Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde ( /ˈkɒŋkɔrd/) is a retired turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport (SST). It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years.
Among other destinations, Concorde flew regular transatlantic flights from London Heathrow (British Airways) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Air France) to New York JFK and Washington Dulles, profitably flying these routes at record speeds, in less than half the time of other airliners.
With only 20 aircraft built, their development represented a substantial economic loss, in addition to which Air France and British Airways (BA) were subsidised by their governments to buy them. As a result of the type’s only crash on 25 July 2000 and other factors, its retirement flight was on 26 November 2003.
Concorde's name reflects the development agreement between the United Kingdom and France. In the UK, any or all of the type—unusual for an aircraft—are known simply as "Concorde", without an article. The aircraft is regarded by many people as an aviation icon and an engineering marvel.
The sound barrier, in aerodynamics, is the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term, which occasionally has other meanings, came into use during World War II, when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility, a collection of several unrelated aerodynamic effects that "struck" their planes like an impediment to further acceleration. By the 1950s, new aircraft designs routinely "broke" the sound barrier.
Some common whips such as the bullwhip or sparewhip are able to move faster than sound: the tip of the whip breaks the sound barrier and causes a sharp crack—literally a sonic boom.Firearms since the 19th century have generally had a supersonic muzzle velocity.
The sound barrier may have been first breached in nature some 150 million years ago. Some paleobiologists report that, based on computer models of their biomechanical capabilities, certain long-tailed dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus and Diplodocus may have possessed the ability to flick their tails at supersonic velocities, possibly used to generate an intimidating booming sound. This finding is theoretical and disputed by others in the field. Meteorites entering the Earth's atmosphere usually, if not always, descend faster than sound.
Plot
The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. They do not travel on horses, but pretend they do and have their servants bang coconuts to make the sound of horse's hooves. Through satire of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search. While they search for the Grail, scenes of the knight's tales appear and why they have the name they have. Throughout their search they meet interesting people and knights along the way. Most of the characters die; some through a killer rabbit (which they defeat with the holy hand grenade), others from not answering a question right from the bridge of Death, or die some other ridiculous way. In the end, King Arthur and Sir Bedevere are left and find the Castle Arrrghhh where the Holy Grail is. They are met by some French soldiers who taunted them earlier in the film, so they were not able to get into the castle.
Keywords: 10th-century, 930s, absurd, absurd-humor, absurdism, abyss, actor-playing-multiple-roles, anachronism, anarchism, animal-attack
You can do worse than see it.
Makes Ben Hur look like an Epic
Sets The Cinema Back 900 Years!
And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren't quite the same as this one is.
[the Black Knight continues to threaten Arthur despite getting both his arms and one of his legs cut off]::Black Knight: Right, I'll do you for that!::King Arthur: You'll what?::Black Knight: Come here!::King Arthur: What are you gonna do, bleed on me?::Black Knight: I'm invincible!::King Arthur: ...You're a loony.
Knights of Camelot: [singing] We're knights of the Round Table, we dance whene'er we're able. We do routines and chorus scenes with footwork impec-cable, We dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and Spam a lot. / We're knights of the Round Table, our shows are for-mi-dable. But many times we're given rhymes that are quite un-sing-able, We're opera mad in Camelot, we sing from the diaphragm a lot. / In war we're tough and able, Quite in-de-fa-ti-gable. Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable / It's a busy life in Camelot [solo] I have to push the pram a lot.
King of Swamp Castle: Listen, Alice...::Prince Herbert: Herbert.::King of Swamp Castle: Herbert...
Minstrel: [singing] Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot. He was not afraid to die, oh brave Sir Robin. He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways, brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin. He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp, or to have his eyes gouged out, and his elbows broken. To have his kneecaps split, and his body burned away, and his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin. His head smashed in and heart cut out, and his liver removed, and his bowels unplugged, and his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off and his penis...::Sir Robin: That's, uh, that's enough music for now, lads... looks like there's dirty work afoot.
Minstrel: [singing] Brave Sir Robin ran away...::Sir Robin: *No!*::Minstrel: [singing] bravely ran away away...::Sir Robin: *I didn't!*::Minstrel: [singing] When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.::Sir Robin: *I never did!*::Minstrel: [singing] Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about, and valiantly, he chickened out.::Sir Robin: *Oh, you liars!*::Minstrel: [singing] Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat. A brave retreat by brave Sir Robin.
God: What are you doing now?::King Arthur: Averting our eyes, oh Lord.::God: Well, don't. It's just like those miserable psalms, they're so depressing. Now knock it off!
King of Swamp Castle: Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who.
God: Every time I try to talk to someone it's "sorry this" and "forgive me that" and "I'm not worthy"...
French Soldier: I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
Sir Galahad: Is there someone else up there we can talk to?::French Soldier: No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.
Le soleil, la nuit
Tout concorde
New York et Paris
Tout concorde
L'espace et le temps
Les larmes et le sang
Tout concorde
Nuages et mach 2
Tout concorde
La mer et les cieux
Tout concorde
La beaut? la peur
Les crashes et l'horreur
Tout concorde
Mon aigle blanc
Le ciel est
compl? tement gris
Mon roi du vent
Il pleut des cordes? Roissy
Caviar et cristal
Tout concorde
D'un si? cle id? al
Tout concorde
Les nations l'orgueil
Le g? nie le deuil
Tout concorde
L'utopie naissante
Tout concorde
Des ann? es soixante
Tout concorde
Les murs et les sons
Les d? sillusions
Tout concorde
Mon aigle blanc
Le ciel est
compl? tement gris
Mon roi du vent
Il pleut des cordes? Roissy
Mon aigle blanc
Le ciel est compl? tement gris
Il pleut des cordes? Roissy
La vie la vitesse
Tout concorde
L'homme et sa d? tresse
Tout concorde
Et la bo? te noire
De notre m? moire
Tout concorde