Concorde Systems Tour at British Airways

In May 2001 while I was on work-experience as a year 12 pupil, I was very privileged to have a tour of Concorde G-BOAG by Engineer Mr. Alan Cox, while the aircraft had all been grounded for refits after the tragic crash of Air France flight 4590 in Paris on 25th July 2000. My many thanks to Alan, British Airways and London Heathrow for allowing my tour to go ahead - it really was a once in a lifetime experience and hopefully you'll enjoy watching the videos as much as I enjoyed being there.

Outside Walkaround 1

• Supersonic planes leak
• BA engineering team workforce
• History of Concorde fleet
• Design of Concorde (incl. delta wings & droop nose)
• Pitot heads and temperature probes
• Nose l anding gear
• Hold compartments
• Fuel tanks & the kevlar lining

Outside Walkaround 2

• Engines and convergent-divergent intake ducts
• Afterburners & supercruise
• Thrust reversers & noise abatement
• Rear tailcone & tailwheel
• Control surfaces (elevons & rudder)
• The probable happenings of the Paris air crash

Tour of the cockpit

Includes instruments walkthrough, aircraft handling, autopilots, aircraft systems, emergency procedures - everything you can think of!

Passenger Cabin, Rear Galley & Flight Data Recorders

• Internal aircraft electronics & analogue computers
• Testing new seats
• Aircraft flight data recorders
• Engineering doors vs Passenger doors

Inside Concorde Under Tow

Being towed from the hangar to an external parking place, ride in the cockpit.

• Inside Concorde under tow from the pilot's seat
• Location of the nosewheel towtruck
• G-BOAC being towed
• Parking
• End