Table of Contents

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

Promotional Information

This fully revised edition of The Concorde Story is a complete history of the Concorde, seen through the eyes of former pilot Christopher Orlebar.

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"I thought the many photographs in this book were outstanding and could be used as a reference for anyone building a model of the Concorde ... Overall, I just loved this book. The author really knew what he was writing about. He covered everything about this beautiful aircraft." --JAck Kennedy, IPMS/USA