166 – Flying the Concorde

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Guest: John Hutchinson Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Tim Jurik

Here is another episode in our ongoing (and hopefully never ending :-)) series on flying iconic airplanes. This time we talk with former Concorde pilot John Hutchinson about flying this Mach 2 airliner. We discuss the cornerstones of the design and construction of the aircraft, its operation (mostly with British Airways), flying characteristics as well as the infamous accident in Paris in 2000 (on which John has some very specific opinions).

00:00:30.000 John Hutchinson Introduction 00:08:34.000 Concorde Overview and Design Characteristics .000 Optimized for Supersonic Cruise Flight 00:23:55.000 Engines 00:27:11.000 Operating Speeds 00:43:00.000 Flight Control Computers 00:48:20.000 English/French Design Collaboration 00:52:57.000 Flying the Airplane, Roles, Tasks 01:15:31.000 Typical Fight Profile 01:21:15.000 Emergency Procedures 01:26:16.000 Training, Trainers and Simulators 01:14:19.000 Passenger interaction and some well-known names 01:33:25.000 Discontinuation 01:38:32.000 Concorde Accident 1:58:00.000 Concordes in Museums 02:00:16.000 Life after Concorde, Perspective, Closing Remarks 02:03:30.000 Markus Wrap-up, Thank you to contributors 02:04:41.000 Outro