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Discover the Hovercraft

Discover the secrets of the Hovercraft

'Discover the Hovercraft' $11.99

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  • Explore Hovercraft Design

  • Understand the Hovercraft principle

  • Trace the history of its invention


 

Packed with hovercraft facts and figures - 

 

      - Explore Hovercraft Design

      

      - Understand the Hovercraft

        Principle

 

       - Trace the History of its

         invention 

 

      - Build and experiment 

 

This Books covers:

  • Hovercraft theory

  • Hovercraft History

  • Basic design principles

  • Hovercraft applications

  • Hovercraft Skirt operation

  • Momentum curtain effect

  • Early Hovercraft designs

  • Hovercraft models

  • Lift and thrust

  • Hovering power

  • Modern craft designs

  • The future

 

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- Want to know how a Hovercraft works?

- Need to find out about the history of the Hovercraft?

- Want to try some experiments to show how a Hovercraft works?

 

'Discover the Hovercraft' 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 takes you on a tour of the Hovercraft's secret world. Tracing the history of this extraordinary craft through early ideas and designs to modern craft.

 

Try your own experiments and demonstrate the Hovercraft principle by building and using the momentum curtain Hovercraft testbed described in this book.

 

Actual pages from 

'Discover the Hovercraft'

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Comment 4-9-04

 "Great book with lots of information about the basics of hovercrafts, and RC hovercrafts are mentioned as well ! Recommended for everybody that wants to know all about the basics of hovercrafts without too much tech talk."

 

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Discover the Hovercraft

Published by Flexitech

Author: Kevin Jackson

Binding - Perfect (soft cover) - 54 pages

 

ISBN 0-9753414-0-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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