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The Concorde Story
The Concorde Story | Peter R. March
3 posts | 1 read
A pocket-sized pictorial account of this much-loved and iconic aircraft.
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rabbitprincess
The Concorde Story | Peter R. March
Mehso-so

This was OK. I liked the pictures -- the postcard format is a good choice for the long, sleek Concorde -- but I wasn't wildly excited about the writing.

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rabbitprincess
The Concorde Story | Peter R. March
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Uhhhhhh no, the troposphere is the LOWEST level of the atmosphere. It is BELOW the stratosphere.

ravenlee Ugh, I hate these kinds of errors! And then you wonder if they can‘t fact check basic stuff, what else is wrong? 5y
rabbitprincess @ravenlee This is the only error I've seen so far, and I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt that everything else is correct. It may have been missed because it's a sidebar rather than the main text. 5y
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rabbitprincess
The Concorde Story | Peter R. March
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Brian Trubshaw was a test pilot who flew the Concorde. He is also name-checked in Monty Python's "flying sheep" sketch, in which John and Michael dress and speak like outrageous stereotypes of Frenchmen and explain their invention. "Vive Brian, wherever you are!" ✈️?