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The incredible story of the Anglo-French Concorde airliner.

The story of how the Anglo-French Concorde saw off competition from the Americans and Soviets to design and build the world’s only supersonic airliner. 

Concorde: Series 1: Episode 1

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The makers, pilots and passengers tell the incredible story of the Anglo-French Concorde.

How the Anglo-French Concorde saw off competition from the Americans and Soviets to become the world’s only supersonic airliner. 

Concorde was and still is the most advanced airliner ever to take to the skies. Faster than a speeding bullet, she flew a mile every 2.3 seconds. 

In this two-part documentary, the makers, pilots and passengers tell the incredible story of how the Anglo-French Concorde engineers and designers saw off competition from the Americans and Soviets to build the world’s only supersonic airliner. 

Concorde became synonymous with the rich and famous, before a horrific incident ended its service. We explore the real reasons for the Paris crash and how this was used to end Concorde’s career much too soon. 

’S e Concorde am plèana as adhartaiche a chaidh suas dhan adhar a-riamh.  Nas luaithe na peilear aig astar, bha i a’ dèanamh aon mìle gach 2.3 diog.  

Anns an dà phrògram seo, tha an luchd-cruthachaidh, na paidhleatan agus an luchd-siubhail ag innse sgeulachd inntinneach mu mar a shoirbhich le Concorde, a bha ceangailte ris an Fhraing agus ri Breatainn, an aghaidh nan Ameireaganach agus nan Ruiseanach, airson dealbhachadh agus cruthachadh an aon phlèana san t-saoghal a bha a dol aig astar fuaim. 

’S ann ri na daoine beartach agus ainmeil a bha Concorde co-cheangailte ach an dèidh tubaist uabhasach thàinig làithean mòra a’ phlèana gu ceann.  Tha am prògram seo a’ rannsachadh an tubaist adhair ann am Paris agus mar a chur e as dha Concorde nas luaithe na bu chòir.   

Dubbed in Gaelic with English subtitles

Concorde: Series 1

The story of how the Anglo-French Concorde became the world’s only supersonic airliner.

The incredible story of how the Anglo-French Concorde saw off competition from the Americans and Soviets to become the world’s only supersonic airliner.

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