Concorde BA002 departing JFK for the last time (video)
 

I thought fellow Concorde lovers might like to see this video an American friend sent me.

It was filmed by one of the JFK ATCO's standing at the side of the runway, and shows Concorde lining up, departing and climbing out over Jamaica Bay towards the Atlantic.
The roar of the engines is loud - you may want to adjust your speakers. :D

It's a big file which takes some time to load, but well worth the wait. It will stream on broadband but you may want to download and save it, especially if you're on dial-up.

6:23, Dolby Stereo Surround Sound 5.1, 1Mb video quality, 44Mb file.

Concorde


And, in case anyone missed the BBC coverage (different Concorde) at LHR ..........
LHR




Edit
I've had many e-mails telling me the 'Concorde' link is occasionally suspended. I assume we're overloading the server.
Try this alternative - same video:


End of an Era

Tudor Owen

Excellent JFK departure video - well worth the download time, if anyone's wondering.

Thanks for the post guys

Excellent video footage of the take off.

Jordan

Superb.
 

Can you say who shot the video - who ever it is could not have judged that take off position much more acccurately.

VERY GOOD! Superb video.

Thanks,

Ian

Memetic

"filmed by one of the JFK ATCO's" - which probably explains how he knew where to stand. :D

FL

I've finally had a chance to download and watch the JFK mini clip and found it was absolutely superb.

Perhaps the cameraman was shaking a little and perhaps his panning and zooming was a little wobbly (I'm sure we would all do the same in the circumstances) but it captured the atmosphere of the occasion perfectly and the ATC banter was the ideal commentary.

thanks very much for putting it here for our enjoyment.
The clip of the LHR arrivals was great too!

regards

SS

Awesome!

I played it a few times before I found out it was good enough quality for full screen. I thought I'd mention it in case anyone else was as dumb as me. Duh!

Very nice footage, thanks :ok:

Great video.
I have broadband.
The clip came up in Windows media player and I don't seem to be able to save it.
Can anyone advise me?
:confused:

Peter

G-FO69 Would like to pass thenks to you and your friend. That footage was unique:ok:

Right-click on the link in Flying Lawyers first post, and save it to disk. If you've already streamed it, it might take no time at all to save... warning, this advice comes from a Mac user!!

Here's another video, this one filmed by a refueller at Kennedy.

The picture quality isn't quite as good as the first video posted, but it still captures the atmosphere of the day very well.

Sound quality is good, blending in the final goodbyes between ATC and Concorde. The audio continues after the pictures stop.

Goodbye BA SST


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Tudor

Flying Lawyer,

Many thanks for another wonderful video! I know its something i will keep for many years to come!! :ok:

Another wonderful video ... thanks very much.

Jordan

I heard they were spraying coloured water on Concorde just before she left of red, white and blue, however have not see a picture of such - anyone got a link?

Well done FL,

I managed to shoot 2 rolls of film on Friday, and watch the BBC2 coverage (recorded) without crying.

Then I spend 3 hours downloading the 1st video, and the shot of Concorde sitting at the end of the runway at JFK awaiting clearance has me crying!

If you are on dial-up, i.e. 1p a minute and you're not sure if to download or not - do it! You will not be disappointed.

Many thanks FL, a sad sad day, please thank your friend for making this footage available to us all.

dd

Another video, filmed from the other side of the water from the first one posted.
Distant shot of the take-off, but good shot of Concorde climbing out. The quality is good enough for full-screen.
It's short and shouldn't take too long to download on dial-up connections.

Click ..... http://airliners.net/photos/small/7/9/5/445597.jpg

I've been asked to point out that, for best results, all videos should be allowed to load fully before playing. (Thanks Brian G.)

Wonderful footage. Many thanks.

It's weird to think that some three hours later I saw her passing over Blackheath. Sigh....

FL thanks for posting these videos (and the previous AF one)

Mrs D&O and I had the joy of flying in her back from JFK a few months ago. So seeing the departure from the outside is great!

D&O:rolleyes: