"There, at the end of the runway, is Concorde zero-zero-one, and in Tolouse, let's join Raymond Baxter....just seconds to go now........et maintenaint, en premier vol.....110 tons of aircraft, all up weight there....the magic moment with us...the crescendo of sound from the 593 Olympuses.....duex, une...she rolls!.....45 knots.....ninety.....one hundred and thirty-five....nose comes up to thirty degrees.....she's airborne....she flies!!"