# BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE SUPERSONIC JET PROMOTIONAL FILM 24844

Produced by British Airways Film Unit, the 1976 TRANSATLANTIC SUPERSONIC is a promotional film for British Airways’ commercial transatlantic flights on the supersonic Concorde jet. The film follows several men and one woman as they depart various locations (Germany, Bahrain, Scotland, and Paris) to travel to the U.S. via Heathrow Airport. The use of British Airways’ supersonic Concorde jet allows these passengers to cross the Atlantic in just over 3.5 hours. The Concorde lands ( 02:25 ) in London at Heathrow International Airport, where it waits for passengers to board it before flying to the U.S. The passengers board the Concorde, Flight 579, and enjoy the “club-like” cabin as the jet ( 08:50 ) and the flight deck crew ( 09:21 ) prepare to depart. The Concorde takes off ( 09:50 ) from Heathrow and flies through the sky ( 10:37 ) while passengers enjoy the high-end cabin services ( 10:56 ). Twenty minutes out of London, the Concorde prepares to reach supersonic speed ( 12:30 ); the smooth transition is hardly noticed by the passengers as they Concorde climbs up to its cruising altitude of 57,000 feet ( 13:18 ). The jet reaches speeds twice the speed of sound ( 14:33 ), before decelerating as it prepares to land at Dulles International Airport ( 15:53 ). The Concorde lands ( 16:31 ) in just over 3.5 hours, having covered 3,780 miles. Mobile lounges greet the jet ( 17:05 ) and take the passengers to the terminal. The film concludes by briefly following the featured passengers…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/24844TransatlanticSupersonic)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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