Hovercraft Books
Discover The Hovercraft- Kevin Jackson
Published by Flexitech LLC, 54 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 0-9753414-0-5
Now available on the Net from www.Barnesandnoble.com
Summary of contents:-
The book takes you on a tour of the Hovercraft's secret world. Learn about the early days of cushion craft, modern day Hovercraft designs and try experiments to see the Hovercraft principle in action.
Model Hovercraft designer Kevin Jackson traces the history of this extraordinary craft through early ideas and designs to modern craft. It looks at the operation of the craft and introduces you to radio control model Hovercraft designs.
The book includes experiments that demonstrate the Hovercraft principle using the momentum curtain effect as used by inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell. Illustrated with many drawings and photographs the principles are explained in theory and shown at work on real craft.
Discover the designs used for racing and large heavy lift craft as well as other applications of the Hovercraft principle. Find out about the design of the Hovercraft skirt, engines used to power the craft, and how lift and thrust are created.
Learn how and where Hovercraft have been put to use all over the world in civil and military applications.
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