The Concorde Story - 7th edition

Informationen zum 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. Klappentext This fully revised edition of The Concorde Story, is a complete history of Concorde, seen through the eyes of former Concorde pilot Christopher Orlebar. This new edition includes the after-story of the aircraft, including a list of where surviving Concorde Aircraft can be viewed around the world. Drawing on his own experience, the author reveals what it was like to be a Concorde pilot, and gives us a unique pilot's-eye-view of a typical transatlantic flight, including details of the training involved and life on the flight deck. It is from the privileged perspective of an insider that Christopher Orlebar describes Concorde's 'Grand Finale' and final flight to Filton, reflecting on the history and achievement of Concorde and those who worked on her. Vorwort This fully revised edition of The Concorde Story is a complete history of the Concorde, seen through the eyes of former pilot Christopher Orlebar. Zusammenfassung When commercial air services were launched in 1976, Concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this edition documents the early difficulties encountered on the way to commercial success as well as examining the tragic event at Gonesse in 2000. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Foreword Preface The Background The Formative Phase Agreement with FranceTaking ShapeThe Other Supersonic TransportsA Stormy BeginningThe Turn of the TideThe Flight - AccelerationThe Flight - DecelerationTraining of the Concorde PilotThe Future 21 Years in ServiceSub-Orbital TravelTragedy at GonesseConcorde's return to serviceOutlookGonesse RevisitedReflectionsGrand Finale Appendices Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Orlebar, Orlebar Christopher
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2011
• EAN: 9781849081634
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-163-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 287 mm x 25 mm
• Series: General Military; General Military; General Aviation
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Commercial, HISTORY / Reference, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Aerospace and aviation technology