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Concorde Pocket Manual
Description
The story of the legendary supersonic passenger jet, told through a series of contemporary documents and records.
First flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 and made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways and Air France. British Airways' Concordes made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours compared to around eight hours for a 'subsonic flight'. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes.
Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across the UK and in France, including at IWM Duxford, Brooklands and Fleet Air Arm Museum, as well as at Heathrow, Manchester and Paris-Orly airports. However, there have been recent reports suggesting that Concorde may start operating commercially again.
Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed and developed as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Concorde Technical Specification for the Basic Version
July 1967
Aircraft General Description
General Aircraft Design Criteria
Structure
Landing Gear
Powerplant
Fuel System
Flight Deck Compartment
Flight Controls
Navigation and Communications Systems
Air Conditioning and Pressurization
Ice Protection, Anti-misting and Windshield Rain Removal
Commercial Furnishings
Safety Equipment
Interchangeable Parts
Part 2: Concorde's Operation Under British Airways
BAC Brochure: Concorde the Competitive Edge
British Airways Concorde Brochure 1: A New Concept in Business Travel
British Airways Concorde Brochure 2: The Concorde Style
British Airways Concorde Brochure 3: The Experience
British Airways Concorde Schedules
British Airways London – Bahrain Menu
British Airways Concorde Menu
British Airways Concorde Wine List
British Airways Concorde April 1993 Inflight Entertainment
British Airways Concorde Brochure 4: Concorde and the Environment
British Airways Concorde Brochure 5: Concorde from the Cockpit
British Airways Concorde Brochure 6: Your 23-mile-a-minute Fact Sheet
British Airways Press Releases
Briefing Document for the Royal Visit to Eastern Arabia States
Menu and Wine List Royal Flight 12 February 1979
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | 22 Feb 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 160 |
| ISBN | 9781472827791 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 25 photographs and line illustrations. |
| Series | General Military |
| Short code | GNM |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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