Concorde Supersonic Airliners: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Concorde - A Photographic Tribute

Travelling at twice the speed of sound at 60,000ft, to fly Concorde was the dream of many and the regular pastime of the lucky few. The rich and famous graced its all-first-class cabins, some time and again.

Photographer Adrian Meredith spent many years photographing Concorde from every conceivable angle. Here he has collated his artwork to present a full-colour account of this remarkable and memorable aircraft.
Including information and photos from behind the scenes as well as significant milestones and detail on the passengers and personalities on board, this is a unique and beautiful photographic tribute.

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Author:	Adrian Meredith
Details:	180 pages, 8.9 x 9.8 in (22.5 x 25 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	250 illustrations in color
Language:	English
Publisher:	The History Press Ltd (GB, 2013)
ISBN:	9780752493244

Concorde, A Designer's Life : The Journey to Mach 2

Concorde flew for 34 years and is still unmatched. Much has been written about the aeroplane itself, but relatively little about the people who designed it.
This book is partly an autobiography and encompasses some of the team, several technicalities and a good measure of the lighter side of the job, especially during the period of actual design.

Ted Talbot, who began his career at BAC as an aerodynamicist and became chief design engineer, has combined the technical narrative with personal and family reminiscences to remind the reader that engineers have a life too.
The path to Mach 2 was bumpy, with threats of cancellation and opposition from the Americans and the Russians, but this generally indicated to the Concorde team that they were on the right path!

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Author:	Ted Talbot
Details:	256 pages, 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.79 in (23 x 16 x 2 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	The History Press Ltd (GB, 2013)
ISBN:	9780752489285

Flying Concorde - The Full Story

"Flying Concorde" is written in a manner which gives anyone who knows the author as well as I do a feeling of talking to him in person. He knows the aeroplane, and he writes about it in such a way that even the most technical aspects can be readily understood. It is a delight to read.The story of Concorde is a large subject, concerning as it does both the technical history of the aircraft and its struggle to be accepted as an airliner. I am sure that those who read this book will enjoy it as much as I have. - Brian Trubshaw, Chief Test Pilot.

This new edition of what has become one of the major references to the world's first and only supersonic airliner, has an added section that covers the cause of the Paris tragedy.

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Author:	Brian Calvert
Details:	296 pages, 9.25 x 6.1 x 0.79 in (23.5 x 15.5 x 2 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2002)
ISBN:	9781840373523

The Concorde Story

As the world's first - and only - supersonic passenger transport aircraft, the Anglo-French Concorde has never been out of the news. From its maiden flight in 1969 until its retirement from airline service in 2003, Concorde's achievements have been perpetually in the superlativ - the fastest, highest, most luxurious, most expensive (to build as well as to fly in) - to name just a few.

The sleek white bird set standards in aeronautical design and passenger service that remain unsurpassed to this day. Here is the incredible story of an icon of 20th century design technology.

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Author:	Peter R. March
Details:	128 pages, 5.7 x 7.7 x 0.51 in (14.5 x 19.5 x 1.3 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	80 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	The History Press Ltd (GB, 2005)
ISBN:	9780750939805

The Concorde Story (7th Edition)

This fully revised edition of "The Concorde Story", is a complete history of Concorde, seen through the eyes of former Concorde pilot Christopher Orlebar. This new edition includes the after-story of the aircraft, including a list of where surviving Concorde Aircraft can be viewed around the world.
Drawing on his own experience, the author reveals what it was like to be a Concorde pilot, and gives us a unique pilot's-eye-view of a typical transatlantic flight, including details of the training involved and life on the flight deck. It is from the privileged perspective of an insider that Christopher Orlebar describes Concorde's 'Grand Finale' and final flight to Filton, reflecting on the history and achievement of Concorde and those who worked on her.

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Author:	Christopher Orlebar
Details:	248 pages, 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.98 in (28.5 x 22 x 2.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	illustrated
Language:	English
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9781849081634

Concorde (Nouvelle édition augmentée)

On January 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager, aboard his Bell X-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time. Twenty-nine years later, on January 21, 1976, Concorde, the first supersonic transport aircraft, made its first commercial flight.
This book recounts this prodigious aeronautical epic, the technical, industrial and human feats that were necessary for this extraordinary aircraft, the fruit of an exemplary collaboration between Air France and British Airways, to see the light of day.

Frédéric Beniada and Michel Fraile introduce us to the fascinating world of this aircraft that holds records that are still unequaled. Superb photographs make this book a celebration of Concorde, the icon of an entire generation that dreamed of crossing the Atlantic in less than four hours and offered themselves this dream in the form of a large metal bird.

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Author:	Frédéric Beniada, Michel Fraile
Details:	192 pages, 8.25 x 11.6 x 0.83 in (21 x 29.5 x 2.1 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	French
Publisher:	Editions E/P/A (F, 2018)
ISBN:	9782376710097