Major André Édouard Turcat (23 October 1921 – 4 January 2016) was a French Air Force pilot and test pilot celebrated for flying the first prototype of...
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astronomer with the Paris Observatory, met with French Concorde test pilot André Turcat over lunch at a restaurant at Toulouse Airport to propose his idea to...
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Académie de l'air et de l'espace (section The establishment of the academy because of the reputation of André Turcat)
Space Academy. Established in 1983 in Toulouse on the initiative of André Turcat, the aims of the academy are the following: "To encourage the development...
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of 1959, with a speed of 1,441.6 mph (2,320 km/h) attributed to Maj. André Turcat. It was last flown in 1961 and currently resides in the Musée de l'air...
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Soviet/Russian test pilot known for aerobatics in Su-27 and MiG-29 André Turcat, French test pilot and first to fly the Concorde Brian Trubshaw, first...
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its maiden flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. It was captained by André Turcat, chief test pilot of Sud Aviation. Using reheat it lifted off at 205...
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made its first test flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969, piloted by André Turcat, and first went supersonic on 1 October. The first UK-built Concorde...
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012 2,259.538 Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter : 147 5 October 1959 Maj. André Turcat 1,441.6 2,320 Nord 1500 Griffon France 31 October 1959 Col. Georgi Mosolov...
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the identical French prototype Concorde 001, commanded by André Turcat. Trubshaw and Turcat were both awarded the Ivan C. Kincheloe Award in 1971, for...
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2: Concorde 001 flies from the first time, from Toulouse, piloted by André Turcat. March – September: Sino-Soviet border conflict. April 28: Charles de...
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