| 1. | Concorde (Airliner Color History)
Paperback by Gunter Endres. This study of the famed supersonic commercial transport examines the history, design production and service of the Concorde, from the initial planning stages to the aircrafts first flight in 1975 and the tragic accident in France in July 2000. The story begins with a brief background of supersonic flight and a look at plans dating as far back as the 1950s for a commercial SST.
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| 4. | International Airliners 1960-1969: Concorde
Paperback. Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport (SST). It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued for 27 years. Among other destinations, Concorde flew regular transatlantic flights from London Heathrow (British Airways) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Air France) to New York JFK and Washington Dulles, profitably flying these routes at record speeds, in less than half the time of other airliners. With only 20 aircraft built, the development phase represented a substantial economic loss. Additionally, Air France and British Airways were subsidised by their governments to buy the aircraft. As a result of the types only crash on 25 July 2000, economic effects arising from the 11 September attacks, and other factors, operations ceased on 24 October 2003. The last retirement flight occurred on 26 November 2003. Regarded by many as an aviation icon, Concorde has acquired an unusual nomenclature for an aircraft. In common usage in the United Kingdom, the type is known as "Concorde" rather than "the Concorde" or "a Concorde". Concorde's final flight, G-BOAF from Heathrow to Bristol, on 26 November 2003. The extremely high fineness ratio of the fuselage is evident. Concorde on takeoff Pre-production Concorde 101 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK. Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London Heathrow Airport following the end of all Concorde flying. This aircraft flew for 22,296 hours between its first flight in 1976 and its final flight in 2000.In the late 1950s, the United Kingdom, France, United States and Soviet U... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7045
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| 5. | AirUtopia.com:Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport Video DVD: Concorde- (Airport, airliner, plane, airplane, aircraft FILM)
DVD directed by David Maxwell. This DVD includes rare visits by Concorde operated by both Air France and British Airways! Filmed in 1994 and 1995, a lot of rare airliners are also included! Many airliners in this production are now classics due to the gradual rollover to more modern fleets. Watch Cathay Pacific & Dragonair Tristars, classic 747s of Thai Airways, Cambodian 737s, Air Hong Kong 747-100s, Federal Express' only 747 to receive its livery and a rare visit by China Xinhua Airlines. As a nice addition the military is represented by aircraft from the RAF and USAF P-3 Orions and a visit aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. If you the history of Kai Tak interests you, you'll love this production!
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| 6. | Supersonic Airliner THE CONCORD Harness Brass from England
. Horse brasses were used to adorn the harness horses, primarily in the UK, many would identify the route simply for decoration, royalty, different industries such as train or brewery and some I am sure were just made out of fondness for a likeness or animal. Some older brasses were worn on harness, others were just made primarily to commemorate a certain event. It is hard to date many harness brasses, yet you can get an idea from the patina as well as how well the brass is cast. You can sometimes tell from the darkness on thte reverse, from the brass slapping against the leather of the harness, but some people clean their brasses often, so this is not always a tell tale sign. Stamped brasses are from the early 1900's and only up to the 1930's. Most brasses you come across were cast and often the getts (the holder for the casting) is left partly on the back of the brass. I find horse brasses lovely and intriguing. All of the brasses I offer for sale are from England.
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