Concorde
the thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner
$24.01
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2023
Summary
Concorde: A Pilot’s Story of a Lost Icon
October 24th, 2023, marks 20 years since Concorde vanished from our skies. Yet, Mike Bannister, the last Concorde Chief Pilot, still faces the same questions: Why is she no longer flying? Where is her replacement? And what really happened on that tragic afternoon in July 2000, when the crash of Flight 4590 grounded Concorde forever?
Concorde is an enthralling personal account of what it takes to fly planes faster than the speed of sou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405951920 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1405951923 |
| Author: | Mike Bannister |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 339g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 29mm |
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Excellent, revealing. Well-related at both the personal and the technical levels * Aeroplane *
About The Author
Mike Bannister
Mike Bannister is an aviation consultant and former pilot. He became the youngest pilot on the Concorde fleet in 1977, was appointed the airline’s Chief Concorde Pilot in 1995 and regularly flew as Captain on all of the aircraft’s routes worldwide. He was at the controls when the British Airways’ Supersonic Flagship returned to service in November 2001, and commanded and flew the final Concorde commercial flight from New York to London on October 24th 2004. By the time Concorde retired Mike had amassed over 9,200 Concorde flight hours - around 6,900 at supersonic speeds. For over 10 years he was extensively involved as an expert witness and lead technical advisor in the ‘Air France Concorde Trial.’ He now runs an Aviation Consultancy and resides in Middlesex, UK.
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