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Concorde

The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

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Concorde

By: Mike Bannister
Narrated by: Mike Bannister
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Summary

The definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot

What's it like to fly faster than a bullet?
Could you really glimpse the edge of space?
Why will we never see Concorde's like again?

Mike Bannister was British Airways' Chief Concorde Pilot. One of the few in that legendary aircraft's quarter-century of flight to fully understand both the plane's intricate engineering and what it took to fly her at supersonic speeds.

In this definitive account of the rise and fall of the world's greatest aircraft, Bannister explores its origins, development, service, highs, lows and, finally, the terrible crash which ended its flying life.

Part celebration, part history, part detective story and part courtroom drama, it's almost as riveting as flying in Concorde itself - almost . . .

'A remarkable story' DAILY EXPRESS
'A stonking good read' FLYER
'Concorde represented the sheer wondrous genius of the human race' JEREMY CLARKSON

© Mike Bannister 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Critic Reviews

Excellent, revealing. Well-related at both the personal and the technical levels
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A really enjoyable read. A very informative and honest account of the history of a great aircraft.

Excellent read

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Thank you Mike Bannister for writing this book. You have made the Concorde story come alive through your eyes for many that didn’t have the fortune to fly it or in it.

Simply brilliant.

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Hats off to Mike - he rose to the top and loved his job. Great love of the Concorde. Really interesting insights to this plane’s history. Enjoyed the book. He narrates well too.

Just the about right amount of ego

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Liked it, well written and read.
Went down some rabbit holes and was a bit repetitive in places.

Everything u wanted to know.

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Very expressively narrated by the author. Use of American pronunciation can be jarring as is the over use of irrelevant and trite phrasing.

For those you need all the details

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