The story of the legendary supersonic passenger jet, told through a series of contemporary documents and records. First flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 and made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways and Air France. British Airways’ Concordes made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours compared to around eight hours for a ‘subsonic flight’. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes. Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across the UK and in France, including at IWM Duxford, Brooklands and Fleet Air Arm Museum, as well as at Heathrow, Manchester and Paris-Orly airports. However, there have been recent reports suggesting that Concorde may start operating commercially again. Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed and developed as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history.
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Introduction Part 1: Concorde Technical Specification for the Basic Version July 1967 Aircraft General Description General Aircraft Design Criteria Structure Landing Gear Powerplant Fuel System Flight Deck Compartment Flight Controls Navigation and Communications Systems Air Conditioning and Pressurization Ice Protection, Anti-misting and Windshield Rain Removal Commercial Furnishings Safety Equipment Interchangeable Parts Part 2: Concorde’s Operation Under British Airways BAC Brochure: Concorde the Competitive Edge British Airways Concorde Brochure 1: A New Concept in Business Travel British Airways Concorde Brochure 2: The Concorde Style British Airways Concorde Brochure 3: The Experience British Airways Concorde Schedules British Airways London – Bahrain Menu British Airways Concorde Menu British Airways Concorde Wine List British Airways Concorde April 1993 Inflight Entertainment British Airways Concorde Brochure 4: Concorde and the Environment British Airways Concorde Brochure 5: Concorde from the Cockpit British Airways Concorde Brochure 6: Your 23-mile-a-minute Fact Sheet British Airways Press Releases Briefing Document for the Royal Visit to Eastern Arabia States Menu and Wine List Royal Flight 12 February 1979 Bibliography Acknowledgements
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The story of the legendary supersonic passenger jet, told through a series of contemporary documents and records.
A new title in the successful Pocket Books series and a perfect souvenir and gift purchase.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781472827784
Publisert
2018-02-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
180 mm
Bredde
120 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
160

Biographical note

Richard Johnstone-Bryden is an author, historian and photographer who contributes regularly to newspapers, magazines and TV projects. He has written for Classic Boat, Motor Boats Monthly, Practical Boat Owner, Warships International Fleet Review and Canals Rivers & Boats. He also writes for the magazine Discover Britain about the nation’s historic ships and aircraft. His books include: The Boat Repair Bible, HMS Illustrious, HMS Cavalier, HMS Belfast, HMS Ark Royal.