| Stock Code: B14060B | | Publisher Code: H4818 | | ISBN 13: 9781844258185 | | Published: 2010 | | Pages: 160 | | Dimensions: 210x270mm | | Illustrations: Soft Bound, Colour and b/w ill |
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An insight into flying, operating and maintaining the world's first supersonic passenger jet.
The Concorde Story - Introduction
Concorde, the world's first - the world's only - supersonic airliner. Conceived in the cauldron of imagination that was the 1950s and born into the 60s. Graduating from the aviation centres at Bristol and Toulouse, the bright lights of London, Paris and New York beckoned. That was the plan. That over three hundred additional destinations joined in the supersonic adventure was no small surprise. From New Zealand to The Arctic Circle and at every point of longitude the echoes remain.
Description
The Anglo-French Concorde supersonic passenger transport is probably the most famous airliner in history. Its glamour was exceeded only by its speed of more than Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound. Concorde was able to cross the Atlantic from London to New York in little more than three hours, cutting the journey time of conventional subsonic airliners by more than half.
In 2003, when the British and French Concorde fleets were prematurely retired from service, a unique era in travel and supersonic passenger aircraft design came to an end. But even if the futuristic shape of Concorde no longer graces the skies, popular interest in this marvel of aeronautical design remains undiminished.
Written by two of British Airways' most experienced former Concorde flight crew, the Haynes Concorde Manual gives readers rare insights into what it's like to fly, operate and service the world's only supersonic airliner.
About The Authors
David Leney trained as a pilot in the RAF before joining BOAC. He flew and navigated the Lockheed Constellation and Canadair C-4 Argonaut, and co-piloted the Bristol Britannia, attaining command on Vickers VC1Os in 1971. In 1974 he became Pilot Manager of the VC10 fleet and in 1976 he joined the Concorde fleet at the beginning of its association with British Airways. By 1977 he had completed the six-month course and qualified as a Concorde Captain, later becoming Flight Manager. He retired from flying in 1992. He lives in Surrey.
David Macdonald began his aviation career as an airframe/engine apprentice with BEA, leaving to undertake flight engineer training with BOAC in 1961. His first posting was to the de Havilland Comet 4 before moving on to the VC10. His eleven years on the VC10 fleet included thre6 as an Instructor/Examiner and a further three as a Flight Engineer Superintendent (FES). In 1974 he was appointed to the position of FES Concorde with British Airways, retiring in 1994. He lives in Buckinghamshire. |
