atakacs: "atakacs I agree the titanium strip was very convenient for the investigation. Personally I think the BEA report was a bit of a whitewash. It should have investigated the effect of the missing spacer much more thoroughly. It also should have investigated human factors and the culture within the Air France Concorde operation that allowed the aircraft to depart overweight."
If the gear was vibrating badly, would an RTO have been initiated? The loss of #2 doomed the aircraft, regardless whether done by engineer or flame out. I agree the causes were plentiful, and the Titanium strip in my opinion was exaggerated.