This color educational film is about the new Concorde supersonic airliner. It was made in 1973 and directed by John Costello and Terrence Hughes. The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde is a British-French turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner that was operated until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04, with seating for 92 to 128 passengers.

An eagle soars, an early airplane is flown, then the Concorde. Opening titles: ‘Concorde – the 24 Hour World’ (:08-:40). The Concorde flies high over the clouds. Athens aerial shot. The Concorde flies over NYC and then other unnamed cities

(:41-2:01). In 1909, Louis Blériot was the first to make a working, powered, piloted monoplane and flew it across the English Channel in 40 minutes. Imperial Airways poster. Passengers flew 100mph in an old plane. Different shots of early airplanes with explanations on types and speed during the 1930s-1950s. Modern 747s are shown and then the Concorde (2:02-3:41). Engineers at work. Shots of engineers working on sketches and drawings of the new Concorde. People sign off on making the new plane. Exterior shots of the plane on the runway. The introduction of the new Concorde. A paper airplane flies through the air (3:42-5:20). Test pilots trying to go faster than sound. Shots of many planes including the Bell X-2 that exceeded Mach 3, on September 27, 1956 (5:21-5:58). Thin delta wings are scientifically shown as to how they operate. Concorde pilot gets ready. Engineers discuss the plane and weather. Concorde rolls out of its hangar. The pilot discusses. Exterior shots of the plane on the runway. A Concorde prototype is made only as a test model, not to be flown commercially. People ready the test plane. The Concorde test plane is taxied onto the runway. Air traffic controllers ready the plane and watch it go. Through the cockpit windows, the Concorde lifts off and flies (5:59-10:02). The plane climbs through the sound barrier as it flies over clouds. An engineer works on a rolls royce engine that is in the Concorde. Noise control experiments are at work (10:03-11:26). Concorde is flying at 1400 mph. Interior of the flight dashboard, pilots fly. Close ups of gauges. Explanation on the heat shield. Engineers are shown at work on the heat barrier using titanium, which is shown being cut by a laserbeam (11:27-14:06). Concorde flies twice as high as Mt. Everest. Interior Concorde shots at high altitudes. Concorde’s condensation trail is almost all pure water (14:07-15:44). Engineers at work. Inside a hangar as a Concorde is being constructed. Parts of the plane are delivered to be put together. Men at work on the wing of a plane. A giant delivery plane with a bulbous head is shown flying (15:45-17:27). The Concorde has started to slow as it is near its destination. The pilot flies it carefully. The wheels pop out and the plane is ready to land. Crewmen inside work as the plane starts to begin its descent. Shots of the plane as it has started to descend. The Concorde starts to land and the wheels touch down. It starts to slow along the runway. It has landed (17:28-20:35). Engineers and groundcrew review every part of the plane and start to analyze. It is immediately being worked on and readied for its next flight in a few hours. The pilot talks with groundscrew (20:36-21:30). BOAC has ordered the plane, as has Airfrance and China. Businessmen work together. In the summer of 1972, the plane flew across the world. Businessmen in Iran walk. The plane flies overhead. People in boats in the far east (21:31-23:32). The Concorde flies over a large city. Singapore air traffic controllers look concerned, the plane sits on a runway. Singapore’s Prime Minister has interest in the plane. It then flies to Tokyo. Then to Sydney. The Concorde lands in Australia. Wheels touch down (23:33-25:39). A boy throws a paper airplane. The Concorde flies through the sky (25:40-26:56). End credits as the plane flies (26:57-27:50).

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