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Flying Scot (other)
Flying Scot may refer to: * Flying Scot (dinghy), a class of day sailer dinghy designed in 1957 * ''The Flying Scot'' (film), a 1957 British crime film directed by Compton Bennett * Flying Scot (bicycles) Flying Scot was a marque used by Scottish and then an English bicycle manufacturer The Flying Scot bikes were first built in 1901 by David Rattray and Co. in Glasgow. Rattray was probably the largest maker of lightweight bicycles in Scotland. Ra ..., a marque used by Scottish bicycle manufacturer, David Rattray and Co. * Scottish Formula One competitor, Jackie Stewart. See also * Flying Scotsman (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Scot (dinghy)
The Flying Scot is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Sandy Douglass as a one-design racer and first built in 1958.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 100-101. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Production The design has been previously built by Tanzer Industries, Douglass & McLeod, Customflex and Lofland Sail-craft. Today it is built by Flying Scot, Inc. in Deer Park, Maryland, United States. A total of 5,300 boats have been completed. Design The Flying Scot is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass with a balsa core. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard that weighs and is raised with a 6:1 mechanical advantage assist. The boat displaces and has foam flotation under the seats for safety. The hulls are all one-design and built from the same mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Scot (film)
''The Flying Scot'' is a 1957 British crime film produced and directed by Compton Bennett and starring Lee Patterson, Kay Callard and Alan Gifford. The film was released in the U.S. as ''Mailbag Robbery''. Plot A gang plans to steal a half-a-million pounds' worth of banknotes from an express train. Cast * Lee Patterson as Ronnie * Kay Callard as Jackie * Alan Gifford as Phil * Margaret Withers as Middle-Aged Lady * Mark Baker as Gibbs * Jeremy Bodkin as Charlie, the boy * Gerald Case as Guard * Margaret Gordon as Drunk's Wife * John Lee (Australian actor), John Lee as Young Man * Kerry Jordan as Drunk * John Dearth as Father Critical reception ''TV Guide'' wrote, "The suspense is well built in this finely constructed feature": while ''Sky Movies'' called it "An unheralded low-budget thriller which contains twice as much suspense as many more lavish productions. Taut, crisp, with a conspicuous absence of big name stars, it is a prime example of the British B movie at its best. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Scot (bicycles)
Flying Scot was a marque used by Scottish and then an English bicycle manufacturer The Flying Scot bikes were first built in 1901 by David Rattray and Co. in Glasgow. Rattray was probably the largest maker of lightweight bicycles in Scotland. Rattray went out of business in 1982. In 1982, Dave Yates at M. Steel Cycles in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... purchased the "Flying Scot" name. M Steel built bikes under this name until 1991. The M. Steel bikes are labeled "Flying Scot" whereas the Rattray bicycles were "The Flying Scot". External linksNational Museum of Scotland article [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Stewart
Sir John Young Stewart (born 11 June 1939), known as Jackie Stewart, is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships and twice finishing as runner-up over those nine seasons. Outside of Formula One, he narrowly missed out on a win at his first attempt at the Indianapolis 500 in 1966, and competed in the Can-Am series in 1970 and 1971. Between 1997 and 1999, in partnership with his son, Paul, he was team principal of the Stewart Grand Prix Formula One racing team. After retiring from racing, Stewart was an ABC network television sports commentator for both auto racing, covering the Indianapolis 500 for over a decade, and for several summer Olympics covering many events. Stewart also served as a television commercial spokesman for both the Ford Motor Company and Heineken beer. Stewart was also instrumental in improving the safety of motor r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
