Thread: Concorde Crash
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Old December 20th 12, 02:41 PM posted to alt.aviation.safety,rec.aviation.piloting
HankC
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Default Concorde Crash

On Dec 17, 10:24*pm, Orval Fairbairn
wrote:
Here is an interesting story on the crash that grounded the Concordes:

http://www.askthepilot.com/untold-concorde-story/

It seems that the fire wasn't the cause of the crash -- it was basic
airmanship.


How is:

1., it was flying too slowly;
2., it was several tons overweight and beyond its aft center of
gravity limit;
3., two of its four engines were damaged or erroneously shut down;
4., it was over-fueled.

'airmanship'?