Wings Over Water
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Krátky popis
Announced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy was a series of glamorous
air contests, popularly known as races, that captivated both sides
of the Atlantic. While there were many other aviation competitions,
the Schneider proved to be, after a rocky start, by far the most
memorable attracting a hugely popular and glamorous following
whether Trophy races were held in Monaco, the Venice Lido, the
Solent or Chesapeake Bay. The Schneider Trophy was a focus not just
of remarkable aircraft, derring-do pilots and swooning public
attention, but also of fierce rivalries between the competitors:
Britain, France, Italy and the United States.It gripped the
imaginations of pioneering manufacturers and two of the world's
finest aircraft designers - Reginald Mitchell and Mario Castoldi -
who worked feverishly hard to outdo one another. Perhaps
inevitably, the dynamism of rival engineering and politics led to
the most potent military fighters of World War Two with Reginald
Mitchell's record-breaking Supermarine seaplanes morphing, one way
or another, into the Spitfire. Wings Over Water not only tells the
story of the Schneider Trophy afresh but also examines the backdrop
and legacy of these legendary air races, which became a driver and
celebration of speed and engineering prowess for both sea and
ground-based aircraft.It is an exhilarating tale of raw adventure,
public excitement, engineering genius and the fortunes of flying
boats and seaplanes.
Výber kníh autorov
Atlantic Books ,
Jonathan Glancey
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Atlantic Books,
Jonathan Glancey
Výber kníh vydavateľa
Slovart
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Slovart
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