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Film Description
A celebration of the early developmental years of the Anglo-French Concorde project, illuminating the journey of discovery from the initial extensive aerodynamic experiments to the first flights and rigorous testing of the protoypes. These official films are presented uncut, many are previously unseen and all provide an unrivalled insight into the aeronautical marvel of its time.
Contains:
Concorde - Birth of the First Supersonic Airliner (1964) - an early promotional film about the Concorde project.
Concorde Progress (1964): Highlights include Olympus engine research in a Vulcan test bed, construction of variable geometry intakes and exhausts, and the kinetic heating test beds.
Concorde - The Great Collaboration (1966): An overview of the design and technological challenges met at the outset of the collaboration between B.A.C. and Sud-Aviation relating to materials, aerodynamics, structure and performance and the range of tests and laboratories employed in order to answer questions about thermal stress, supersonic shockwaves, material fatigue, air flow patterns etc. Also features the deltawinged BAC 221 and HP115 planes, the low speed handling qualities of which informed the Concorde development process.
Concorde Takes Shape (1967): A review of the production progress made on Concorde prototypes 001 and 002 during 1966 and 1967. Includes extensive ground and air testing of the Olympus 593 engine and the airlifting of Concorde components between the Filton and Toulouse productions by means of an R.A.F. Belfast transport plane.
Construction of the First Prototype (1967): An explanation of the division of different sections of Concorde prototype manufacture between Sud Aviation in Toulouse and B.A.C. in Filton.
Concorde Debut (1967): The roll-out of 001 and an explanation of the tests and testing equipment it will be subjected to, this event being the “start of the Concorde learning curve”.
Concordes Fly (1969): A report of the first flights of the Concorde prototypes 001 and 002, their joint flying display at the Paris Airshow of 1969 and the Queen’s Birthday Concorde Flypast over Buckingham Palace.
