It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound, at mach 2. We use cookies to give you a great and free experience on our website. A supersonic story follows the story of the most glamorous aeroplane ever built told by the people whose lives she touched. Peter r march as the worlds first and only supersonic passenger transport aircraft, the anglofrench concorde has never been out of the news. The 1959 tappert translation of the book of concord served the church well for more than four decades. Discover the remarkable story behind the supersonic jet, and follow the timeline of alpha foxtrot, the last concorde ever to fly. Buy a discounted hardcover of the concorde story online from australias. The day concorde flew into the history books commercial aircraft. The aerospatialebac concorde supersonic transport sst was the only supersonic passenger airliner that has ever seen commercial service concorde reached a speed of mach 2. This book, now in its fifth edition, describes the history of supersonic flight, the development and operation of concorde. This new edition includes the afterstory of the aircraft, including a list of where surviving concorde aircraft can be viewed around the world.
Marchs narrative covers the background how it came about, from drawing board to first flight. Concorde was the first commercially successful airliner capable of speeds greater than twice the speed of sound. You would be better served if you sprang for at least one other book, chief test pilot brian trubshaws concorde. At that time, he assembled a great deal of information on the development of this unique design from sir frank whittles early jetpowered aircraft and exploitation german jet technology after world war two, through the 1950s and into an achievable concept. He published two books on his experiences, test pilot and concorde. Concorde s name reflects the development agreement between the united kingdom and france.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. I have to say this is one of the most thorough books about concorde. The current edition speaks clearly to contemporary readers. Prebooking of the mini tours is highly recommended, especially during busy periods. Airport 79 is a 1979 american air disaster film in the uk, it was released a year later as airport 80. He joined the royal flight in 1946 and became the personal pilot for george iv and his family. We uncover rare footage telling the forgotten row between.
It includes the story of the tragedy at paris, the accident investigation and concordes restoration. In fact this colourful book is an exhaustive description of the only supersonic commercial aircraft in airline service, seeing a lenghty duty in british airways and. The concorde made its first transatlantic crossing on september 26, 1973, and it inaugurated the worlds first scheduled supersonic passenger service on january 21, 1976 british airways initially flying the aircraft from. As it neared takeoff speed, the concorde struck a thin metal strip on the runway, causing one of its tires to burst. This book was written by christopher orlebar who was a pilot for british airways, became a concorde pilot in 1969 and instructor in 1976. Commercial aviation took a supersonic leap into the future fifty years ago, when concorde made its maiden flight. Here is the recently published seventh edition of the concorde story, a labor of love by author and former concorde pilot christopher orlebar. The concorde story design an aircraft that is capable of carrying one hundred passengers at twice the speed of sound not only was concorde an engineering marvel, she was an icon of beauty, style, and in her own way, a brand. The inside story 1st by brian trubshaw, jock lowe isbn. The concorde story is a vintage documentary about the development of the worlds first supersonic airliner, it was filmed during the early, heady days of the now retired aircraft and it provides a fascinating look into how the concorde came to be starting with early designs from wwii with a running time of just under 1 hour, the documentary provides an interesting look into how a team.
The concorde story is an attractive pictureled account with a short but authoritative text supported by a comprehensive selection of 80 colour and black and white photographs showing concorde at all stages of its life. Dj is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. In terms of depth of coverage, the two books complement each other well. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Faster than the speed of sound comes the plane of the future. The concorde story, kelly n, merchant book co, 2005. The story of concorde concorde was an engineering marvel, and a style icon worldwide. Buy the concorde story by christopher orlebar from waterstones today. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
The concorde and the fourth and final installment of the airport franchise. As chief test pilot for bac in the 1960s, brian trubshaw was closely involved wit. This book fills any gaps left by the other and presents the politics, designdevelopement, crews and actual operations involved with this beautiful vision of mans desire to fly. In the unlikely event that this is to be your only book on this subject a practice not at all to be encouraged. When this title was first published in 1986, the author had been flying concorde for british airways for ten years. The concorde story hardcover public interest in the concorde story shows little sign of abating, despite the aircraft having been retired from airline service in november 2003. First flown in 1969, concorde entered service in 1976 and continued flying for the next. He flew the concorde for 10 years and retired in 2000. A celebration of concorde, this new edition looks in more detail at the french side of the story, and has been officially endorsed by british airways. This new edition includes the after story of the aircraft, including a list of where surviving concorde aircraft can be viewed around the world.
Revisiting the luxury and glamour of concorde cnn style. In the uk, any or all of the typeunusual for an aircraftare known simply as concorde. Every aspect of the aircraft was designed for aerodynamic efficiency, and yet the outcome became something truly. When commercial air services were launched in 1976, concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world. Concorde was an engineering marvel, and a global style icon. The concorde story story series hardcover march 1, 2005 by peter r. The concorde story is a fine testimony to management and professionalism of dedicated people like the author, involved in the day to day operation of this magnificent aeroplane. Flight 4590 was a charter destined for new yorks jfk airport on july 25th, 2000, carrying mostly german tourists headed to south america. A supersonic story we uncover rare footage telling the forgotten row between the french and british governments over the spelling of concorde which threatened to. With british airways concordes now on public display at various locations around the world, including examples at heathrow airport, bristol filton. If you could only have two books about the concorde, this must be one of them, the other being the concorde story by orlebar. As the worlds first and only supersonic passenger transport aircraft, the anglofrench concorde has never been out of the news.
It also marks the swan song of the british aircraft industry. This fully revised edition of the concorde story, published to coincide with the anniversary of the aircrafts first landing at heathrow, is a complete history of concorde. Mini tours on concorde tickets can be bought on the day from the tickets desk or you can pre book your flight in advance using the details below. Now in its seventh edition, the concorde story has remained the most. This fully revised edition of the concorde story, is a complete history of concorde, seen through the eyes of former concorde pilot christopher orlebar. Sep 21, 2018 a new book titled supersonic fondly showcases the design and lifestyle of concorde, a superbly engineered machine from a futuristic past. From its maiden flight in 1969 until its retirement from airline service in 2003, concorde s achievements have been perpetually in the superlativ the fastest, highest, most luxurious, most expensive to build as well as to fly in to name just a few.
A concorde of story and history concorde, by jonathan glancey is a descriptive history of anything related to supersonic aircraft, not just the concorde, a supersonic airliner which flew until 2003. Please note there will be a small number of tickets can be bought on the day at. There is also a look into the future of highspeed flight. When commercial services began in 1976, concorde quickly established herself as one of the wonders of the modern technical world. Trubshaw joined the royal airforce in 1942 and trained on sirman biplanes in the us before flying bombers in the war. The concorde was, without doubt the most daring and most beautiful passenger aircraft ever created. I found it so interesting, albeit short, that i wanted to check the complete book.
Dec 09, 2012 untold story of the concorde disaster december 9, 2012 last week, a french appeals court overturned a manslaughter conviction against continental airlines for its role in the crash of an air france concorde outside paris twelve years ago. From its maiden flight in 1969 until its retirement from airline. It investigates how the anglofrench alliance tackled the project, concorde s entry into service and the aircrafts eventual commercial success. The concorde story has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The almost one hour video below provides a history of the development of the aircraft with good insights to the process and the vision behind it.
The concorde story by christopher orlebar, hardcover. This fully revised edition of the concorde story, published to co. When the air france concorde crashed outside paris in july 2000, it looked like the end for the worlds most famous airliner. Capable of crossing the atlantic in under three hours, concorde cruised at over twice the speed of sound and reached an altitude of 60,000ft. It has lots of information, many illustrations, an accessible language and even a description of. The story is here brought up to date for the new millennium, covering some 20 years continued airline service, a decade of research effort to explore the prospects for a secondgeneration supersonic transport sst, and. But the reasons for replacing tappert with kolbwengert are three. Observers marvelled atits superb design and provocative style.
Orlebars book the concorde story has been a bestseller since its publication in 1986. Pdf the concorde story download full pdf book download. It investigates how the anglofrench alliance tackled the. The book is a large format printed in high quality glossy paper. This lavishly illustrated sixth edition traces concorde s development from inception to withdrawal. Orlebars the concorde story is a very attractive book that covers events from development through operation to retirement, including the only accident in 27 years of service. Neil kelly the grace and beauty of the concorde britains first supersonic airliner, amazed the world. Apr 24, 2011 concordes name reflects the development agreement between the united kingdom and france. New shape in the sky, the original edition of this book, published in 1982. Christopher orlebar this fully revised edition ofthe concorde story, published to coincide with the anniversary of the aircrafts first landing at heathrow, is a complete history of concorde. Now in its seventh edition, the concorde story has remained the most complete record of the history of concorde in print since it was first published. We uncover rare footage telling the forgotten row between the french and british governments over the spelling of concorde which threatened to derail the whole project. Drawing on his own experience, the author reveals what it was like to be a concorde pilot, and. With shirley bassey, raymond baxter, tony benn, philip cairns.
The strip had fallen from the underside of a continental airlines dc10 that had. Mar 10, 2011 ive previously bought concorde, the abridged version of this book. The history of the worlds first and only supersonic passenger aircraft, from its maiden flight in 1969 until its retirement form airline service in 2003. The concorde story by christopher orlebar waterstones. March, 9780750939805, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. It includes the story of the tragedy at paris, the accident investigation and concorde s restoration. Blackall 1969, book, illustrated at the best online prices at ebay. Includes an account of concorde s final flight, 6th edition. This image from the royal aircraft establishment in. The concorde story by christopher orlebar goodreads.
Public interest in the concorde story shows little sign of abating, despite the aircraft having been retired from airline service in november 2003. Concorde, the first supersonic passengercarrying commercial airplane or supersonic transport, sst, built jointly by aircraft manufacturers in great britain and france. Overall this book was informative as well as entertaining, but would get carried away at some points. Public interest in the concorde story shows little sign of abating, des.
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