasure.
I really like and respect him, so humble..
We need more people like him. GOD bless him.
He grabs the stick at 18:32 as if to remind himself of the airplane. The next moments are an avalanche of memories, the interviewer is briefly secondary. Awesome... its why i haunt this channel.
Captivating interview. Brilliant job and a real treat for us all, thanks Aircrew Interview and Captain Hutchinson.
Thanks for your kind words.
oh john it is just so nice listening to you
Just a stunning video. I adore Captain Hutchinson’s style. Thank you.
really interesting and enjoyable watch. What a nice guy
loved both bits of that one. nice work. thanks.
Cheers Takis.
What a great interview. John Hutchinson is epic !
A fascinating interview into concorde and johns life.Really enjoyed watching thank you.
Excellent interview, great information. Thank you so much.
+Qays Saud you're welcome.
16:50 That would have to be the best explanation I have ever heard about supersonics and aerodynamics.
Thank you.
Fantastic insight to captain Hutchinson and his experiences. I didn't want the interview to end. Concorde was a great time machine. I just wish I'd flown on it.
Another fantastic interview!
Thanks Barry
Wonderful story, history, and fascinating man!
Very interesting, thankyou. Greetings from Farnborough!
What an absolute legend and gentleman. Great video 👍
I only wish I had flown in Concorde and John Hutchinson is a fantastic speaker--so interesting !
No poncy glass cockpit. Quite. On desktop flight simulators, you know where you are with good old fashioned white-on-black steam gauges. I also prefer the INS over the FMC/MCDU that goes with fly-by-wire. I'm with John on that score. The David Maltby HS Trident is a rather good example of that - it pioneered the rams horn yoke that found its way onto Concorde.
Wonderful man
Excellent interview. Really interesting !!!
Best story telling channel on YT. Love it
Cheers buddy!
I accidently came across your wonderful vlogs! What an amazing man he is! I have flown in Concorde, but it was a day trip to Ciro with the then Concorde Club! I have never forgotten the Hotel receptionist face when he heard me say we will be back tonight! I really wished I had taken a photo! Concorde is still a magnificent aircraft! John Hutchinson is so correct when he said that the designers were magnificent designers!!
Glad you found us and hopefully you will enjoy more of our interviews :)
@@Aircrewinterview Thank you kindly! When I was a teenager! LOL I was a member of Duxford and remember being allowed on to that Concorde and they told me and my friend do not touch anything as it was still live! LOL! Take care ;)
Amazing interview. Thank you
Cheers Neil, glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing inside of concord presented by John.
I like this guy. Honest to goodness approach. I wonder if he ever thought "what the hell are we doing here at 59,000 feet at 1350 mph ? " what man has achieved in about one hundred years of flying. So sad they took this beautiful bird out of commission , we shall never see the likes of her again.It makes me sad...and angry ! 😬
insights in to the concorde crash i never knew about! seems so wreckless when looked at again. someone help that man get his photos online!
Very entertaining informative interview as usual...