The Falklands Factor

Auteur

David Giles, son of the famous yacht designer, Jack Laurent Giles, f i rst discovered the possible benefi ts of a hull's 'lift ing' properties in a racing dinghy, and from his father's explanation with a teaspoon dangled under an open tap. Aft er National Service as a submarine off icer, he learnt the principles of advanced wing design for increasing the size and speed of jet airliners while working for the de Havilland Aircraft Company. Then in 1976, he formed a partnership with the naval architect Peter Thornycroft, whose success with the design of small lift ing hulls convinced him that these could be scaled up and applied to larger, faster vessels, as had been proved with aircraft .

Texte du rabat

This is the almost incredible but well-documented story of the author's 40-year-long hard-fought battle with naval authorities and government.