Concordes maiden flight was 40 years ago today flights. At bristol filton airport, uk, british airways concorde alpha foxtrot or. Celebrating concorde history and heritage british airways. One of the most beautiful sights at kai tak airport, hong kong. If you are looking for a particular image not shown, please ask. The duos comedy and music became the basis of a bbc radio series and then an american television series that aired for two seasons on hbo.
A flight from new york to paris would only take a concorde about three and a half hours, a far cry from the typical eight hours it takes most jets. The most beautiful girl in the room flight of the conchords the late show with david letterman cbs seson 14, episode 2768, 11062007 the new zealandbased folk duo flight of the conchords. Why dont we leave lets go to my house, we can feel each other up on the couch oh no, i dont mind takin it slowohoh noohoh, yeahheh youre so beautiful like a. Concorde described by its founder as a worldwide flight search tool designed for millennial wanderlusts like myself. On 21 january 1976, british airways and air france simultaneously inaugurated concorde commercial service with flights departing from london and paris. Flight of the conchordsthe most beautiful girl in the room. The concorde was perhaps the sexiest, most exciting airplane in the history of aviation. Flight of the conchords the most beautiful girl in the. Sally is the pilot episode of the american television sitcom flight of the conchords.
Air france, the only other concorde operator, already ceased its supersonic. It was a joint venture between british airways and air france that had its maiden voyage in 1969 but began commercial service in 1976. Nprs ira flatow, host of talk of the nation science friday, was there for the concordes first landing at dulles. Concorde collection patch 2 for fsx flight sim news. Youre all thrilled at the prospect of seeing jemaine clement and bret mckenzie doing their musical. At a party, jemaine falls for, and subsequently begins dating, sallybrets former girlfriend. The last supersonic flight of the concorde was 10 years. Buy concorde aeronautica collectables and get the best deals.
The concorde was one of the most innovative machines ever built. They previously referred to themselves as new zealands fourth most popular guitarbased digibongo acapellarapfunk. Flight of the conchords is an american sitcom that was first shown on hbo on june 17, 2007. Supersonic concorde the ultimate flight experience.
Flight records if you have flown on concorde and you want to know what aircraft you flew on, here is where you will find the information. Flight of the conchords are a new zealand grammy awardwinning comedy duo composed of musicians bret mckenzie and jemaine clement. The supersonic concorde jet makes its last commercial passenger flight, traveling at twice the speed of sound from new york citys john f. See more ideas about concorde, aviation and air france.
Any of these images may be purchased by contacting the museum, telephoning or writing. The most beautiful girl in the room flight of the conchords the late show with david letterman cbs seson 14, episode 2768. Flight of the conchords lyrics 69 song lyrics sorted by album, including hiphopopotamus vs. Concorde concordes first flight to londonheathrow in 1972 photo courtesy of steve fitzgerald concorde british airways concorde at londonheathrow photo courtesy of peter hulse. Concordes first commercial flight was in january 1976. As the last concorde ever to fly gets a new home the sun. Jeff huson commented that most of us will not see another supersonic airliner in flight in our. Concorde photographs history and heritage british airways. Rhymenoceros, the most beautiful girl in the room, hurt feelings, business time, robots, biography. Flight of the conchords performing most beautiful girl in the room on letterman. A 20th century design classic a decade after its final flight, jonathan glancey pays tribute to that most glamorous of aircraft and argues for it as an icon of the 20th century. Last flight of british airways concorde crew drawing print fully signed copy. Our aim was to secure a concorde for central london and use the aircraft as a global launchpad for getting concorde back in the air, said james. In this episode, new zealanders jemaine clement and bret mckenzie of the band flight of the conchords have moved to new york city to try to make it in the united states.
Most beautiful girl flight of the conchords youtube. Today, we found out about a new resource to add to the list. The concorde story provides an interesting lesson on pricing. Concorde collection patch 2, for use with concall2012. A pricing lesson from the concorde the adaptive marketer. Whilst there he met taika waititi, and they formed comedy troupes so youre a man and the humourbeasts. They previously referred to themselves as new zealands fourth most popular guitarbased digibongo acapellarapfunkcomedy. Most beautiful girl flight of the conchords looking at the room, i can tell that you. One of the few tv comedies that truly can be called unique. Get flight of the conchords setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other flight of the conchords fans for free on. Because of these booms, the concorde originally had trouble coming to the united states. Flight of the conchords the most beautiful girl in the room this still.
See more ideas about flight of the conchords, jemaine clement and. The genius of flight of the conchords was clear from the time the most beautiful girl in the room hit the end of its opening line in the season premiere of their hbo series in 2007. The last concorde makes its final journey new atlas. Taking the torch from tenacious d and then taking 14 songs from the first season of their hbo series plus a 15second outro, flight of the conchords first fulllength release for sub pop is a strong serving of songs from the dynamic deadpan duo. Flight of the conchords have enjoyed immense celebrity thanks to their talent and to the promotion they have received via recognition in prestigious places. Looking at the room i can tell that you are the most beautiful girl in the room in the whole wide room and when youre on the street depending on the street i bet you are definitely in the top three good looking girls on the street, yeah depending on the streets, ooh. Flight of the conchords perform the most beautiful girl in the room in dallas, texas on october 26, 2016. The most beautiful girl in the room live flight of. The show follows the adventures of flight of the conchords, a twoman band from new zealand, as its members seek fame and success in new york city. Make sure to follow tpg alerts on twitter for the absolute best flight deals, and check out our other tips for finding cheap flights. These photographs represent only a small part of the museums collection and will be added to over time. After sitting on the tarmac for over years, the last concorde supersonic passenger airplane has made its final journey. Unfortunately, since the show included a few songs per episode, 11 of the songs didnt make it past the cuttingroom floor, and gems like if you.
Flight of the conchords the prince of parties lyrics. Flight of the conchords most beautiful girl in the room. British airways concorde made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2. The first commercial flight concorde flight was from heathrow to bahrain on january 21, 1976. Im the pretty prince of parties youre a tasty piece of pastry youre so lighty flighty flakey i go.
Jemaine clement was born and raised in masterton, new zealand, the oldest of three brothers. On this 40th anniversary, we take a look back at concorde in photos and videos. This patch adds these features to the concall2012 concorde collection. In the crowd jemaine spots a beautiful woman, sally rachel blanchard, inspiring him to sing most beautiful girl in the room. Concorde is a fabulous aircraft and it has become a legend today, reuters quoted him as saying after soaring for the last time to the edge of space and flying at twice the speed of sound.
Live in london, i told you i was freaky, flight of the conchords, singles. Flight of the conchords on david letterman youtube. Flight of the conchords the most beautiful girl in the room. The most beautiful girl in the room flight of the conchords wiki. Nasa is developing a new quieter concorde plane which will half your flight time from london to new york ushering in a new era of supersonic. Concorde enters service 40 years ago today flightradar24. Carol brown live in london, iain and deanna live in london, father and son live in london, the distant future, top tracks.
The duos song about relative attractiveness is on point when it comes to flirting these days. Flight of the conchords flight of the conchords songs. Flight of the conchords lyrics are property and of their owners. Clement was educated at makoura college in masterton, nz. The supersonic concorde makes its last transatlantic flight next week. Conchords performing beautiful girl on the letterman show june 12 2007.
Flight of the conchords official website for the hbo series. Flight of the conchords the distant future beautiful girl looking at the room, i can tell that you. After a crash in 2000 in paris, traveler interest in the plane began to diminish and in april of 2003, both airlines. With a take off speed of 220 knots 250mph and a cruising speed of 50mph more than twice the speed of sound a typical london to new york crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours as opposed to about eight hours for a subsonic flight. Flight of the conchords are back, and youre all to say the least a bit excited, arent you.
And when youre on the street, depending on the street. Flight of the conchords tickets flight of the conchords. The most beautiful girl in the room also known as parttime model begins after jemaine sees. For the next three decades, until their retirement in 2003, concorde carried passengers around the world at supersonic speeds. Twelve years after its retirement, enthusiasts are hoping to see it airborne again and a new generation of supersonic aircraft is in. He went on to study drama and film at victoria university of wellington.
The last flight of the concorde was on october 24, 2003, weve been flying on slowhaul planes since. Concorde could fly again if the will and sufficient money were available, but it is unlikely. The first and only supersonic commercial aircraft capable of flying at twice the speed of sound is also one of the most beautiful machines ever built. The show stars the reallife duo of jemaine clement and bret mckenzie, who play fictionalized versions of themselves. See the flight of the conchords on stage in this comedy special, performing live versions of robots, the most beautiful girl in the room and more. The most beautiful girl in the room lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only.
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