Not Recreational but Flying - Air France Concorde 4590 crash

[Phil Perry]

Concord Pilot John Hutchinson - the REAL reasons that this aircraft crashed. . .

 

 

 

[yampy]

Without any doubt , the most comprehensive and detailed explanation I’ve ever heard detailing this tragedy . There is lots of information there that I was not aware of . In addition to what was said , I was always of the impression that the AF Concordes were not fitted with a deflector plate on the main undercarriage assembly as the BA examples were , to prevent this very chance of tyre debris damage impacting the fuel tank assembly . I may be wrong , but I seem to recall the mention of it somewhere .

 

I still remember as if yesterday , standing on the deck of a ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg with my young Son , and seeing this aeroplane , which was a AF Concorde , flying overhead at supersonic speed and witnessing its sonic boom , absolutely a magic moment and one my son still remembers after 30 odd years .

 

Thanks for sharing aer kid .