Concorde Alpha-Delta - An Intrepid Journey (History Channel)
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Actor: Concorde Alpha-DeltaBrand: A&E
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 43 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Summary: 3 Stars
This DVD details, or should we say, "glosses over" the finer points of Concorde G-BOAD's retirement to the Intrepid Air and Space Museum, New York, one of the more controversial retirement locations.
As such, little is said about the negative points of the aircraft's location; neither sea air (and spray) nor the museum allowing people to walk on board with wet feet are going to enable the airframe to stay in good condition for very long. The Intrepid's SR-71 (Blackbird) is known for being largely rust, carefully concealed under layers and layers of paint. It's not the most picturesque location either.
Hopefully when the museum reopens in the autumn of 2008, they'll have built the glass hangar they promised for Concorde when the aircraft retired, but in the meantime the DVD is more of a PR exercise, in which the location is praised perhaps a little more than is necessary.
Worth mentioning is at the time of writing, Concorde G-BOAD is located at the Aviator Sports and Recreation area at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.
...and one last note to our American friends, there is no "the" in Concorde, as in "the Concorde", it's just "Concorde" (there are more than one).
Summary of Concorde Alpha-Delta - An Intrepid Journey (History Channel)
The Concorde was one of the greatest technological achievements that humankind has ever produced. The only passenger aircraft to fly at twice the speed of sound, this supersonic plane was created during a phase in America's history where economics took a back seat to national prid and achievement. Every phase of its creation was drenched in controversy reminiscent of an ancient Greek tragedy. In the end, its time in service was much shorter than its creators and the dreamers amongst us would have ever imagined.Documentary DVD Video
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