Considered by many to be as demanding as the US space programme, Stephen Skinner chronicled the testing and certification of Concorde in a special Key Publishing magazine on the legendary aircraft. It was a colossal challenge taking almost seven years and more than 5,000 flying hours – twice that of the Airbus A380.
The testing and certification of Concorde was a mighty challenge for the British and French engineers involved. Some have referred to it as being the UK’s and France’s equivalent to the US space programme.
