{"product_id":"the-schneider-trophy-races-the-extraordinary-true-story-of-aviations-greatest-competition-9781909269873","title":"The Schneider Trophy Races: The Extraordinary True Story of Aviation's Greatest Competition","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines meets Le Mans. Hugely entertaining. And deadly serious' Rowland White, Author of Vulcan 607\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the greatest international competition of its day - a thrilling, globe-trotting, high speed air racing series that married cutting-edge technology with astonishing skill, bravery and danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuelling at 400 mph just a few feet from sea surface left pilots little margin for error. For over a decade, as aircraft of Great Britain, the United States, France and Italy fought for the prize, the Schneider Trophy represented the pinnacle of aviation development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA succession of world records fell to machines that combined super-charged brute power with streamlined good looks. With the RAF's Supermarine S6B, legendary aircraft designer R.J Mitchell, honed the genius that produced the Spitfire, while Rolls-Royce advanced the state-of-the-art with a powerful V-12 engine that paved the way for its war-winning masterpiece, the Merlin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12593796\"\u003eRalph Barker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvertail Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909269873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909269875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO034000\"\u003eAviation \u0026amp; Nautical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silvertail Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830742941835,"sku":"9781909269873","price":26.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_c9af9616-daa5-4289-9f2a-0293eb2c5c6f.jpg?v=1755584752","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-schneider-trophy-races-the-extraordinary-true-story-of-aviations-greatest-competition-9781909269873","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}