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Index
Page numbers in italic refer
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A
Abbott, Allan 22
acceleration, flying 95, 989
aerobic energy 54, 103
aerodynamics 215, 235
ailerons 106, 107
air: breathing 26, 54
laws of motion 27
resistance see drag
aircraft 7
human-powered 74131
Lightning jet fighters 39
science of flying 949, 969, 11213
seaplanes 100
Spitfire 94, 100, 175
stalling 88, 91
wings 88, 945, 96
airflow, slipstreaming 27
Airglow HPA 79, 131
Algonquins 2089
Allen, Bryan 856
Allerdissen, Rolf 205, 206, 211
alpine skiing 21011
Alps 2089, 21011
amphibious vehicles 150
anaerobic energy 545, 103
animals: aquaplaning 1647, 1647
slipstreaming 323, 335
aquaplaning 1647, 1647
Ariel cycles 17
Arthur (skeleton bob) 2345
Aston Martin 102, 244
astronauts 97
aviettes (winged bikes) 82, 83
B
Badrutt, Caspar 209
Badrutt, Johannes 208, 209
250    SPEED
Bala Lake 141, 1889, 1901
Bala Sailing Club 188
Baldwin, Casey 1434
Barford, David 131
Barratt, Dave 1978
basilisk lizard 1647, 164, 1667
beetroot 102
Bell, Alexander Graham 1434
Bell HD-4 hydrofoil 144
Bentley 102
Berlin 18, 19, 83
Betterfly 131
bicycles 1173
building a record breaker 469,
469
disc brakes 51, 51
drag 247
gears 50, 51, 61
human-powered flight 82, 83, 1001,
101, 1045, 104, 131, 1325
motor pacing 14, 1622, 18, 21
penny farthings 16
record attempts 601, 625, 6470,
6773
slipstreaming 289, 301, 3845,
405, 56
speed records 13, 14, 1922
tyres 48
bin-liners, as sleds 2056, 214
Bionic Bat 77, 86
birds: aquaplaning 1645, 165
flight 11617, 11619
Birmingham 172
Blackburn, Rachel 234
Blackroc skeleton bob 212, 234
Blanc-Garin, Alexis 20
blood supply, muscles 54, 102
Blue Bird (car) 64
Bluebird hydroplane boat 144, 144, 173
boats: bow-riding 35
hydrofoils 1434, 143, 1601
hydroplaning 1735
paddle steamers 1556
powerboat racing 16871, 16970,
1725, 173
bobsleighs 206, 212, 21920
Bognor 77
Bois de Boulogne, Paris 82
Bolt, Usain 100, 102
bombs, bouncing 142, 147, 184
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah 212, 22 Bonorad, Peter 209
Bordeaux to Paris race 19
Boston 18
bouncing bombs 142, 147, 184
bow-riding, dolphins 35
brakes: bicycles 51, 51
sleds 230, 233, 2467
Bras d’Or Lake, Nova Scotia 144
breathing 26, 54, 223
breathing equipment 16871
Bristow, Graham 66
British Leyland 38
British Pacing Association 66
British Touring Car Championship 38
Broadbent, Mike 66
Brooks, Dr Bill 124, 131
Broughton, Charlie 1502, 1523, 1568,
175, 1768, 186, 189
Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground,
Leicestershire 389, 601, 66, 70
Bulpett, Major William 209, 218
‘bump drafting’, slipstreaming 29
Burntwood, Staffordshire 168
Butt, Andy 244, 246
C
California 21
Calshot Velodrome 100, 101
Cambridge University 16
Campbell, Donald 144, 144, 173
Campbell, Sir Malcolm 64
canals 172
Cannondale cycles 100
carbon dioxide, breathing 54