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Christopher Orlebar |
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Name : Christopher Orlebar |
Christopher Orlebar learned to fly in 1965, joining British Airways (BOAC) in 1969, and flying VC10s. In 1976 he flew Concorde, staying with the aircraft for a further 10 years. He has since been involved in writing and lecturing on aviation subjects, particularly Concorde. |
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 Pride of Britain by Adrian Rigby. |
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Concorde 
Manufacturer : Aerospatiale-BAC Production Began : 1976 Retired : 2003 Number Built : 20 | Concorde The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turpbojet powered supersonic passenger airliner, produced bewteen the British and French companies. The Concorde programme was instigated through the Anglo-French government treaty which brought together both the French company Aerospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (now BEA systems ). The First Concorde prototype flew in 1969, and Concorde entered service in 1976, continuing for 27 years. Only 20 aircraft were built, the development phase represented a substantial economic loss. Both British Airways and Air France were subsidised by their governments to buy the aircraft. The Concorde flew mainly between London and New York or Washington taking less than half the time than any other airliner. The Air France Concordes also flew form Charles Degaulle airport in Paris. The only crash was of a Air France Concorde on the 25th pf July 2000, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and other financial factors caused the Concorde fleet to cease flying on the 24th October 2003, with the last flights being on the 26th of November 2003. Concorde will remain an aviation great. | |
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