Brooklands Concorde G-BBDG is turned around at Brooklands Museum
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2011
- On Wednesday 11 May 2011 the Brooklands Concorde G-BBDG was turned completely around to face more into the prevailing wind (it is now also facing the old runway). A team of Aircraft Rescue technicians from British Airways looked after the technical bits while the Brooklands Recovery Engineering And Salvage Team (BREAST) looked after the winching and Nik supplied the Doughnuts,
This was always going to be a difficult operation but thanks to a large amount of preparation in the days proceeding (undertaken by a huge number of people mostly volunteers), the job on the day, went with out a real hitch. Both Milly Tant and The Brooklands Belle got a chance to play and I got a chance to work with some old mates. - Наука та технологія
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What a beautiful wing design. I hope those other British airplanes, as well as Concorde will someday get a roof to spend their rest of their time under.Thanks for sharing.
Love the diesel sound
the last time I went to this museum was when I was about 8! I'm 12 now :)
I had my first flight from this aerodrome in a Dehavilland Dragon Rapide when I was 16. I am now almost 70 ;)
Have catered a few of the Concords at Heathrow and taught door opening and closing, when I worked for Gate Gourmet. What a lovely aircraft.
Great Video Andy took a fair bit of shunting but she was in good hands
Thank you for all the videos....Greetings from Germany.
A Royal airplane at a Royal Race track, well done Britton.
A great sadness fell over me at the cancelation of the Concorde,
From the US Best wishes,
*Britain :p
Thanks Ross When one understand the history of this particular aeroplane, it becomes even more special and a must visit for anyone remotely interested in British / French history.
You will find many more aviation / Brooklands item on my channel
Awesome video i actually viseted the museum yesterday and got to take a tour inside, and that is one nice plane
Glad you got anything usable from the stuff I filmed from the cherry picker! - Neil
Thanks for the kind words. Brooklands is at Weybridge in Surrey and is where both Motor Racing and Flying started in the UK. There is a website, but You Tube do not allow us to post URL so you will need to Google it.
The aircraft is in the scheme for a very good reason and again if you read its story on the web page all will all be explained.
Regards Andy
It did not fly there we had to transport it by road from Bristol. The front and rear fuselage can easily be taken off as they were manufactured in separate locations from the rest. The outer wings also come off. Unfortunately it is still too wide to transport so the inner wings had to be cut through and the rejoined when it got to Brooklands.All the transportation of most of the parts (apart from that central fuselage) section were undertaken for free members of the UK recovery Industry.
it's great to see Concorde preserved - but BA should have kept one for display so people could see this beautiful bird fly - i saw at an airshow once - it was the highlight - - i don't think spares would have been a problem with all the planes displayed around the world. ho hum wishful thinking - maybe the french will get one in the air again. thx for the vid - i enjoyed it
good vid, concorde what a beautiful aircraft shame it's in museums and not gracing our skies.
Richard Tattersall I
I think it is a terrible shame the Concords were retired. They represented to me the most advanced point of modern civilization. They were absolutely beautiful in flight and on the ground. There should have been built a "Concord II" or something similar- even more fantastic, as if that were possible.
What a great restoration!
So sad it's limited to this. They should fly them again!
I expect you may all ready know this, but you are not alone in your thoughts ! ! !
You may want t have a look at my Aviation playlist you will find a bit more footage of the Brooklands Concorde as well as a few of her neighbours.
cool video, where is brooklands museum? and how comes the BA concorde is in its old livery?
You can see more about this move (and others) at wvvw breastjobs , net the home of The Brooklands Recovery Engineering And Salvage Team.
A Concorde type B actually was designed. With new engines that gave longer range and the aircraft itself could carry more payload. The type B never saw production though because no one bought the original Concorde.
A real shame that Concorde retired due to politics :(
Wheres her nose?
when was this filmed?
I thought of the Concorde II as well. I call it the 'Charlie' model, because it would be a successor to the B model if that was built, instead it will be the successor to A model. AFAIK I will be able to get 'Concorde C' running in 2025, taxiing in 2029 and flying in 2030. Or earlier, because I want to give my Granny a chance to fly on Concorde, wide version :)
@concorde232 Then it sounds like it is time to come back and see all the changes.
What happened to the rest of the nose cone ?
I used to watch concorde fly over my house twice a year on its way to and from a airshow also been on the one at Duxford
It was being worked on at the time but was refitted soon after.
Just watched your video were the nose was lowered
Watched another video earlier and did not know about the connection Concorde has with Brooklands
Have you found the one yet showing the recovery of the nose and tail of DG to Brooklands ua-cam.com/video/MtPQIsTAGkA/v-deo.html
I did see some others of yours with nose on and a opening i think with prince charles
Thank You for all that you do Andy! "...face more into the prevailing wind ..." So if we get a 200 knot "breeze" one day, She will Return To Flight (RTF) Her natural home in the air? ;) :D
i was on that planes yesterday
Where's the nose cone?
It was not on until after the move you can see it in use dipping during my Brookland Flyin 2018 video at ua-cam.com/video/Q6GMGAPNz20/v-deo.html
Nearly 60 years old on a suffix (1980-81) W registration?
+andyjamess I assume you are talking about my Milly? If so look at www.millytant.com The reason she has younger number plates is for the first part of her life she was (like nearly all Recovery Vehicles) operated just on Trade Plates. When the rules were changed in the late seventies she became registered, for the first time.
+andysvideo I was indeed. That would explain a lot. :) Thank you for clearing that up for me. :)
+andyjamess My pleasure and in case you were wondering why trade plates? - No Testing, No Tax, No Parking Fines and you could drive an HGV on a car license! Such a shame they changed it :-)
Yes thanks Neil and didn't it look good from way up there on!
Surprised that they would use such a tiny tug. Used larger pushbacks on 737's.
ohhh
What happened to her nose ?????? be great to see them flying again - if ever. Once can dream I guess.
Concord should of never of been put out of service in the way it was it was dearie on the runway in France and not a flying accident. It was the fastest passenger plane and flew so high that you could see the curbacher of the earth and I saw a number come into land in London
I believe that you mean curvature.....?
Andy I'm sure you are aware, but for the benefit of others I hope it is OK to mention here a Facebook Group that I only recently heard of. Plenty of heated discussion, and many experts and others on hand to answer questions... google saveconcordegroup
Here's a good idea, just load it with fuel and turn it around!
i hope there not going to leave it outside ffs
Some great Pictures of the preparation and the move by John Downey at
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