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The Quest for Speed: Air Racing and the Influence of the Schneider Trophy Contests 1913-31 Mike Roussel
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The Quest for Speed: Air Racing and the Influence of the Schneider Trophy Contests 1913-31
Mike Roussel
Year by year, dramatic improvements in the winning speeds - often breaking records - charted the progress made, and this eventually had a great impact on the development of fighter aircraft in the Second World War and the future of the air industry alike.
288 pages, 190 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates, 18 colour illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 17, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780750967914 |
| Publishers | The History Press Ltd |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 233 × 160 × 18 mm · 652 g |
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