The Concorde Story

The Concorde Story
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Publisher : Osprey Publishing
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ISBN-10 : 1855326671
ISBN-13 : 9781855326675
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Book Synopsis The Concorde Story by : Christopher Orlebar

Download or read book The Concorde Story written by Christopher Orlebar and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When commercial services began in 1976, Concorde quickly established herself as one of the wonders of the modern technical world. This lavishly illustrated sixth edition traces Concorde's development from inception to withdrawal. It investigates how the Anglo-French Alliance tackled the project, Concorde's entry into service and the aircraft's eventual commercial success. Other SST (supersonic transport) projects are considered, as is the future of SST aviation. With reference to the official report, the tragic event at Gonesse in July 2000 is analysed in-depth and outstanding questions concerning the accident are considered together with why Concorde was withdrawn from service. The last chapter describes Concorde's 'Grand Finale'.


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