The Falklands Factor - The Battle that Changed the Shape of Ships

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

About the author

David Giles, son of the famous yacht designer, Jack Laurent Giles, first 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. After 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 .

Product details

• Authors: David Laurent Giles, David Laurent Giles
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781739164072
• ISBN: 978-1-7391640-7-2
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval, Naval forces and warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Ship Design & Naval Architecture, Ship design and naval architecture, Electronics & Communications Engineering, Electronics and communications engineering