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This film promotes the production of the Aerospatiale France and the British Aircraft Corporation Concorde Supersonic Jet, also known as the “World Shrinker”, due to its groundbreaking speed. It is presented by British Aircraft Corporation and Aerospatiale France and is produced in 1972 by the BAC Film Unit England. The film covers the world tour of the prototypes 001 and 002, and the development of the first pre-production jets.
“World Shrinker” title banner is written on a backdrop of the flying jet (00:16). An illustrated world map portrays the route of the world tour (00:32). A view of the production inside a Concorde Factory (00:59). The prototype 001 takes off, as an audience observes (01:09). The first flight carried the French President Georges Pompidou to the Azores in Portugal for a meeting with President Nixon of the United States (01:37). The Concorde 002’s reliability is demonstrated at the BAC flight test base at Barefoot before starting the world tour towards Australia with passengers including Aerospace Minister Heseltine and his wife (02:14). Tehran marks the first demonstration point en route, and Minister Heseltine meets with the Iranian Imperial Majesty (03:09). The tour continues to Bahrain, Bombay, Bangkok, and Singapore for the second demonstration point at the Singapore Airport (04:02). Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew is invited for a flight (04:31). Inside the jet, the steward effortlessly serves the passengers drinks, so portray the steadiness of the aircraft (05:05). The third demonstration takes place at the Anita Airport in Tokyo, Japan, before the journey continues to Manila, in the Philippines, and Darwin and Sydney in Australia (05:34). The next demonstration point is in Saudi Arabia, where passengers, including Crown Prince Abdulaziz, aboard the jet for a test-flight (07:42). Beirut marks the final demonstration point (08:42), and the Concorde 002 returns to Heathrow, London, where ministers and crewmember are welcomed (09:09). The jet remains parked in Heathrow Airport for three days for civilians and member of the royal family gather to admire the aircraft (10:36). Prince Philip flies the aircraft (11:22). The first pre-production Concorde 01 (12:54). A fuel rig in Filton functions as a test facility for simulating flight altitudes (13:10). At the Royal Aircraft Establishment, the airframe is being fatigue tested, while the airframe is kinetically heat tested in Toulouse in France (13:40). The second pre-production Concorde 02 presents essentially full production standards (14:00). Concorde 02 is being prepared for flights, as Concorde 01 is being modified to reach production standards (15:10). A Chinese delegation signed for the purchase of two Concorde in Paris, and more delegations follow (16:22). At a BAOC conference (16:56). The film is concluded with footage of the Concorde flying through a clear blue sky (17:26).
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde is a Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954. The production cost was estimated at £70 million (£1.39 billion in 2021). Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The market was originally estimated for 350 aircraft, but in the end only 20 Concordes were built. The planes became certified in 1975, and flew successfully in scheduled, trans-Atlantic service. The unique airliner could maintain an unprecedented supercruise speed of up to Mach 2.04 (2,167 km/h; 1,170 kn) at an altitude of 60,000 ft (18.3 km). Unfortunately, on 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde charter flight from Paris to New York, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four on the ground. It was the only fatal Concorde accident. After almost three decades of service, the aircraft were retired in 2003.
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