The Concorde story : ten years in service / Christopher Orlebar

Twickenham, Middlesex Rushden, Northants, England : Temple Press ; Hamlyn Distribution Services, 1986. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 127 pages: illustrations (some color); 29 cm. Notes: At head of spine title: British Airways. Includes bibliographical references (page 127) and index.Contents:Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- The background -- The formative phase -- Agreement with France -- Taking shape -- The other supersonic transports -- A stormy beginning -- The turn of the tide -- The flight: Acceleration -- The flight: Deceleration -- The future -- Appendices: [Specifications] -- Range -- Powerplant -- The anatomy of Concorde -- The flight envelope -- The aircraft -- British Airways Concorde crews during the first ten years -- Concorde chronology -- British Airways (BA) Concorde destinations as of November 1986 from London Airport (Heathrow) -- Air France Concorde destinations from Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris) -- Index -- Bibliography -- Illustration. Subjects: Concorde (Jet transports). History. Jet transports Great Britain. Jet transports France, Concorde aeroplanes, to 1983. Genre: Bibliography.Illustrated.