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Concorde droop nose drawings and prototypes
Due to the nature of aerodynamic changes at supersonic speeds, Concorde's nose had to have a needle-like design to be aerodynamic enough to break the sound barrier. However, this design presented problems in visibility. This led to the iconic adjustable "droop nose" design, where the high-nose configuration was used when cruising for better aerodynamics, and the low-nose configuration was used during landing for better visibility. This source shows prototypes of the nose design and drawings of multiple nose configurations. -
Concorde in Brooklands Museum from front
As the factory where 30% of each Concorde was made, Brooklands Museum now holds G-BBDG, one of the 18 remaining Concordes, for display. -
Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup presented by Messrs. Root & Co., Ltd.
This is a pamphlet advertising the first edition of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup Race at Herne Hill Velodrome. It includes rules, -
Cuca Cocoa Cycling Challenge Cup
This is a brief article about the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup and is mainly discussing the atmosphere and the records broken in brief. -
Cycling 460 Miles at 19 Miles an Hour
This is an article from an unknown magazine or newspaper which is authored by Frank Shorland and is about how me won the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup. -
Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (née Yardley)
black and white portrait of Kathleen Lonsdale, half-plate glass negative -
Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, 1948
Lonsdale is engaged in an experiment featuring a test tube and a microscope. -
Down Street Station
Map location of Down Street Station -
Down Street Station Entry Tunnel
A photo of the entrance tunnel to the abandoned Down Street Station taken on a tour of the station in March 2024. -
Down Street Station Facade
Front of current day down street station taken before a tour of the station