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Fascinating Facts about - Transport

This category is for fascinating facts about Transport. The sub-categories include - Airplanes - Cars - Other Transport - Ships and Boats - Trains.

 


Here is a random selection of fascinating facts about Transport.

Cars - Saab
Saab stands for Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (means Swedish Aeroplane Company).

Airplanes - Non Stop Across Atlantic
The first non stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1919 was made by Alcock and Brown in a Vickers Vimy.

Other Transport - Balloon Ascent
In 1784 the first balloon ascent in Britain was made in Edinburgh by James Tytler.

Cars - Model A
The successor to the Ford Model T was called the Model A.

Cars - Wheel Clamps
Another name for wheel clamps used on illegally parked cars is the "Denver Boot".