Concorde flight doomed before take-off

The Concorde involved in the July 2000 crash was doomed even if its pilots had been able to abort take-off, states an official report into the tragedy.

Concorde flight doomed before take-off

The Concorde involved in the July 2000 crash was doomed even if its pilots had been able to abort take-off, states an official report into the tragedy.

The French air accident investigation branch has concluded an aborted take-off would have led to a collapse of the landing gear and to the aircraft "blazing up".

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