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SUMMARY:Concorde – a Real Life Time Machine - Captain David Rowland
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CONTACT:Mr Jin Yu
DESCRIPTION:In the first century of powered flight and right up to today\,
  there has never been another aircraft\, civil or military\, which can do 
 what Concorde did.  There have been and are aircraft that can fly faster o
 r higher\, or carry more people\, or fly further.  But none of them could 
 fly at Mach 2 across the Atlantic\, without refuelling\, with one hundred 
 passengers on board\, in just over three hours.\n\nConcorde brought us man
 y technological advances that are in use throughout aviation today - fly-b
 y-wire controls\, just one example.  But Concorde was much more than just 
 an aircraft.  It was\, and still is\, an icon.  \n\nTo hear what made Conc
 orde special David Rowland will trace the origins of the aircraft and expl
 ain why it was such a huge engineering achievement\, a delight to fly and 
 a commercial success. 
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Depar
 tment on Trumpington Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1PZ.
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