Concorde Inaugural flight | Heathrow Airport | 1976

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  • The cameras from Thames Television was at the first inaugural flight of the British Airways supersonic Jet Concorde
    Transmitted live on 21/01/1976
    If you are interested in licensing a clip from this video please e mail:
    archive@fremantlemedia.com
    Quote: VT13141

Komentáře • 116

  • @marcobarello6934
    @marcobarello6934 Před 4 lety +43

    No music..no comment...just the feeling of that historical moment when incredibile engineering push great of human being on another level..flow in the incredible taste of the 70th era ....so beautiful, miss so much

  • @DiscoMood
    @DiscoMood Před rokem +18

    If I had to watch reruns for the rest of my life, watching the Concorde take off would be at the very top of my list. Especially when the takeoffs are at night. Watching the Reheats after takeoff and that roar would be mesmerizing. What a super aeronautical creation this was. I wish it could come back.

    • @rossi180
      @rossi180 Před 8 měsíci

      17 still exist and are in working condition - it would be nice to see a flight take place for an anniversary of concorde

  • @AdamBorseti
    @AdamBorseti Před 5 lety +23

    The most beautiful passenger aircraft ever built, in my opinion. It's majestic, almost like a great white swan.....

    • @danw1374
      @danw1374 Před 4 lety +4

      And still looks incredibly modern even today.

  • @mrgonk871
    @mrgonk871 Před 3 lety +13

    I remember watching Concorde take off from Heathrow back in 1978 with my dad. I had even bunked off school as I loved going to the airport just to watch the planes. We had dropped my grandma and grandad off as they were going to see my uncle in South Africa and we waited to see their plane leave. We was on top of the multi storey car park with a fantastic view of the runway and Concorde was taxiing for take off. I remember the noise of its engines being far louder than all the other planes and the reheat afterburners glowing as it climbed. I will never forget seeing it take off. I always said one day I will fly on Concorde but sadly never did, I always wanted to watch a shuttle launch in real life as well but never did but at least I got to see Concorde take off in real life. Best ever bunk off day from school I had.

  • @paulward4268
    @paulward4268 Před měsícem +1

    I ran home from school in my lunch hour, to see this live - it was all that we could talk about that afternoon. What a day that was.
    It

  • @Hard-Boiled-Bollock
    @Hard-Boiled-Bollock Před 3 lety +13

    The most beautiful, incredible vehicle ever to take to the skies.Even now looking back at this footage she looks futuristic

    • @koreainsincere
      @koreainsincere Před 3 lety +2

      She will be forever futuristic Tony. The most wonderful aircraft ever created.

  • @davidiainrussell7030
    @davidiainrussell7030 Před 6 lety +29

    Just watching again. For years we have become used to the normal 737 / 320 shaped aircraft. To see the sleek shape of Concorde now, it looks almost impossible. It looks more impressive now than it ever did back in the 70's.

  • @breathtakingblue
    @breathtakingblue Před 7 lety +24

    Fantastic. A piece of history, right there. Glory days of aviation.

  • @MrFlashjet
    @MrFlashjet Před 7 lety +54

    Bless all at Thames, when London had Television worth watching. Thanks for uploading this treasure.

    • @miniena7774
      @miniena7774 Před 6 lety

      MrFlashjet Aviation Productions
      Subjective.

    • @paulward4268
      @paulward4268 Před měsícem

      ​@@miniena7774 His statement was absolutely Correct.

  • @philippemonteret5326
    @philippemonteret5326 Před 3 lety +11

    That was crazy: the two Concorde took off SIMULTANEOUSLY from LHR and CDG !

  • @rstein926
    @rstein926 Před 5 lety +38

    Back when supersonic travel was a reality but now we are back to stage one.

    • @Buck91120
      @Buck91120 Před 5 lety +3

      More like Back when oil price wasn't a reality

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Před 4 lety +8

      Because we've become a society obsessed with victims rather than heroes, and victimhood instead of heroism and achievement.

    • @marcususherwood5424
      @marcususherwood5424 Před rokem

      Bang on the money

  • @PindarMOD
    @PindarMOD Před 2 lety +8

    Concorde still looks futuristic.

  • @TheKingTubby1
    @TheKingTubby1 Před 6 lety +6

    remember watching this on the TV - a long time ago now but still holds the same thrill as ever

  • @robertbelcher6713
    @robertbelcher6713 Před 6 lety +22

    Living in Reading I saw, or atleast heard almost every scheduled flight BA Concordes ever did. You could set your watch at 11:07 and 18:07. Also saw the last ever Concorde departure from LHR, was even on my birthday.

  • @nicholaswestley9851
    @nicholaswestley9851 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Looks wonderful in her original livery.

  • @stevejohnson3349
    @stevejohnson3349 Před 3 lety +4

    I was there on top of the car park. Fabulous and memorable.

  • @twitchygiraffe4636
    @twitchygiraffe4636 Před 4 lety +2

    This happened the year I was born! Well preserved footage!!!!

  • @Pete4000uk
    @Pete4000uk Před 4 lety +8

    Back when the future was awesome

  • @wamb1294
    @wamb1294 Před 3 lety +4

    These were glorious times

  • @mmmail1969
    @mmmail1969 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Awesome video....a real great "time stamp"....even some classic QANTAS in there at 3:07 😁

  • @jetwhite
    @jetwhite Před 5 lety +4

    The 70s used to seem like ages ago and the 80s, when I was born, seemed so close. Nowadays it seems like they are all a long time ago in togetherness. I’m really starting to get older now.

  • @jamiewhittle4673
    @jamiewhittle4673 Před 6 lety +8

    Amazing
    So miss hearing her take off at Heathrow where I still work

  • @AgnostosGnostos
    @AgnostosGnostos Před 4 lety +4

    The afterburners are very visible. The distinctive noise of turbojet engines is so much louder than the common turbofan or turboprop engines. The Concorde wasn't noisy during supersonic flights. It was very noisy during take of and all the residents around Heathrow knew well when the Heathrow was in the air.
    For some it was a free alarm clock every morning. After the end of Concorde 2003 they had silent mornings.

  • @irishrover99
    @irishrover99 Před 6 lety +15

    3 legends in their own right, concorde, 747 and ford escort lol

  • @ald4425
    @ald4425 Před 3 lety +3

    Oooh Bring back Concorde!!!

  • @user-ky6vw5up9m
    @user-ky6vw5up9m Před 5 lety +2

    I took the morning off school to watch this from LHR Roof Gardens. In 2003 I saw the last commercial departure also.

  • @nathanthomas8222
    @nathanthomas8222 Před měsícem

    One careful owner, never raced or rallied with looks that would stop traffic wherever she went. God, I miss those days!!!

  • @danw1374
    @danw1374 Před 6 lety +5

    Iconic.

  • @mark1968
    @mark1968 Před 6 lety +4

    Simply sublime!

  • @gasviation9077
    @gasviation9077 Před 3 lety +3

    can we just take a step back and appreciate how people found a way to make concorde
    And also appreciate how the pilots didn't get tailstrikes

    • @WolfpackOne
      @WolfpackOne Před 8 měsíci

      The tail wheel at the back provided protection against tailstrikes

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 Před měsícem

    Cool Concorde ✈️👍

  • @knowall5792
    @knowall5792 Před 7 lety +5

    That was the Eagle of the Sky.

  • @DeanPark
    @DeanPark Před 7 lety +3

    Magical.

  • @rogerfrench9344
    @rogerfrench9344 Před 2 lety

    I was there that day on the queens building stood next to the BBC cameras filming for the TV news that day. Precious memory.

  • @ashfaq1999
    @ashfaq1999 Před 3 lety

    Concorde & Thames TV Were Legends.

  • @mesocorny4366
    @mesocorny4366 Před 6 lety +1

    Nice to see a video clip of this milestone event of ‘75 and not film which seemed like the rule of the day then.

  • @AmanAli-dc1sy
    @AmanAli-dc1sy Před 4 lety +3

    Wow crazy to think that this aircraft was made in the 1950/60's and looks so modern even today never mind in 1976. If Concorde was released a week ago it would still be ahead of its time it's a real credit to the engineers and designers who built her. Best engineering triumph of the 20th century in my opinion

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp Před 5 měsíci

    Still looking so beautiful even in this New Year of 2024.😊😊😊

  • @thomasgraal5497
    @thomasgraal5497 Před 2 lety

    I was there! Standing on the Queens Building with my Zenith E & 200mm lens. Concorde was flying to Bahrein.

  • @ginaguidotti9673
    @ginaguidotti9673 Před 6 lety

    I could not remember where I was but I saw booth Concorde & Tu-144 somewhere either Tennessee or California & boy my Grandfather his friend my mom & me where talking about those to Airplanes!! I wish that we could fly them again !! :(

  • @wumptywumpty4456
    @wumptywumpty4456 Před 4 lety

    Beauty personified....

  • @timeforarest
    @timeforarest Před rokem

    Magnificent!

  • @csunil9963
    @csunil9963 Před 2 lety

    Majestic !!

  • @dinodinosaur3936
    @dinodinosaur3936 Před rokem

    Excellent ☺️

  • @nicklarge007
    @nicklarge007 Před 2 lety

    Remember Raymond Baxtor commentary on this , as I watched it live as a child!

  • @greggrimer1428
    @greggrimer1428 Před rokem

    I was on top of the car park. 8 years old. I am 54 now.

  • @mjaymo
    @mjaymo Před 2 měsíci

    Just wow

  • @steviec8370
    @steviec8370 Před rokem

    Wonderful machine...

  • @corrion1
    @corrion1 Před 7 lety +20

    probably the last great thing the UK and France did its a shame nothing is done for national prestige thesedays

    • @user-ky6vw5up9m
      @user-ky6vw5up9m Před 5 lety

      France won two Football World Cups since then.

    • @hamad-pz3rp
      @hamad-pz3rp Před 4 lety

      @@user-ky6vw5up9m thats gonna offend a lot.

    • @TheSason666
      @TheSason666 Před 4 lety

      What about Airbus ???!!!

    • @TheSeventhSeal
      @TheSeventhSeal Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheSason666 Commercially impressive, but not as incredible as this.

    • @WarhammerWings
      @WarhammerWings Před 3 lety

      @@TheSason666 Unworthy.

  • @David-lb4te
    @David-lb4te Před 3 lety +2

    I assume this is the inaugural flight to New York, as my father was on the inaugural to Washington which I think was in May 1976.

    • @BrendanC123
      @BrendanC123 Před 4 měsíci

      This was the inaugural to Bahrain.

  • @tangatoto362
    @tangatoto362 Před rokem

    Oh, the gorgeous and glorious machine…. a rude awakening seeing the opposite end of British technological ‘achievement’ in the form of the woeful Morris Marina marshalling car in the early part of footage, how is it possible they existed at the same moment in history… 😎

  • @catherinespassoff403
    @catherinespassoff403 Před 4 lety

    l'histoire de cet avion mythique m'intéresse depuis très longtemps,sans prétention je m'y sens personnellement liée...je suis née le 21 Janvier 1976! ;-)

  • @jetwhite
    @jetwhite Před 5 lety +1

    Which runway is this taking off from? I work at Heathrow but the buildings and taxiways have changed so much I can’t quite tell!

    • @captbob310
      @captbob310 Před 2 lety

      Notice the work on Hatton Cross station, it was on today’s Runway 27L.

  • @tangatoto362
    @tangatoto362 Před 4 lety +1

    Those observant ones amongst you will have noticed the Morris Marina airport vehicle .....hard to believe that something as technological superb as the Concorde, occupied the same time line as such a hideously woeful vehicle.

  • @jimbo6059
    @jimbo6059 Před rokem

    What a beutiful man made bird she was. Missed.

  • @chaserr3777
    @chaserr3777 Před 4 lety +1

    There was something abt ppl of this era - everyone ... and that's all gone now

  • @dalvaalcatrao8260
    @dalvaalcatrao8260 Před 2 lety

    Coisa linda

  • @xtransam9970
    @xtransam9970 Před 2 lety

    We need to bring back the Concord
    It is time to bring her back

  • @michaelpugh3736
    @michaelpugh3736 Před 7 lety +10

    the dogs coconuts never
    will a jet look like this again majestic

  • @mogwaifan7094
    @mogwaifan7094 Před 6 lety +18

    at the start of the clip,the best and the worst of British engineering, Concord and a morris marina

    • @davidiainrussell7030
      @davidiainrussell7030 Před 6 lety

      I noticed that aswell lol. We have come a long way on the car front since then but have gone backwards with the aircraft.

    • @DarkLight753
      @DarkLight753 Před 6 lety

      Lol true. Although I always thought the Austin Allegro was worse.

    • @user-ky6vw5up9m
      @user-ky6vw5up9m Před 5 lety

      Concorde had a habit of shedding rudder panels. As far as I know, nothing fell off a Morris Marina.

  • @cindywong2901
    @cindywong2901 Před 4 lety +2

    Actually there is the overture coming up in 5 years

  • @philchisholm1
    @philchisholm1 Před 7 lety +10

    With concorde gone and the Vulcan history, whats next to get wiped out with the stroke of a pen

    • @michaelbowen840
      @michaelbowen840 Před 6 lety +2

      Keerthivasan Nambiraju
      They're slowly phasing out the 747s

    • @Ibirdball
      @Ibirdball Před 6 lety

      The Lancs aren't doing too good...

    • @AlonsoRules
      @AlonsoRules Před 3 lety

      British Airways itself

  • @bilalahmed2123
    @bilalahmed2123 Před 6 lety +1

    What’s the registration of this beautiful plane ?

    • @Ibirdball
      @Ibirdball Před 6 lety +1

      G-BOAA, she performed the first flight to Bahrain.

    • @danw1374
      @danw1374 Před 5 lety

      Bilal Ahmed And the prototype is kept at Duxford museum.

    • @Ibirdball
      @Ibirdball Před 5 lety

      No, the Duxford Concorde was a preproduction example. The prototypes are in Toulouse (I think) and Yeovil.

  • @peterashford7855
    @peterashford7855 Před 3 lety

    inaugural flight to where?

  • @igorfreitasoliveira3215

    Taquepariiiiiiu minino!!!!!

  • @KangoV
    @KangoV Před 2 lety

    The only passenger jet that could supercruise (greater than mach 1 without afterburners). At the time, only a handful of miltary jets could do the same. In fact, only the English Electric Lightning could catch it from behind. British airways lent it to the RAF for trials.

  • @shaunwakefield9793
    @shaunwakefield9793 Před 5 lety +1

    Any idea what runway that was on ?

  • @cindywong2901
    @cindywong2901 Před 4 lety

    Ya

  • @mesocorny4366
    @mesocorny4366 Před 6 lety

    ‘76 not ‘75 excuse me

  • @chris-rfs
    @chris-rfs Před 3 lety +2

    The biggest tradegy is that one of them sits at Heathrow among a load of airport junk!
    BA should be ashamed,it should be displayed with pride.!!

  • @cindywong2901
    @cindywong2901 Před 4 lety

    But i dont think that 5 years will ever pass

  • @lebensbornguardianazis3907

    Lo concorde ASSASSINO.👉😢99vitimas

  • @franciscohussein3244
    @franciscohussein3244 Před 6 lety +1

    sikoti departure londan

  • @suns8575
    @suns8575 Před 5 lety

    Still better than Emirates

  • @user-dt8if6pv1i
    @user-dt8if6pv1i Před 3 lety

    ماذا تقولون ياعربان مااجمالها ....لاغير قوم خلف قبح الله سعيكم لم تصنعو شيئ يفيد البشرية... أمريكا عمرها يومين أصبحت تصنع كل شيئ.. وأصبحت تبقشش علينا في سلاح وجميع مايكن عيشو في أوهام

  • @Supernaut2000
    @Supernaut2000 Před 7 lety +1

    Noisy, polluting, expensive, cramped...not missed.

    • @simarvirsdhandee7130
      @simarvirsdhandee7130 Před 7 lety +19

      Paul CF absolutely nonsense.

    • @simarvirsdhandee7130
      @simarvirsdhandee7130 Před 6 lety +5

      Paul CF despite this. Everything went well and concorde Still is more advanced than any other plane apart from the aged avionics

    • @TheKingTubby1
      @TheKingTubby1 Před 6 lety +2

      cramped... so did you travel on her? I did and she was the best ever

    • @karenwalker6580
      @karenwalker6580 Před 6 lety +4

      Yes it was noisy, but that was one of the great things about it. You couldn't mistake those engines. Most aircraft were noisy and polluting back then. It may have been cramped, but it flew supersonic so the fuselage had to be very narrow. Great aircraft, sadly missed.

    • @LAGoodz
      @LAGoodz Před 6 lety +4

      What brings you here to watch and comment on it? Must’ve really traumatised you.