
From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde
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During the Second World War, Edwards worked closely with Barnes Wallis and was responsible for making the dam busters' famous bouncing bomb bounce. After the war he was appointed chief designer at Vickers and designed Britain's first V-bomber, the Valiant, which was delivered to the RAF in just four years. Edwards then took the lead in the most ambitious military aircraft programme of the period, TSR2, until it was controversially cancelled in 1965. Against this setback, his successes included the VC10 airliner (still in service today with the RAF) and the legendary Anglo-French Concorde. Edwards's patience and perseverance when dealing with politicians and with his counterparts across the Channel were critical to the success of the Concorde project.
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- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Author's Note
- 1 In the Beginning
- 2 A Job at Vickers
- 3 Preparing for War
- 4 'Down with 'Itler'
- 5 Working for Beaverbrook
- 6 Bouncing Bombs
- 7 Mission to Germany
- 8 Chief Designer
- 9 'The Heat and Burden of the Viscount'
- 10 'Falling in Love with the Viscount'
- 11 Britain's First V-bomber
- 12 Managing Director
- 13 Ethel Merman, Bob Six, but Mostly Howard Hughes
- 14 'The Biggest Blunder of All'
- 15 Accolades, Worries and the Vanguard
- 16 The VC10 - 'A Sorry Story'
- 17 Rationalisation
- 18 TSR.2 and a New Partner
- 19 British Aircraft Corporation
- 20 TSR.2 - the Beginning of the End
- 21 TSR.2 - the End
- 22 Life After Death, but Only Just
- 23 Concorde - the Beginnings
- 24 'She Flies'
- 25 Trouble with the French
- 26 Guided Weapons and Defence Contracts
- 27 His Last Aircraft
- 28 Enter the Wide-Bodies
- 29 Changes at the Top
- 30 'Merger-itis' and Nationalisation
- 31 Into Retirement
- 32 Pastimes, Painting and 'Cricket, Lovely Cricket'
- 33 The University of Surrey and a Personal Crusade
- 34 'A Man of Absolute Rectitude'
- 35 Last Overs
- Envoi
- Appendix One: Abbreviations
- Appendix Two: Chronology
- Bibliography
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