Brian Trubshaw - Couverture souple

Trubshaw, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750944943 ISBN 13 : 9780750944946

Editeur : Sutton Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

When the British prototype Concorde took off from RAF Fairford on 9 April 1969, at the controls was Captain Brian Trubshaw. Here is the full and fascinating story of Brian Trubshaw's life as an experimental test pilot, written from his own unique viewpoint on the flight deck and covering a period of tremendous upheaval in the British aircraft industry.

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À propos de l'auteur

BRIAN TRUBSHAW was chief test pilot of the British prototype Concorde 002 during its development phase. He was regarded as one of Britain’s most famous names in aviation. As test pilot for Vickers-Armstrongs he test flew the Viscount, the Valiant, the VC10 and Super VC10. He test flew the 1-11 for the British Aircraft Corporation before reaching the pinnacle of his career as Chief Test Pilot for of Concorde. In 1980 he became Director and General Manager of Filton until he retired in 1986, but remained on the board of the Civil Aviation Authority, until his death in 2001.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750944943
• ISBN 13: 9780750944946
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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