{"product_id":"9780887806216","title":"Fastest in the World: The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils","description":"\u003ci\u003eLike the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments.\u003c\/i\u003eWhen Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying machines, he developed hydrofoils as a means of getting airborne from water. In 1919, on the Bras d'Or lakes in Cape Breton, Bell and his collaborator Casey Baldwin broke a world speed record when their prototype HD-4 skimmed across the waves at 61.5 knots.Fifty years later, the Canadian navy set a record for the fastest speed of any warship with their hydrofoil craft, \u003ci\u003eHMCS Bras d'Or\u003c\/i\u003e.In \u003ci\u003eFastest in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, John Boileau tells the story of the naval architects and engineers, excited by the prospect of developing high-speed submarine chasers, who built this world-class vessel.This book examines how, just when Canada was on the brink of taking a unique role in anti-submarine warfare, the government withdrew support for the \u003ci\u003eBras d'Or\u003c\/i\u003e. The orphaned vessel is now on view at the Maritime Museum of Quebec at l'Islet near Quebec City.","brand":"Formac Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009069236464,"sku":"9780887806216","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780887806216_p0.jpg?v=1763851531","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780887806216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}