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On 13 September 1931 the Schneider Trophy was won outright for
Britain on Southampton Water by Flt Lt John Boothman flying
Supermarine S6B, S1595, with a record-breaking average speed of
379.08mph. Ralph Pegram relates the story of the Schneider Trophy
competitions and describes the development of British high-speed
seaplane designs. He examines the anatomy of the S6B (including the
Rolls-Royce R engine), as well as giving rare insights into its
flying characteristics and how it was maintained, operated and - of
course - raced in the final competition.
Popular history has a tendency to simplify, and accounts of the
life and career of aeronautical engineer R.J. Mitchell are no
exception. Remembered most fondly for his epochal Spitfire design,
his other designs - many of them failures and disappointments -
have largely been ignored. As a designer for Supermarine, Mitchell
produced a huge body of concepts, projects and ideas that never
left the drawing board. In Beyond the Spitfire Ralph Pegram brings
Mitchell's previously unseen work to light in an attempt to
evaluate the entire portfolio of one of Britain's most talented
aeronautical designers. Illustrated with a combination of layout
drawings and impressive CGI renderings of Mitchell's designs, this
book is an insightful and indispensable addition to our
understanding of the work of a man often called a genius.
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