How the Crash of Flight 4590 Destroyed Concorde's Mystique

The Concorde was once the peak of cutting-edge aircraft design and a status symbol for the world's elite travelers. But the horrific 2000 crash of flight 4590 marked a turning point for this iconic aviation brand.

From: AIR DISASTERS: Concorde - Up in Flames

[JourneywithSmee]

Imagine waking up in your hotel room after a good night's sleep, getting out of bed, opening up the curtains, and seeing this darting towards you in that few seconds....

[RtB]

"I was thinking until the very last moment that something would save the situation". What a very human thing to say. That experience of watching the unbelievable actually happen before your very eyes and in real time. If you've felt it then you know exactly what he means.

[collinslfc]

2:58 "Something is happening".
They must pay him a lot of money to provide such an expert analysis.

[Tengri]

Who would win?

- A fleet of supersonic airliners with potential to change travel forever.
- One shiny boi.

[lukehelpmetakethisdangmaskoff]

When I was a kid in the 70s, there were two things that really stood alone as having a certain mystique and a super cool factor; the Twin Towers and the Concorde. It really sucks, to be blunt, that they are gone and that so many went down with them.

[lucavlogs]

..And the plane crashed into the airport hotel,
Smithsonial channel It's brighter here

[Kazwire]

Airplane: crashes into hotel and completely obliterates hundreds of people
The video 5 secs later:🎵🎵🎵🎵😃

[someperson]

The captain's last words were "Too late, no time."

[flynomo]

Whenever I want to brighten my day, I turn to The Smithsonian Channel.

[arussian_spy]

It's ironic how they grounded the Concorde instead of the. DC-10 which has crashed more times and caused this crash. That's why I call the DC-10 a death trap.
Edit: Since I'm still getting notifications 3 years later. I know this isn't the only reason it was grounded. It was meant to be a joke.

[yssyplanes]

I feel bad for the passengers and crew, but especially the crew that did everything to try and get the plane under control and save everyone. RIP all 109 passengers and crew, and the 4 people in the hotel

[philipme]

1crash in a over 30 years of service!
I truly hope that the Concorde Heritage Group will return their Concorde back to the sky!
That will really make me smile!!

[diegoarenasleyton]

Concorde: *preparing to take off*
DC-10: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

[cdiking]

Concorde: Slams into hotel, killing many people
*happy smithsonian music*

[allegiant]

A lot of inaccurate things people are saying in the comments. Heres what really happened. A piece of the engine cowling fell of a continental airlines DC10 as it went down the runway. When Concord later took off it ran over the metal piece causing the tire to pop and chunks of tire struck exposed wiring in the landing gear and also punctured the wings fuel tank causing a leak. sparks from the exposed wiring ignited the fuel causing the fire and bringing the plane down.

[tiggs]

Of all of the places to crash it crashes into a hotel ?

[canethesquire]

I love the ending of this video:
“plane burns and crashes into a hotel”
Smithsonian: *music plays* “it’s brighter here!”

[gigi]

I will always remember watching the Concorde flying over head from the beach in Sandy Hook, NJ during the early ‘80’s. I have many photos. Tu me manques 😢💔

[weiweisun]

Pilots:
Air traffic controller: Oh mon dieu!
Smithsonian Channel: It’s brighter here

[leanimafriend]

“The crew can’t outfly the fire that is quickly consuming the plane”
Excuse me how do you outfly a fire that is literally on your plane