charles degaulle airport, paris.oncorde, the world's only supersonic passenger jet, speeds down the runway at 175 miles per hour. just before the nose wheel lifts, flames erupt from under the left wing. eyewitnesses see the low-flying plane move unsteadily through the sky with an inferno trailing behind it. just two minutes after takeoff, the most famous passenger aircraft in the world crashes into a hotel. >> they were doomed. they could do nothing. >> july 25th, 2000. air france flight 4590 is preparing for takeoff from paris' charles degaulle airport on its way to new york. people stop to watch as the concorde prepares for takeoff. no one realizes they are about to witness a disaster. >> as they start their takeoff roll, the airplane is going right down the runway, the tower tells the pilot hey, you got fire behind the aircraft. they get a cockpit warning indication there is believed to be a fire in the number two engine. >> once the plane reaches a critical speed, it cannot stop. >> typically for a pilot when you