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This is a fascinating area of history I knew next to nothing about; I think the answer is Barnes Wallis (and the author is Neville Shute). But I can't find any information on Wallis' design for a car, if it is him....
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10-11-2020, 12:54 PM
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Bugatti? Kamm? Schlor? Eiffel? Prandtl?
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10-11-2020, 01:50 PM
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Barnes Wallis:
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
By the time he came to design the R100, the airship for which he is best known, in 1930 he had developed his revolutionary geodetic construction (also known as geodesic), which he applied to the gasbag wiring. He also pioneered, along with John Edwin Temple, the use of light alloy and production engineering in the structural design of the R100. Nevil Shute Norway, later to become a writer under the name of Nevil Shute, was the chief calculator for the project, responsible for calculating the stresses on the frame.
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Interesting. Walther Bauersfeld opened his (2nd?) geodesic planetarium in 1926.
Sir Dennistoun Burney?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streamline_Cars
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Streamline Cars Ltd was the company responsible for making the Burney car designed by Dennis Burney.
Sir Dennistoun Burney rose to fame as an airship designer, best known for his work at Howden on the R100 for Vickers. Starting in 1927, thirteen cars were made at Maidenhead. Each was different, as they were intended as showcases for his patents rather than for serious production.
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Yes, Sir Dennistoun Burney and that picture is of his car.
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What's the prize?
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The joy of being the winner is a prize in itself....
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10-11-2020, 09:26 PM
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