{"product_id":"the-schneider-trophy-races-ralph-barker-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 Ralph Barker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909269875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909269873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvertail Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Ralph Barker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937400226047,"sku":"9781909269873","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_74cc90e7-ddf4-44a0-b447-30a0ea1fabf3.jpg?v=1681429840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-schneider-trophy-races-ralph-barker-9781909269873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}