Remembering Pioneering Airbus Test Pilot Bernard Ziegler

Bernard Ziegler
Bernard Ziegler, 1933-2021
Credit: Airbus
When Airbus was nearing the first flight of its A300, there was an obvious choice for the position of chief test pilot: Andre Turcat had gained international fame by piloting the first flight of the Concorde in March 1969, and six months later he captained the aircraft’s first supersonic sortie. But...

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