A retired British Airways pilot explains why royalty, superstars and celebrities were hopelessly seduced by the power and prestige of Concorde.
Casual onlooker, avid plane spotter or experienced 747 pilot? It didn't matter. Concorde's long, slender body coupled with its fabled supersonic speed thrust it into the imagination of anyone watching.
"They were clear to run up and take off, and then this American voice and says something like, 'Gee, do you mind if we hold for a bit. Can we wait and watch the Concorde go first?'" It was no wonder a line of stars flocked to ride Concorde, along with the high-flying business executives the plane was built to cater for.The "Dynasty" star always sat near the front. She made sure she was onboard Concorde's final flight, on October 24, 2003.
At Heathrow, Tye would meet another pilot, a flight engineer and the six cabin crew. By 10.30am they'd all be pushing off the gate at Terminal 4, to "launch down the runway and fly across the Atlantic in not much more than three hours". Flying at Mach 2, the Concorde could fly 100 passengers and a crew of nine from NYC to London in an average of three hours and 30 minutes
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