Concorde: The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

The definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways’ former Chief Concorde Pilot

‘A remarkable story’ DAILY EXPRESS
‘A stonking good read’ FLYER
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What’s it like to fly faster than a bullet?
Could you really glimpse the edge of space?
Why will we never see Concorde’s like again?

Mike Bannister was British Airways’ Chief Concorde Pilot. One of the few in that legendary aircraft’s quarter-century of flight to fully understand both the plane’s intricate engineering and what it took to fly her at supersonic speeds.

In this definitive account of the rise and fall of the world’s greatest aircraft, Bannister explores its origins, development, service, highs, lows and, finally, the terrible crash which ended its flying life.

Part celebration, part history, part detective story and part courtroom drama, it’s almost as riveting as flying in Concorde itself – almost . . .
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‘Concorde represented the sheer wondrous genius of the human race’ JEREMY CLARKSON

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 25 May 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1405951923
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1405951920
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 340 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.8 x 3.05 x 19.71 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 12,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 2 in Commercial Aviation 5 in Military Vehicles 8 in Aviation History
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