Science Museum Centenary Lectures: Concorde’s Legacy October 5, 2009

On 1 October 1969 a sonic boom rang out from Concorde for the first time. Forty years on, discover Concorde’s secrets and how, though the aircraft is no longer active, its legacy lives on in the planes we fly today.

Speakers:

Capt David Rowland, Concorde Captain, former Flight Manager and General Manager of the Concorde fleet in British Airways

Professor Jeff Jupp, Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath. Worked with Airbus France to restore Concorde to service following the tragic accident in Paris in July 2000.

Official Website: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/events/events_for_adults/Centtalk_Concorde.aspx