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Author : Arthur Ord-Hume
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840337389
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hovercraft - The Story of a Very British Invention written by Arthur Ord-Hume and published by . This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ashley Hollebone
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752490516
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Hovercraft written by Ashley Hollebone and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hovercraft was first created in 1959, when Sir Christopher Cockerell came up with a prototype that crossed the English Channel. The SRN1, the first ever hovercraft, is now proudly housed by the Science Museum and this very British invention enjoys an active role in many arenas, from travel, leisure cruising and racing to lifesaving and transporting goods. This detailed book delves into the history of the hovercraft, from the early days of its development through to the commercial and military applications of the craft. It looks into the exciting world of hovercraft leisure, cruising and racing from amateur to Formula 1, and also explores the important role the hovercraft plays in rescues whether on water or delivering aid around the word in places that helicopters can't reach. Finally, it details the types of hovercraft in use today, and what the future holds. The hovercraft is more than a product of 1960s Britain: it is one that has pushed the boundaries of transport as we look into the future and we have the back-shed culture of Britain to thank for its invention.
Author : Ashley Hollebone
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752485121
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hovercraft Story written by Ashley Hollebone and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motoring journalist Ashley Hollebone reveals for the first time the full story behind the hovercraft, a wonderful British invention that was created in a back shed from a rusty food tin and an old hair dryer – simple yet remarkable! Christopher Cockerell’s 1950s invention has found a multitude of uses across numerous arenas, from cross-Channel ferries and leisure cruising to racing at up to 80mph; it has modernised travel and has an impressive safety record, yet despite this little has been written about this, one of the most innovative modes of transport.This colourful book decisively redresses the balance and comprehensively reveals the history of the hovercraft, through photographs and diagrams, making it an invaluable addition to every enthusiast’s library.
Author : Bruce Hales-Dutton
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526775603
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers written by Bruce Hales-Dutton and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-01-13 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of the daredevils who attempted to fly over the English Channel—a history filled with triumphs, tragedies, and colorful characters. On July 25, 1909, a dapper, mustachioed Frenchman flying a flimsy, diaphanous airplane changed the status of a great nation. “England is no longer an island,” declared the Daily Mail. Lord Northcliffe, the newspaper’s proprietor, had put up the £1,000 prize for the first flight of the English Channel by the pilot of an airplane. In securing the prize for one of aviation’s most celebrated firsts, Louis Blériot had beaten his Anglo-French rival Hubert Latham. Six days earlier, Latham had become the first airman to make a forced landing on water when the engine of his elegant Antoinette monoplane failed while he attempted the crossing. This book explores the triumphs, tragedies, and many milestones in cross-channel flight, beginning back in July 1785 when John-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries made the first crossing, by balloon. Other flyers quickly followed Blériot so that Pierre Prier made the first non-stop London-Paris flight in April 1911 and Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly the Channel a year later—though her historic accomplishment was overshadowed by the Titanic catastrophe. The book also charts other events in cross-Channel aviation such as the midair collision between the UK and France that led to a rudimentary system of air traffic control; the first cat to make the flight; the popular car ferry services of the 1950s and 1960s; and the coming of the jets—providing a colorful history of the era before the debut of the famed Channel Tunnel.
Author : Joseph Boughey
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752487116
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)
Download or read book British Canals written by Joseph Boughey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-05-30 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of British Canals was published in 1950 and was much admired as a pioneering work in transport history. Joseph Boughey, with the advice of Charles Hadfield, has previously revised and updated the perennially popular material to reflect more recent changes. For this ninth edition, Joseph Boughey discusses the many new discoveries and advances in the world of canals around Britain, inevitably focussing on the twentieth century to a far greater extent than in any previous edition of this book, while still within the context of Hadfield's original work.
Author : Allan Scott-Davies
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750952776
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Download or read book Shadows on the Water written by Allan Scott-Davies and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings reported across Britain's canal and waterways network: echoes in dark tunnels; stone steps stained red with blood spilled long ago; ghostly footsteps accompanying barges beneath a bridge... Mixing long-established ghostly tales with first-hand accounts, Allan Scott-Davies presents a grisly collection of supernatural stories. From the screaming ghost near Market Drayton to the Roman soldier in Chester guarding the canal, the drowning man at Lapworth and the white lady of the Hatton flight, all is revealed with a map of locations and, for some of the more haunted sites, a guided tour map. This illustrated book is sure to delight lovers of the waterways and paranormal alike.
Author : Robin Paine
Publisher : Robin Paine
ISBN 13 : 0956897819
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book On a Cushion of Air written by Robin Paine and published by Robin Paine. This book was released on 2012 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd and Swedish America Line, who formed a British company called 'Hoverlloyd', galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport through the formation of a British Rail subsidiary called 'Seaspeed'.
Author : Sarah Tieck
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617841048
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hovercraft written by Sarah Tieck and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put readers in the pilot's seat of a hovercraft! With vibrant graphics, action-packed photographs, and engaging text, this book will get readers excited about the fast, thrilling world of hovercraft. Readers will learn how powerful hovercraft move over land and water to be used in war, for rescue work, and for racing and recreation. A comprehensive diagram displays the main parts of a hovercraft. Simple, straightforward text breaks down complicated engine workings for readers. Safety measures and hovercraft history are also discussed. Features include a table of contents, fast facts, a glossary with phonetic spellings, and an index. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Author : David Dixon
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 095443577X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)
Download or read book Watts My Line? written by David Dixon and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Lawrie Watts and his amazing technical artworks, illustrations, and cutaway drawings of motorcycles, motorcars, aircraft, and farm machinery. He was drawing amazingly complex machinery with meticulous attention to detail way before the development of CAD. Lawrie is not just an artist; he's a designer too. An example of his designs was the Enfield-powered Dreamliner.
Author : Garry Hogg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780200716253
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Hovercraft Story written by Garry Hogg and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
