>> as they start their take-off roll, the airplane is going right down the runway. the tower tells the pilots you have got fire behind the aircraft. there is a cockpit warning indication that there is believed to be a fire in the number two engine. >> but once the plane reaches a critical speed, it cannot stop. the pilot's best hope is to get airborne so they can deal with the problem. >> typically for a pilot, whenever you have a problem and you are committed to flight, which this crew was, they want to climb to what they call a safe altitude before they start taking corrective action. >> but the concord's ability to fly has been compromised by the fire. >> it started to lose directional control. he is heavy, low, and slow. that is a very critical point for a pilot. >> a minute after take-off, the number two engine fails. the pilots begin to go through the engine fire procedure. >> in the cockpit they have begun to get warnings.
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