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On 14 January 1947, Chuck Yeager, in his Bell X-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time. Twenty-nine years later, on 21 January 1976, Concorde, the first supersonic transport aircraft, made its first commercial flight. This book recounts this prodigious aeronautical epic, the technical, industrial and human feats that were necessary for this extraordinary aircraft, the result of an exemplary collaboration between Air France and British Airways, to see the light of day. Frédéric Beniada and Michel Fraile take us into the fascinating world of this aircraft, which still holds unrivalled records. Superb photographs make this book a celebration of Concorde, the icon of a whole generation that dreamed of crossing the Atlantic in less than four hours and gave itself this dream in the form of a great metal bird.

Frédéric Beniada. A pilot and aviation enthusiast, he is a member of the board of directors of the Aéroclub de France and a journalist for France Info. He contributes to various aeronautical magazines and has published for E/P/A Boeing and Falcon 7X.