Product Description

When the Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris in July 2000, it seemed as though the final and damning chapter had been written in the golden story of the world's most famous airliner. The chilling images beamed around the world of the aircraft in its final death throes have left an indelible stain on a hitherto untarnished safety record. As the former British chief test pilot, Brian Trubshaw's close association with Concorde has placed him in the unique position of being able to write the inside story of this world-famous supersonic passenger jet. Because of his detailed knowledge of Concorde, Brian has been closely involved in the exhaustive investigations into the recent tragedy. He piloted the world's first (and only) supersonic passenger transport aircraft on its maiden flight from Filton in 1969, and remained a key member of the Concorde programme after the aircraft entered airline service in 1976. In this new and updated edition of his best-selling book, Brian gives his unvarnished opinions about the causes of the Paris crash, the resulting court of enquiry and the hopes for Concorde returning to airline service this year. The author's close association with Concorde and the selection of 200 photographs and illustrations (c100 in colour) have made this the best-illustrated and most important book yet published on this aircraft.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #944500 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-21
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 203 pages

From the Publisher
Brian Trubshaw - Chief Test Pilot
'The testing was more thorough and advanced and took a longer time than anything that has been done before and anything done since'

'It is the highlight of my aviation career . . . I am proud now and proud then to have been so intimately involved'

'I don't think anyone in this country today has a greater sense of pride in Concorde than I do'

Customer Reviews

somewhat disappointing
I was quite disappointed with Trubshaws' account of the development of Concorde. His technical explanations are very disjointed and he is not good at explaining.The book is padded
with plenty of name-dropping and photos of himself with various dignitaries. Buy Christopher Orlebars' book, that's streets ahead.

Concorde
This book was written by the Senior test pilot during the entire design and first flights, Brian Trubshaw. He wrote the book, using his countless years of experience around and flying the aircraft. He writes in a non-technical tone, which may appeal to those readers with a passing interest, rather than a passion. The book contains many pictures of the plane's parts. The book covers all areas from adaptions, to the Paris crash in 2000, I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

Interesting but you will be able to put it down.
A reminder of a major technological achievement. If you are a fan of Concorde - and who couldn't be - you will have to read this account. It has many interesting insights into the process of developing airliners. However if you want an account of political intrigue and the raw emotions of cross-cultural working relationships then sadly you'll find nothing compulsive here. Trubshaw is an excellent test pilot rather than a great story teller.