CONCORDE – The greatest feat in aviation?
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Hussain
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On July 25th, 2000, an Air France Concorde registered F-BTSC ran over a piece of debris on the runway while taking off for John F. Kennedy International Airport - New York.
This caused a tire to burst, sending debris into the underside of the aircraft and causing a fuel tank to rupture.
The fuel ignited and a plume of flames came out of the engine, but the take-off was no longer safe to abort.
The Concorde ended up stalling and crashing into a nearby hotel, killing 109 occupants and 4 people on the ground.
All Concorde aircraft were grounded, and 3 years later fully retired.
Ali_Baba
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In the early 90's i managed to sit inside the cockpit of Concorde. Even back then, the cockpit was ancient and to know that it could reach such performance levels on a recurring basis every day was all the more impressive. Beautiful plane.
Hussain
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El Sidd
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Why? Everytime it took off it caused structural damage to infrastructure within a certain radius.
The world needs a slowing down not pacing up.
Hussain
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In the 90's not only did I travel in it a couple of times, but saw it take off and land as well, but never saw any damage of any kind.
Really surprised at your statement....
El Sidd
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There are enough documentaries on concord. You will find plenty of evidence specially from the UK operations.
Fatman17
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In 1955, The First Boeing 707 Did A Barrel Roll Over Lake Washington
BY JACKSON LAMBROS OCT. 11, 2025 6:25 PM EST
Museum Of Flight Foundation/Getty Images
On August 7th, 1955, hydroplanes blasted through the waters of Lake Washington for the annual Seafair Cup races. Thousands of fans from across the Evergreen State gathered to watch, including a chartered boat filled with bigwigs from airlines from around the world and Boeing CEO Bill Allen. Coincidentally, the annual convention for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) found its way to Seattle during the world-famous races. Realizing that airline executives from around the globe were gathering in his company's backyard, Allen invited them for a day on the water to glance at what Boeing had been working on.
Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/1990358/boeing-707-prototype-barrel-roll-over-lake-washington/
BY JACKSON LAMBROS OCT. 11, 2025 6:25 PM EST
Museum Of Flight Foundation/Getty Images
On August 7th, 1955, hydroplanes blasted through the waters of Lake Washington for the annual Seafair Cup races. Thousands of fans from across the Evergreen State gathered to watch, including a chartered boat filled with bigwigs from airlines from around the world and Boeing CEO Bill Allen. Coincidentally, the annual convention for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) found its way to Seattle during the world-famous races. Realizing that airline executives from around the globe were gathering in his company's backyard, Allen invited them for a day on the water to glance at what Boeing had been working on.
Read More: https://www.jalopnik.com/1990358/boeing-707-prototype-barrel-roll-over-lake-washington/
Hussain
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thats nice, but why is it in the Concorde thread?
Hussain
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Washington Dulles International Airport - 1986
This historic moment brought together three engineering marvels — the supersonic elegance of Concorde, the reusable space ambitions of the Shuttle, and the 747’s unmatched carrying power. A true celebration of human ingenuity and the golden era of aerospace innovation.
PK781
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yeah the aviation industry needs to work on reducing flight times.
Doing 14-15 hrs from Pakistan to Canada non-stop is very exhausting journey in economy.......imagine it that can be reduced even to 8 hours!
Doing 14-15 hrs from Pakistan to Canada non-stop is very exhausting journey in economy.......imagine it that can be reduced even to 8 hours!
Hussain
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my hack = sleeping pills
