
Concorde, A Designer's Life
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Even twenty years after its final flight, Concorde remains the pinnacle of aviation design. The aircraft is still unmatched, which has led to a vast swathe of material being written about the aeroplane itself. However, relatively little has been said about the people who designed it.
Concorde, A Designer's Life is an autobiography peppered with anecdotes from the team, humorous life stories and several 'technibits', all covering the design period of Concorde. Ted Talbot, who began his career at BAC as an aerodynamicist and later became chief design engineer, has combined the technical narrative with personal and family reminiscences to remind the reader that engineers have lives too.
The path to Mach 2 was bumpy, with threats of cancellation and opposition from the Americans and the Russians, but this generally indicated to the Concorde team that they were on the right path! This informative, witty and thoroughly enjoyable peek into an unusual life is a valuable addition to any bookshelf.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Prologue
- 1 Propositions
- 2 Early Warnings
- 3 Help from External Sources
- 4 Early Pastoral Scenes
- 5 Enter the Power Plant
- 6 Grammar in Several Languages
- 7 Two Wrongs Eventually Righted
- 8 Connoisseurship under Test
- 9 Arrival of the Vulcans
- 10 Search for a Permanent Base
- 11 Comrades v. Narrowboats
- 12 The North African Campaign - Part 1
- 13 Excursion in a Foreign Land
- 14 Success (or Nearly So)
- 15 Exit from Tangier
- 16 The North African Campaign - Part 2
- 17 Patently Obvious - To Us
- 18 Small Talk in Simulators
- 19 Encounters in Transit
- 20 Electricians Then and Now
- 21 Little 'Uns with Big Backgrounds
- 22 Agony Incorporated by Design
- 23 Relaxation
- 24 A Very Bumpy Road
- 25 One-Upmanship in Design
- 26 Two-Upmanship, or Game, Set and Match
- Epilogue
- Postscript
- Valediction
- Appendix: Principal Power Plant Variations
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