How the Crash of Flight 4590 Destroyed Concorde’s Magic | Up in Flames. On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalls and crashes into a hotel shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris. Find out how this crash ended Concorde’s era. | TheFlightChannel

The Concorde jet was synonymous with luxury air travel until this horrific crash in 2000. See what went wrong on Air Disasters: Concorde - Up in Flames: http://bit.ly/2X4X0UE | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Today, we commemorate the final flight of Concorde, an aircraft that redefined commercial flight. Concorde had its last commercial flight on October 24, 2003, and officially entered retirement on November 26, 2003, upon its arrival to Filton, Bristol, UK. Check out this classic footage from 1985 when Concorde made its first visit to Oshkosh. #Concorde #EAAAirVenture #Avgeek #Dailyaviation #pilotlife #pilotstuff | EAA - The Spirit of Aviation

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first flight of supersonic Concorde. Not only was Concorde an engineering marvel, she was an icon of beauty, style and in her own way a brand. Concorde was a cliché Queen; flying on the edge of space, faster than a rifle bullet and see the curvature of the Earth! I’ve compiled this special video to celebrate the Concorde. (Source Concorde archives. Check my bio link for my Concorde articles) . . #samchui #samchuiphotos #concorde #concorde50 #britishairways #a

July 25, 2000: Concorde Flight 4590 has just surpassed ‘V1’ or ‘decision speed’ as it speeds up for takeoff. There’s no turning back from there–not even when a raging fire breaks out in a rear engine. Air Disasters airs all night starting at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

📅 #OTD in 2000 – When Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde passenger jet, crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff, a mysterious strip of metal discovered on the runway points to an unprecedented explanation. 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube: 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw9PyD7ElCY | Mayday / Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters