Fue una española quien obtuvo las más impresionantes instantáneas del trágico vuelo del avión. Su marido, que conducía un camión aparece también en las imágenes. Este vídeo no se dio a conocer hasta que ambos llegaron a España.
Vídeo vuelo Concorde AF4590 (Cortesía CNN.com)
También resulta interesante echarle un vistazo a la transcripción de las voces grabadas en el registrador de parámetros del avión. Se adjunta en inglés, por cortesía de The Guardian.co.uk.
The last
two minutes of agony 14.07 Controller gives permission to start, confirms runway 26 right
as requested by crew.
14.34 Ground controller gives the plane permission to taxi toward the
runway.
14.42 and 17 seconds Controller. "Air France 4590, runway 26
right, wind zero 90 knots, authorized takeoff."
14.42.21 Co-pilot: "4590 taking off 26 right; (sound of switch).
14.42.24 Pilot: "Is everyone ready?;
14.42.25 Co-pilot: "Yes."
14.42.26 Mechanic: "Yes."
14.42.26 Pilot: "Up to 100, 150; (followed by unclear words,
sound of switch).
14.42.31 "Top; (noise similar to engines increasing power).
14:42.35 Unidentified voice on radio channel: "Go on, Christian."
14.42.43 Mechanic: "We have four heated up; (sound of switch).
14.42.54 Co-pilot: "100 knots."
14.42.55 Pilot: "Confirmed."
14.42.57 Mechanic: "Four green."
14.43.03 Co-pilot: "V one; (Low-frequency noise).
14.43.11 Pilot: (unclear)
14.43.13 Co-pilot: "Watch out."
14.43.13 Controller: "Concorde zero ... 4590, you have flames (unclear)
you have flames behind you."
14.43.16 Unidentified voice (simultaneously on radio) "Right;
(background noise changes, sound of switch).
14:43.16 Mechanic: "Stop (unclear)."
14.43.18 Co-pilot: "Well received."
14.43.20 Mechanic: "Breakdown, eng, breakdown engine two; (two
sounds of switches, followed by fire alarm).
14.43.22 Unidentified voice on radio: "It's burning badly, huh;
(Gong)
14.43.24 Mechanic: "Cut engine two."
14.43.25 Pilot: "Engine fire procedure; (sound of switch, end of
ringing).
14.43.27 Co-pilot: "Warning, the airspeed indicator, the airspeed
indicator, the airspeed indicator; (sound of switch, gong).
14.43.28 Person in control tower: "It's burning badly and I'm not
sure it's coming from the engine; (Switch sound similar to fire extinguisher
handle being activated).
14.43.30 Pilot: "Gear on the way up."
14.43.31 Controller: "4590, you have strong flames behind you."
14.43.32 Mechanic: "The gear; (alarm, similar to toilet smoke
alert).
14.43.34 Controller: "Beginning reception of a Middle Marker.
14.43.34 Co-pilot: "Yes, well received."
14.43.35 Mechanic: "The gear, no; (Gong).
14.43.37 Controller: "So, at your convenience, you have priority
to land."
14.43.37 Mechanic "Gear."
14.43.38 Co-pilot: "No; (two switch noises).
14.43.39 Pilot: "Gear (unclear), coming up."
14.43.41 Co-pilot: "Well received; (fire alarm, gong, three
switch sounds).
14.43.45 Co-pilot: "I'm trying (unclear)."
14.43.45 Mechanic: "I'm hitting."
14.43.46 Pilot: "Are (unclear) you cutting engine two; (end of
smoke alarm).
14.43.48 Mechanic: "I've cut it."
14.43.49 Controller: "End reception Middle Marker."
14.43.49 Co-pilot: "The airspeed indicator; (sound of switch, end
of ringing).
14.43.56 Co-pilot: "The gear won't come up; (fire alarm rings).
14.43.59 Aircraft instrument: "Whoop whoop pull up; (GPWS alarm,
gong).
14.44 (4.44 pm) Aircraft instrument: "Whoop whoop pull up; (GPWS
alarm).
14.44 Co-pilot: "The airspeed indicator."
14.44.02 Aircraft instrument: "Whoop whoop pull up; (GPWS alarm).
14.44.03 Fire service leader: "De Gaulle tower from fire service
leader."
14.44.05 Controller: "Fire service leader, uh ... the Concorde, I
don't know its intentions, get yourself in position near the south doublet; (sound
of switch).
14.44.12 Pilot: (unclear).
14.44.13 Fire service leader: "De Gaulle tower from fire service
leader authorization to enter 26 right."
14:44.14 Co-pilot: "Le Bourget, Le Bourget."
14.44.16 Pilot: "Too late (unclear)."
14.44.18 Controller: "Fire service leader, correction, the
Concorde is returning to runway zero nine in the opposite direction."
14.44.19 Pilot: "No time, no (unclear)."
14.44.22 Co-pilot: "Negative, we're trying Le Bourget; (four
switching sounds).
14.44.26 Co-pilot: "No (unclear)."
14.44.26 Fire service leader: "De Gaulle tower from fire service
leader, can you give me the situation of the Concorde; (two gongs and sound of
switch, followed by another switch and sounds likened to objects being moved).
14.44.29 Pilot: (unclear, sounds like exertion).
14.44.30 Pilot: (unclear, sounds like exertion).
14.44.30 Pilot: (unclear, sounds like exertion).
Last sound noted on transcript at 14:44.30.18. Recording ends at 14.44.31.16
Friday September 1, 2000
The Guardian
13.58 Crew contacts control tower to plan pre-flight sequence.