Rii
March 24, 2011 at 7:33 am

Best book on Concorde?

Not sure if this is the the right forum for this topic, or even if it’s suitable for the board. Apologies if it isn’t.

I’m looking for recommendations as to the single best ‘bible’ on Concorde around, covering the aircraft in detail from inception to retirement in terms of politics, engineering, commercial history, Air France 4590, etc. Bonus points for glossy presentation and coverage of Tu-144.

I understand that looking for a single source attending in some depth to all the various perspectives might be pushing it, but this would be a gift and handing over a bundle of books seems less gift-like and more like I robbed a library. 😀

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

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By: Mostlyharmless - 26th March 2011 at 09:09

Personally Im a big fan of this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Concorde-Frederic-Beniada/dp/1844035409

Its a big chunk of a book and covers everything youre looking for I think. The photographs in it are the best bit tho its like a work of art, if you can find it its worth having a flick through.

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By: Rii - 26th March 2011 at 01:46

Thanks for the links! The second one led me to The Concorde Story by former Concorde pilot Christopher Orlebar which seems to fit the bill nicely. The 7th edition of the book is due next month.

I’d welcome any comments regarding previous editions of the book or further recommendations.

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By: nJayM - 24th March 2011 at 18:37

I am not sure if you will find a single source but these are worth looking at

Not sure if this is the the right forum for this topic, or even if it’s suitable for the board. Apologies if it isn’t.

I’m looking for recommendations as to the single best ‘bible’ on Concorde around, covering the aircraft in detail from inception to retirement in terms of politics, engineering, commercial history, Air France 4590, etc. Bonus points for glossy presentation and coverage of Tu-144.

I understand that looking for a single source attending in some depth to all the various perspectives might be pushing it, but this would be a gift and handing over a bundle of books seems less gift-like and more like I robbed a library. 😀

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

I am not sure if you will find a single source but these are worth looking at

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Concorde-Manual-operating-maintaining-supersonic/dp/1844258181/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.concordesst.com/books.html

Also see French BAE for all the reports (English and French versions) on the crash at Gonesse of Concorde. Tragic though it was there are some great technical aspects within the reports.

Good luck in your quest