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© DK Images; A lamy Engine The F-86E uses a GE J47-13 turbojet engine capable of outputting 2,358kgf (5,200lbf) of thrust. This ...

The car that brought motoring to the masses B y today’s standards, Henr y Ford’s Model T has many unusual characteristics. Befor ...

Mass production Mass production using a moving assembly line was the key innovation that made the Model T so successful. Car pro ...

Inside the film star, record-breaker and national treasure T he Flying Scotsman began life as No 1472, an A1 Pacifi c- class loc ...

The London and Nor th Eastern Railway Company is to thank for the Scotsman name Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 -5 April 194 ...

Discover what life was like on board the ship that took the Pilgrim Fathers to America T whe Mayfl ower is one of the most famou ...

Great cabin The quarters assigned to the ship’s Master, which had a second bunk for a senior officer or guest. Whipstaff A pole ...

HMS Victory One of the most famous ships of all time, HMS Victory was instrumental in ensuring British naval supremac y during t ...

Cannons As a first rate ship of the line, the Victor y was a three-gundeck warship with over 100 guns. In fact, the Victor y was ...

Cutty Sark The world’s last intact tea clipper trading ship, the Cutty Sark epitomised the tailend of the age of sail, built to ...

Cutty Sark Class: Clipper Tonnage: 975 GRT Displacement: 2,100 tons Length: 85m (279ft) Beam: 11m (36ft) Max speed: 32km/h (17kn ...

U-boats explained How did these advanced German submarines wreak so much havoc during both the World Wars? VII-C U-boat Crew: 44 ...

U -boats – or ‘unterseeboots’, which translates as ‘undersea boats’ – were a series of submarines used in both World War I and W ...

Bathyscaphe Trieste A real-life Nautilus, the Bathyscaphe Trieste explored the deepest parts of Earth’s oceans, remaining to thi ...

Bathyscaphe Trieste Type: Bathyscaphe Crew: 2 Displacement: 51 tons Length: 18.1m (59.6ft) Beam: 3.5m (11.6ft) Draft: 5.6m (18.6 ...

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BOOK OF LAND See how technological advances made our cars, bikes and trains faster and more energy efficient than ever Take to t ...