Chapter 68
Katelyn Cannella
Advance Reading Copies Range Rover Le Bourget AirfieldChunnel
Advance Reading Copies: An ARC is typically called an Advance Review Copy or an Advance Reading Copy. It is simply a copy of the literature that will be published that is made available to others, such as reviewers and key booksellers, before the publisher copies of the literature is available for use. Vicki Hinze, “Advanced Reading Copy”
A copy issued in advance of publication for booksellers and reviewers, bound in paper wraps.
Range Rover: The first Range Rover was produced in 1970. It started a whole new trend in 4WD vehicles. It blended supremacy over all competitors off road with comfort and convenience on road. With a production run lasting until 1996, the Classic Range Rover was a unique if idiosyncratic vehicle, and the only one to be exhibited in the Louvre as a work of art. Land Rover Owner International Magazine voted it as the best Land Rover ever in 1996 (One judge called it the best vehicle built by anyone, anywhere, ever.) The new model's production run started in 1994; although not exhibited in the Louvre it is universally acclaimed as King Off Road. The success of the original Range Rover was due mainly to its inspired mechanical design which gave it the best performance of any 4X4 both on andoff the pavement. While many think of it as just a luxury version of the generic 4X4, its real secret was the extraordinary engineering innovation hidden behind the wood and leather trimmings. It possessed a massive box section ladder frame, prodigious ground clearance, a smooth V8 with good low end torque, and last but definitely not least, a brilliant suspension design that rival manufacturers have still not equaled. The result was outstanding all-terrain traction as well as the smoothest ride of any 4x4.
Le Bourget Airfield Le Bourget airport (Aéroport du Bourget) is an airport Quick Summary: An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo airport, located in Le Bourget close to Parisnowadays only used for general aviation(business jets) as well as air shows.
It also hosts the French Museum of Air and Space (Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace), and, every other year, the Paris Air Show The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was for long Paris' only airport until the construction of Orly Airport.It is most famous as the landing site for Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic crossing in 1927. In 1977 Le Bourget airport was closed to international traffic and in 1980 to regional traffic, leaving only business jets to operate.
Chunnel The Channel Tunnel, an undersea tunnel linking southeastern England and northwestern France. It connects the road and rail networks of Britain and the Continent by carrying both rail freight and automobiles. The terminals are located at Folkestone in England and Calais in France. It is a major route for passenger and freight traffic. Crossings are provided by ferry and air services. Hundreds of watercraft traverse the Strait of Dover daily; and this frequency, as well as the increase in ship size and speed, has led to the introduction of sophisticated navigational safeguard systems, including radar tracking of all ships in the strait. "English Channel."Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 18 Oct. 2004
The $15 billion Channel Tunnel makes the old dream of a ground link between Great Britain and continental Europe a reality for the first time since the Ice Ages.
The tunnel consists of 3 interconnected tubes: 1 rail track each way plus 1 service tunnel. Its length is 31 miles, of which 23 miles are underwater. Its average depth is 150 feet under the seabed. “The Channel Tunnel”