Why did the Concorde go down in the air?
The plane went down not because of any fire, directly, but because 1., it was flying too slowly; 2., it was several tons overweight and beyond its aft center of gravity limit; 3., two of its four engines were damaged or erroneously shut down.
Is the Concorde a success or a failure?
The Concorde was a failure. It was intended to be a commercial success. But it was a total failure as no airlines would buy any. BA and Air France, flag carriers of the UK and France, were compelled to take them. When the time came they were glad to get rid of them.
Who was captain of Concorde at time of fire?
An investigation by The Observer suggests the truth is much more complicated. In the words of John Hutchinson, a Concorde captain for 15 years, the fire on its own should have been “eminently survivable; the pilot should have been able to fly his way out of trouble.”
What was the missing spacer on the Concorde?
Although the BEA disputes it, there is compelling evidence that it was the missing spacer which may have caused the plane to skew to the left, so forcing Marty to leave the ground too early. At the same time, the plane was operating outside its legally certified limits.
The plane went down not because of any fire, directly, but because 1., it was flying too slowly; 2., it was several tons overweight and beyond its aft center of gravity limit; 3., two of its four engines were damaged or erroneously shut down.
The Concorde was a failure. It was intended to be a commercial success. But it was a total failure as no airlines would buy any. BA and Air France, flag carriers of the UK and France, were compelled to take them. When the time came they were glad to get rid of them.
Although the BEA disputes it, there is compelling evidence that it was the missing spacer which may have caused the plane to skew to the left, so forcing Marty to leave the ground too early. At the same time, the plane was operating outside its legally certified limits.
An investigation by The Observer suggests the truth is much more complicated. In the words of John Hutchinson, a Concorde captain for 15 years, the fire on its own should have been “eminently survivable; the pilot should have been able to fly his way out of trouble.”
