Isbn: 9786131162015 - sr.n1: saunders-roe, hovercraft, christopher cockerell, isle of wight, alvis leonides (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Saunders-Roe SR.N1 ('Saunders-Roe Nautical 1') was the first practical hovercraft. It was designed by Christopher Cockerell and built by Saunders-Roe on the Isle of Wight under the auspices of the National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC). Powered by an Alvis Leonides radial piston engine that drove a lift fan, and using ducted air from the fan for propulsion, it first flew on 11 June 1959 in front of the assembled press showing its capability to cross both land and water. On 25 July 1959, the 50th anniversary of Louis Blériot's cross-channel flight, the SR.N1 crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover in just over two hours. The crew were Captain Peter Lamb (pilot), John Chaplin (navigator) and Christopher Cockerell, the inventor of the momentum curtain as applied to the hovercraft principle. 124 pp. Englisch.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. SR.N1 | Saunders-Roe, Hovercraft, Christopher Cockerell, Isle of Wight, Alvis Leonides | Lambert M. Surhone (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786131162015 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Saunders-RoeSR.N1 ('Saunders-Roe Nautical 1') was the first practical hovercraft. Itwas designed by Christopher Cockerell and built by Saunders-Roe on theIsle of Wight under the auspices of the National Research andDevelopment Corporation (NRDC). Powered by an Alvis Leonides radialpiston engine that drove a lift fan, and using ducted air from the fanfor propulsion, it first flew on 11 June 1959 in front of the assembledpress showing its capability to cross both land and water. On 25 July1959, the 50th anniversary of Louis Blériot's cross-channel flight, theSR.N1 crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover in just over twohours. The crew were Captain Peter Lamb (pilot), John Chaplin(navigator) and Christopher Cockerell, the inventor of the momentumcurtain as applied to the hovercraft principle.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 124 pp. Englisch.…