Fastest in the World: The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils
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Like the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments.
When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying machines, he developed hydrofoils as a means of getting airborne from water. In 1919, on the Bras d'Or lakes in Cape Breton, Bell and his collaborator Casey Baldwin broke a world speed record when their prototype HD-4 skimmed across the waves at 61.5...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:088780621X
ISBN13:9780887806216
Release Date:October 2004
Publisher:Formac Publishing Company Limited
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.3" x 9.1"
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