The REAL story About the Crash that Killed Concorde! | Air France flight 4590

On the 25th of July 2000 the world changed forever. With the first fatal crash of a Concorde since it first came into service, the confidence in the worlds only super sonic passenger jet was shattered. But what actually happened on during that fateful takeoff of Air France Flight 4590 in Charles de Gaulle Airport in France? What cased the huge fire and the eventual loss of controls? In this video I will go to the bottom of all the little details that led up to this crash, I hope you will find it interesting.

Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Concorde 1969: @ André Cros https://www.aerotime.aero/upload/file…

Concorde 1969 2: @ AFP 2021 https://sputniknews.com/20170721/conc…

CDG: @ NEW NEWS https://n00news.wordpress.com/2010/10…

airfrance check in: @ caen-airport.com https://caen-airport.com/check

Aircraft Maintenance @ gla.ac.uk http://www.cud.ac.ae/sites/default/fi…

Memorial site: @ Christopher P. Hood https://hoodcp.wordpress.com/2020/07/…

Wires: @ lectromec.com https://d2wwvh76f5odon.cloudfront.net…

Concorde in flight: @airlineratings.com https://www.airlineratings.com/news/c…

9-11: @ AP Photo/Chao Soi Cheong https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/di…

Last Concorde: @ Pedro Aragão https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…

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00:00 – Intro

00:36 – A Marvel of Engineering

03:36 – The Fuel System

04:41 – Performance Penalty

06:13 – Cockpit Inspections

07:11 – Engines Start

08:28 – The DC-10

10:40 – The Taxi to 26-R

13:51 – The Line Up

15:05 – 121 Seconds

19:03 – Watch Out!

23:08 – Airborne

25:33 – Uncommanded Roll

27:13 – Too Late

27:13 – The Jigsaw Begins

30:00 – Offset Landing Gear?

31:55 – The DC-10 / Continental Airlines

32:58 – Crew Performance

34:30 – Conclusions

(Sources : YouTube / Mentour Pilot)