History Press The Concorde Story

Description

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. Review: 小型本でもあなどれない - 本のサイズを確認せずに注文し、受け取った時点で「あ〜、絵本」かと落胆してしまった。ところがどっこい、コンコルドの歴史が上手にまとめられているではないか。日本ではさしずめカラー写真が多く掲載された新書であろう。分かりやすい言葉でかかれた本書は私の期待に十分応えてくれた。読み続けたくて、通勤時もつり革に揺られながら、読み続けた。価格もお手頃である。航空機ファンには是非ともおすすめしたい一冊である。 Review: Great little book - My son has been devouring books about Concorde and this little book includes lots of information, including some interesting facts he hasn't read about in other books.