Concorde test flight to New York

Title

Concorde test flight to New York

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Nov 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Norman Lawney of British Airways, on the Concorde’s flight to John F. Kennedy Airport, New York. On the subject of noise levels, Lawney observes that because of the monitoring involved in Concorde trials, noise levels generally have dropped at the airport. He also emphasises that the Concorde flew by the book on its test take-off. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Norman Lawney

Keywords

Aircraft; USA; Airports; Noise pollution; Noise control; Supersonic aeroplanes; Concorde; J. F. Kennedy Airport

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