We are delighted to welcome back Chris Bigg to The Barn for another fascinating talk. By popular demand after his last talk on the history of aircraft production in Filton, he will be focusing this talk on Concorde.

This talk will cover the full story of the project from inception in 1962 to last flight in 2003. Chris will give an insight into how and why the iconic Concorde was conceived, the extreme challenges in the design, research test ,development activities. 
Other aircraft involved in the test program including Bristol 188, B.A.C. 221 and Avro Vulcan will be featured.
Areas covered include roll out, first flight, route proving and entry into service. The Paris crash and premature retirement will also be included. Finally a brief look into the future of supersonic transport will be discussed.

The path to supersonic passenger flight was long and bumpy with threats of cancellation and opposition throughout Concorde’s career but it remains a pinacol of engineering excellence and has not been equalled or surpassed.

About your speaker:
Chris Bigg is a retired Manufacturing Engineer and worked at the Filton site for over 50 years where he was fortunate to fly Concorde and witnessed the first and last flight (1969 & 2003). He is currently a volunteer at the Bristol Aerospace museum.

Refreshments available on arrival and during interval. Cash and card payments accepted.

Free parking on site. Parking for this event will be at the Barn, BS36 1SE.

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.

If you wish to avoid the booking fee then please contact the office to arrange a time to come and book in person at The Barn.