Hovercraft pioneer seeks next breakthrough in propulsion
Sir Christopher Cockerell, famed inventor of the hovercraft, works from his Hythe workshop on a water propulsion system to power giant hover liners. He argues air propellers can't scale to transatlantic craft, predicts British stagnation, and calls for bold, new designs beyond tunnels and existing hover concepts.
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Sir Christopher Cockerell
Christopher
Sir Christopher
Hythe
Southampton Water
United States
England
France
Britain
West Germany
Japan
Channel Tunnel
TIC Plans Guide To Minority Owned Businesses
The Texas Industrial Commission Office of Minority Business Enterprise announces a Buyer's Guide to minority owned Texas firms for corporation buyers and state and federal agents. The guide aims to help agencies identify capable minority contractors for contracts and subcontracts. The notice invites firms to submit their name and address to the OMBE Information Office in Austin.
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Texas
Texas Industrial Commission
Office of
OMBE
Jesse Martinez
Buyer's Guide
Martinez
Texas Ombe Information Office
San Antonio St. Austin
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Ford
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Max Factor
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