A History Of Aviation At Brooklands In 100 Objects
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A History Of Aviation At Brooklands In 100 Objects
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Author : Nigel Spooner
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2024-06-30
A History Of Aviation At Brooklands In 100 Objects written by Nigel Spooner and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-30 with Transportation categories.
At the dawn of the twentieth century mankind had not yet achieved powered flight. The main motive power then was provided by steam engines – heavy, dirty and inefficient. If one wanted to travel ‘over seas’ one had to travel on them. A journey from London to New York, by steam-driven train and ship, took more than 6 days. By the time the same century drew to a close in December 1999, air travel was the normal choice for long journeys. Millions of people every day flew comfortably and safely in pressurised aluminium airliners propelled by simple, clean and efficient gas turbine engines. The same journey from London to New York could be achieved at supersonic speed in less than 6 hours. For much of that century, many of the extraordinary developments that moved aviation from fragile wood and fabric biplanes to supersonic transports were achieved on 330 acres of low-lying former estate farmland in Surrey, England. The estate was called Brooklands. Those marshy acres were transformed from 1907 into the world’s first custom-built motor-racing circuit, then a rapidly developing aerodrome, and finally one of the country’s largest aircraft factories, employing tens of thousands of people. Nearly 19,000 aircraft of many different types were built at Brooklands during nine decades of peace and war. By the 1980s however it was being eclipsed by larger manufacturing sites elsewhere, with longer runways and better communications links; its owner, by then called British Aerospace, finally closed the factory in 1989. This book tells the history of those amazing developments through 100 of the key aircraft, engines, places and other objects that can still be seen, either in or near Brooklands Museum or in other locations around the country. It also highlights the stories of six designers whose inspiring creativity produced aircraft, engines and weapons ranging from Camel to Concorde, Fury to Harrier, Wellington to Viscount, Merlin to Olympus. Between them, Thomas Sopwith, Barnes Wallis, Rex Pierson, Sydney Camm, Stanley Hooker and George Edwards were responsible for much of what was designed, built and flown, not only at Brooklands but elsewhere too. The book is arranged in successive historical episodes but the many links between the objects and the designers should allow readers to follow different paths if they so wish. It is not intended as a technical reference but rather to inspire the reader to seek out the objects and discover more about them.
A History Of The World In 100 Objects
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Author : Neil MacGregor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-10-06
A History Of The World In 100 Objects written by Neil MacGregor and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with History categories.
This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them. The book's range is enormous. It begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with an object from the 21st century which represents the world we live in today. Neil MacGregor's aim is not simply to describe these remarkable things, but to show us their significance - how a stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people, how Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency or how an early Victorian tea-set tells us about the impact of empire. Each chapter immerses the reader in a past civilisation accompanied by an exceptionally well-informed guide. Seen through this lens, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. An intellectual and visual feast, it is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.
Flight
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Flight written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Aeronautics categories.
History Of British Aviation 1908 1914
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Author : R. Dallas Brett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
History Of British Aviation 1908 1914 written by R. Dallas Brett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Aeronautics categories.
A History Of Aeronautics
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Author : E. Charles Vivian
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-01-19
A History Of Aeronautics written by E. Charles Vivian and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-19 with Fiction categories.
Reproduction of the original.
History Of Flight
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Author : Michael John Haddrick Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Crescent
Release Date : 1991-04-07
History Of Flight written by Michael John Haddrick Taylor and has been published by Crescent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-07 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Indian Industries And Power
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
Indian Industries And Power written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with categories.
Aircraft Radio Systems
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Author : James Powell
language : en
Publisher: Pitman Publishing
Release Date : 1981
Aircraft Radio Systems written by James Powell and has been published by Pitman Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Plane Truth
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Author : Rose Bridger
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press
Release Date : 2013-10-08
Plane Truth written by Rose Bridger and has been published by Pluto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-08 with Nature categories.
As aviation charges ahead to become one of the world's fastest growing industries, with passenger numbers and cargo volumes projected to double in the next 20 years, Plane Truth sounds a highly informed note of scepticism. Rose Bridger provides a comprehensive account of aviation's impact, including how new airports are gobbling up farmland and wildlife habitats and inflicting noise and air pollution on communities. She reveals the extraordinary level of subsidy for the industry, from government expenditure on infrastructure to tax breaks, which helps to support the industry in the face of rising oil prices and the global economic downturn. Plane Truth demolishes industry claims that fuel-efficient aircraft and alternative fuels can enable growth without increasing climate change and reveals the symbiotic relationship between aviation and the wider socio-economic problems facing humanity.
The Concorde Experience
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Concorde Experience written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
This gem of a gift book focuses on the first in the British Airways fleet to fly commerically, and is told through quotes from staff and passengers.