Concorde: The thrilling account of history's most extraordinary airliner (Paperback)
  • Concorde: The thrilling account of history's most extraordinary airliner (Paperback)
zoom

Concorde: The thrilling account of history's most extraordinary airliner (Paperback)

(author)
1 Review Sign in to write a review
? RRP £10.99
£9.49
Save £1.50 (14%)
Paperback 464 Pages
Published: 25/05/2023
  • 10+ in stock

Usually dispatched within 2-3 working days

  • This item has been added to your basket
Waterstones Says

Part celebration, part elegy, part detective story and part courtroom drama, this fascinating volume from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot charts the inside story of the titular aircraft, taking in both its majestic triumphs and the tragedies that befell it.

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.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405951920
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 343 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS
Excellent, revealing. Well-related at both the personal and the technical levels * Aeroplane *

You may also be interested in...

Topgun
Added to basket
£10.99
Paperback
How to Build a Motorcycle
Added to basket
The High Girders
Added to basket
Great Britain's Railways
Added to basket
Aston Martin
Added to basket
£9.99
Paperback
Remembering Steam
Added to basket
£20.00
Paperback
Slow Trains Around Spain
Added to basket
Under the Bonnet
Added to basket
The Times: The Joy of Railways
Added to basket
Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car
Added to basket
The Spitfire Kids
Added to basket
£20.00   £8.00
Hardback
Enzo Ferrari
Added to basket
£75.00
Hardback
Power Play
Added to basket
£20.00
Hardback
A Brief History of Motion
Added to basket
Come Fly the World
Added to basket
£16.99
Hardback
Leathered
Added to basket
£20.00
Hardback
Telling Aircraft Tails
Added to basket

“Fascinating!”

A really fascinating read - covering how the author became a Concorde pilot, why the plane is so remarkable, and the truth behind the Gonesse crash.

Paperback edition
Helpful? Upvote 0

Please sign in to write a review

Your review has been submitted successfully.

env: aptum
branch: