This video didn't answer the question I was thinking it would. I was thinking it would go through the economics of why the Concorde no longer flies. Instead it went through the failure analysis following the only fatal Concorde crash, that of Air France 4590 on July 25, 2000. That does appear, however, to have been the nail in the coffin of the Concorde's commercial life.
The first five or so minutes of the video introduce the crash and the beginning analysis. At 5:00, then, the first clues emerge in the form of a sound recording of a burst tire and a remnant of irregularly-drilled metal strapping among the wreckage. At 10:00, the materials testing gets into fracture mechanics to determine how and when the fuel tank ruptured.
This might not be the best video to watch if you have a fear of flying, but it's fascinating to see how much can be discovered from how little was recovered.
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