The Concorde Story

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British Airways
THE
Concorde
STORY
Concorde is one of the wonders of the modern technical world - the first commercially-successful airliner capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound). This book marks ten years of supersonic passenger flight, proving beyond question the faith of those who carried the project through to practical reality in the face of fierce opposition.
The author, an active Concorde pilot, gives a detailed account of the history of this most remarkable of civil aircraft, recalling its Anglo-French background and development
- the first major aircraft project to be undertaken by such an alliance. The story is traced from inception to prototype construction, through first flights, the pre-production and production aircraft to Concorde's current operations and commercial success.
Chapters outline the theory and dynamics of supersonic flight, chart the history of attempts to break the sound barrier, describe other SST (supersonic... Tovább

Fülszöveg

M

British Airways
THE
Concorde
STORY
Concorde is one of the wonders of the modern technical world - the first commercially-successful airliner capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound). This book marks ten years of supersonic passenger flight, proving beyond question the faith of those who carried the project through to practical reality in the face of fierce opposition.
The author, an active Concorde pilot, gives a detailed account of the history of this most remarkable of civil aircraft, recalling its Anglo-French background and development
- the first major aircraft project to be undertaken by such an alliance. The story is traced from inception to prototype construction, through first flights, the pre-production and production aircraft to Concorde's current operations and commercial success.
Chapters outline the theory and dynamics of supersonic flight, chart the history of attempts to break the sound barrier, describe other SST (supersonic transport) projects which never progressed beyond the model stage and the single design which did, Russia's Tupolev Tu 144 'Concordski'. Specifications and data are included, and this book includes an account of a flight from London to New York, from the pilot's point of view.
The text is backed by a wealth of illustrations
- most in colour, and many from the archives of the manufacturers and operators - to provide a rounded and enlightened insight into the make up and operations of this most elegant of aircraft.
Christopher Orlebar is a Senior First Officer with British Airways flying Concorde. He learned to fly in 1965 in the Southampton University Air Squadron, joined British Airways in 1969 and was a VC10 pilot, navigator and instructor from 1970 until 1975, when he moved to Concorde as a pilot and instructor. A liveryman at the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators and a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, he has written numerous articles on the aircraft and has acted as technical consultant and commentator for television programmes on aviation. He owns a share in a Piper Cherokee, kept at Fairoaks, and is a qualified Assistant Instructor'. He is an accomplished photographer, and took many of the photographs which appear in this book. He lives with his wife and two children in Oxshott, Surrey.
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Jacket illustration from a specially commissioned painting by Michael Turner. Vissza