I flew across the 'pond' a number of times on this fantastic machine in the 90's and through to 2003............every take-off was mind-blowing no matter how many times you had done it before.
... this airplane is ASTONISHING and absolute REMARKEABLE ... EUROPEAN TIME MACHINE ... :)) many thanks the Americans to let her operate in their Area and Grounds ... !! Grets from EUROPE
I remember watching this tv commercial aged 10 in 1975; two years later my late father flew on her from Washington to Heathrow. I still proudly display his flight certificate in a frame; such an amazing experience.
Nice commercial and beautiful aircraft. Can’t believe it’s been close to 20 years, since these beautiful aircrafts stopped flying. A huge loss for Aviation, and people like me who never had the chance to fly on board the Concorde.
As a former BA employee who worked with and travelled on Concorde several times I am a great fan of the aircraft. As far as this advert is concerned however, although it had some great shots of the aircraft, it was nothing special. For a really iconic BA advert I would go for the “Flying Manhattan” every time.
Been looking for this ad uncut for ages! As it appears in the 1976 edition of the rock ‘n’ roll years on the BBC, and no one told them it was technically product placement?!
A clip from this ad also appears in the Doctor Who episode "Time Flight" featuring G-BOAC and in the Cats and Dogs movie. Concorde still impresses even though it no longer flies...
Have looked for this ad for years. Thanks for posting it, BUT, could it be reposted in it's orginal 4:3 please. The 16:9 zoom/crop detracts from it's original glory.
Hands down one of himdns greatest achievements sadly not built upon or further developed due to the usual excuses from governments- funding, we would rather send 2 guys to Mars…
@@paulward4268 Capability? putting it's flaws to the side it could outperform Concorde in almost every way like it's climb rate was literally TWICE that of Concorde, cruise at 66k feet vs 60 for the speedbird, 250mph faster at the top end, carry more passengers, sadly it's potential was wasted on Soviet era quality and politics.
@@Luton-Mick Nobody with any relevant knowledge would ever deny that there were elements of the 144's envelope that exceeded that of the Concorde. However, while a faster rate of climb and a higher max ceiling are very impressive, they are of little value if the airframe couldn't efficiently acheive the role the it was designed for. Yes, cruise speed was higher, but range was very poor - you may as well compare the Mig-25 with the SR-71! While I think the 144 was generally a reasonable airframe (good enough to help NASA with flight testing.in the early '90s) - the design was clearly not capable of sustained efficient performance in the role for which it was primarily designed. The length of it's in-service life versus that of Concorde, proved it. Therefore my comment was correct. But I agree -a case of great potential, wasted by Soviet politics of the era.
Oh the most dangerous air craft ever. It crashed so many times they stopped flying it. 😂 Very futuristic indeed so futuristic and advanced they didn't know how to build it right for the job. That could be bezos or musks next venture.
You sound like an uneducated Twitter user: The Concorde only crashed once, and it wasn't the plane's fault either cause a DC-10 left a metal strip on the runway that popped the Concorde's tyres and caused it's fuel tank to rupture (Air France 4590). Every Concorde after the incident were refitted to use kevlar fuel tanks, it didn't even affect the Concorde's future; it was just one plane down. The real reason why the Concorde failed is because there were simply not much destinations to fly to due to supersonic bans put up in response to the loud sonic booms the Concorde would make, it's also the reason why the Concorde only flew above the Atlantic from JFK - Heathrow and back. Every other airline that ordered the Concorde withdrew their order due to the supersonic ban long before the sole crash even happened. The only other supersonic passenger jet? The Tu-144? It only crashed two times, both incidents happened when it wasn't carrying passengers, and was discontinued because it only flew to Kazakhstan and it was an oddball in the image of the USSR being a "people's country" when most people there couldn't even afford an airline ticket, but even then it continued to serve as a cargo freighter and as a NASA testbed. The Concorde was far from dangerous, that one crash caused by perhaps one of the most dangerous airliners (DC-10) stained it's history and mystique. Also the Boom Overture is already in development, and United Airlines is first in line. Neither Musk nor Bezos are part of it.
The plane you’re talking about is most likely the Soviet knockoff Tupolev TU-144 and technically it stopped flying because of how uneconomical it was to run in the first place even though the crashes did play a role
I flew across the 'pond' a number of times on this fantastic machine in the 90's and through to 2003............every take-off was mind-blowing no matter how many times you had done it before.
And all this from an aircraft designed in the 60’s and built in the early 70’s. Absolutely astonishing...
I know it's incredible and actually a bit of Concorde was designed in the late 1950's which is even more remarkable.
@@AmanAli-dc1sy I’ll say. Aircraft designers don’t design planes too well nowadays. They don’t make them like they used to
... this airplane is ASTONISHING and absolute REMARKEABLE ... EUROPEAN TIME MACHINE ... :)) many thanks the Americans to let her operate in their Area and Grounds ... !! Grets from EUROPE
Concorde's first flight was in '69, so she was already built.
Still nothing compared to the SR-71!
I remember watching this tv commercial aged 10 in 1975; two years later my late father flew on her from Washington to Heathrow. I still proudly display his flight certificate in a frame; such an amazing experience.
The most beautiful machine ever!
A timeless masterpiece of an machine: fast, technical, and elegant.
LOUD
@@AgentLTK ... only during starting procedure and acceleration ... designed in the 60's .... !!!!!!!!
Nice commercial and beautiful aircraft. Can’t believe it’s been close to 20 years, since these beautiful aircrafts stopped flying. A huge loss for Aviation, and people like me who never had the chance to fly on board the Concorde.
I was fortunate to fly on this incredibly beautiful mechanical marvel several times between JFK and LHR. Unforgettable.
I remember this advert very well - thanks for uploading.
The sound and the speakers voice makes it sounds like a horror movie.
Indeed. And this is not the only airline ad that uses such "horror" sound. What, do people from the 70s think the future will be a horror show?
It has a more futuristic and almost Sci Fi vibe to me.
If you were paying the cost of a round trip ticket out of your own pocket (no expense account), it was a horror show. Still.....
@@tiadaid As a wide eyed 12 year old who watched this advert in 1975 - I can now categorically state that the world of today IS a horror show.
Feels darth vader-like
As a former BA employee who worked with and travelled on Concorde several times I am a great fan of the aircraft. As far as this advert is concerned however, although it had some great shots of the aircraft, it was nothing special. For a really iconic BA advert I would go for the “Flying Manhattan” every time.
I miss the Concorde
How often did you take it?
I travelled on it once. Such an iconic beautiful aircraft.
Another one is nearly ready. They’re mainly reintroducing it for the NFL to expand to Europe.
The music for this commercial is so eerie. Sounds like a horror movie preview from 70's.
Been looking for this ad uncut for ages! As it appears in the 1976 edition of the rock ‘n’ roll years on the BBC, and no one told them it was technically product placement?!
A clip from this ad also appears in the Doctor Who episode "Time Flight" featuring G-BOAC and in the Cats and Dogs movie. Concorde still impresses even though it no longer flies...
I wish it could be posted in it's original 4:3 format.
Iconic.
British Airways used the We'll Take More Care Of You Fly The Flag for it's TV advertising campaigns for over 11 years from 1974-85
The current ethos of "We Don't Give A Toss!" Doesn't work quite as well as a strapline.
Ads back then were so classy.
Goosebumps
The first commercial flight of Concorde British Airways was then in January 1976 to Bahrain.
THE PERFECT AIRCRAFT
Wrong, by far!!!! A VERY NICHE AIRCRAFT!!!
Have looked for this ad for years. Thanks for posting it, BUT, could it be reposted in it's orginal 4:3 please. The 16:9 zoom/crop detracts from it's original glory.
oh I hate it when they rape aspect ratios...
This is WAY too fucking cool!
But instead we had the like button
The narrator; same actor who voiced the HAL 9000 in 2001: a Space Odyssey?
How many dollars or pounds per second?
Passenger seat per km rather. Airlines don't buy kerosene jetA1 the same price we buy our diesel. But that you guessed already, I suppose ?
Ahead of its time.
Synths in the 70s let’s gooo and I like his voice too
Hands down one of himdns greatest achievements sadly not built upon or further developed due to the usual excuses from governments- funding, we would rather send 2 guys to Mars…
back when BA made the nation proud... its just a disgrace now
so sick
I preferred the Tupolev Tu-144
Only those crashed too often.
The 144 Looked the part.....but it was nowhere near Concorde in terms of sophistication and capability.
@@paulward4268 Capability? putting it's flaws to the side it could outperform Concorde in almost every way like it's climb rate was literally TWICE that of Concorde, cruise at 66k feet vs 60 for the speedbird, 250mph faster at the top end, carry more passengers, sadly it's potential was wasted on Soviet era quality and politics.
@@Luton-Mick Nobody with any relevant knowledge would ever deny that there were elements of the 144's envelope that exceeded that of the Concorde. However, while a faster rate of climb and a higher max ceiling are very impressive, they are of little value if the airframe couldn't efficiently acheive the role the it was designed for. Yes, cruise speed was higher, but range was very poor - you may as well compare the Mig-25 with the SR-71!
While I think the 144 was generally a reasonable airframe (good enough to help NASA with flight testing.in the early '90s) - the design was clearly not capable of sustained efficient performance in the role for which it was primarily designed. The length of it's in-service life versus that of Concorde, proved it. Therefore my comment was correct. But I agree -a case of great potential, wasted by Soviet politics of the era.
Oh the most dangerous air craft ever. It crashed so many times they stopped flying it. 😂 Very futuristic indeed so futuristic and advanced they didn't know how to build it right for the job. That could be bezos or musks next venture.
You sound like an uneducated Twitter user:
The Concorde only crashed once, and it wasn't the plane's fault either cause a DC-10 left a metal strip on the runway that popped the Concorde's tyres and caused it's fuel tank to rupture (Air France 4590). Every Concorde after the incident were refitted to use kevlar fuel tanks, it didn't even affect the Concorde's future; it was just one plane down.
The real reason why the Concorde failed is because there were simply not much destinations to fly to due to supersonic bans put up in response to the loud sonic booms the Concorde would make, it's also the reason why the Concorde only flew above the Atlantic from JFK - Heathrow and back. Every other airline that ordered the Concorde withdrew their order due to the supersonic ban long before the sole crash even happened.
The only other supersonic passenger jet? The Tu-144? It only crashed two times, both incidents happened when it wasn't carrying passengers, and was discontinued because it only flew to Kazakhstan and it was an oddball in the image of the USSR being a "people's country" when most people there couldn't even afford an airline ticket, but even then it continued to serve as a cargo freighter and as a NASA testbed.
The Concorde was far from dangerous, that one crash caused by perhaps one of the most dangerous airliners (DC-10) stained it's history and mystique. Also the Boom Overture is already in development, and United Airlines is first in line. Neither Musk nor Bezos are part of it.
What M1co29 has posted is the true story. It crashed once and the plane was not the problem.
The plane you’re talking about is most likely the Soviet knockoff Tupolev TU-144 and technically it stopped flying because of how uneconomical it was to run in the first place even though the crashes did play a role
You're talking bollocks, let's be honest!
@@m1co294No, look at the number of crashes PER FLIGHT OR PASSENGER HOUR!!!!!!!
Michael Jayston narrates?