Christopher Orlebar: The Concorde Story

Cover: 9781849081634 | The Concorde Story | Seventh Edition | Christopher Orlebar | Buch

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Beschreibung

This fully revised edition of The Concorde Story, published to coincide with the anniversary of the aircraft's first landing at Heathrow, is a complete history of Concorde. When commercial air services were launched in 1976, Concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world.

Lavishly illustrated throughout, this new edition documents the early difficulties encountered on the way to commercial success as well as examining the tragic event at Gonesse in 2000. With a new section on the after-story of the airplane and a look at what the future holds for supersonic aircraft, this is the definitive book for all Concorde fans.

Über den Autor

Christopher Orlebar joined British Airways, then BOAC, in 1969, and he became a Concorde pilot and instructor in 1976, flying the aircraft for 10 years. He retired from BA in 2000. A Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, he is a frequent contributor to TV aviation documentaries, a lecturer and writer.

Zusammenfassung

The full story of Concorde; from inception to being taken out of service.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface

The Background
The Formative Phase
Agreement with France
Taking Shape
The Other Supersonic Transports
A Stormy Beginning
The Turn of the Tide
The Flight - Acceleration
The Flight - Deceleration
Training of the Concorde Pilot
The Future
21 Years in Service
Sub-Orbital Travel
Tragedy at Gonesse
Concorde's return to service
Outlook
Gonesse Revisited
Reflections
Grand Finale

Appendices
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9781849081634
ISBN-10:	1849081638
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Orlebar, Christopher
Auflage:	7. Auflage
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	291 x 222 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Christopher Orlebar
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.04.2011
Gewicht:	1,343 kg