https://youtu.be/fqOcYhzWUZY
I am ignorant of Concorde operations. I am an aircraft accident investigator, however, after many years of PIC international operations.
With respect to the above site, I'd be most grateful if the following points were to be confirmed in regard to AF4590:
* A spacer was not installed on the LH undercarriage
* The a/c was above its MAUW and outside its C of G limitations
* The take off was commenced with a downwind component
* The T/O run was commenced over tarmac still under repair
* No runway inspection was conducted, as required before any Concorde T/O
* No extra protection to fuel tanks had been provided, as had been done by BA
* The FE completed engine fire and engine shutdown without consultation with PIC
If the above is true, then the accident was unavoidable and I am astounded that the French authorities had the gall (Gaul) to blame Continental Airlines for FOD that should have been detected had the runway inspection been conducted as mandated. Shame!