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  2. Hovertravel - Wikipedia

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    Hovertravel is a ferry company operating from Southsea, Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK. It is the largest passenger hovercraft company currently operating in the world since the demise of Hoverspeed. Hovertravel is now the world's oldest hovercraft operator, [1] and this service is believed to be unique in western Europe. [2]

  3. SR.N6 - Wikipedia

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    The Saunders-Roe (later British Hovercraft Corporation) SR.N6 hovercraft (also known as the Winchester class) was essentially a larger version of the earlier SR.N5 series. [1] It incorporated several features that resulted in the type becoming one of the most produced and commercially successful hovercraft designs in the world.

  4. Griffon Hoverwork - Wikipedia

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    Griffon Hoverwork Ltd (GHL) is a British hovercraft designer and manufacturer.. It was originally founded as Griffon Hovercraft Ltd in 1976, based in Southampton.The firm set about the development of its own product range, launching its first diesel-powered hovercraft, the 1000TD, in 1983.

  5. Hoverspeed - Wikipedia

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    Hoverspeed was a ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005. It was formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd.Its last owners were Sea Containers; the company ran a small fleet of two high-speed SeaCat catamaran ferries in its final year.

  6. Griffon Hoverwork 2000TD - Wikipedia

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    Griffon Hoverwork (GHL) of Hythe, England has designed, manufactured and operated hovercraft for over 40 years. GHL was the first manufacturer to use turbo-diesel engines on hovercraft, which increases durability compared to conventional petrol engines when exposed to salt water conditions. The company produces an extensive range of hovercraft ...

  7. Hovercraft - Wikipedia

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    Avon Fire and Rescue Service became the first Local Authority fire service in the UK to operate a hovercraft. It is used to rescue people from thick mud in the Weston-super-Mare area and during times of inland flooding. A Griffon rescue hovercraft has been in use for a number of years with the Airport Fire Service at Dundee Airport in Scotland.

  8. SR.N2 - Wikipedia

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    The SR.N2 was a hovercraft built by Westland and Saunders-Roe. It first flew in 1961. It weighed 27 tons and could carry 48 passengers. Although only one was built it is regarded as the prototype for commercial hovercraft, following on from the SR.N1 research craft. [1]

  9. SR.N4 - Wikipedia

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    Hovercraft landing in Calais Boarding a Hovercraft with a vehicle. The SR.N4 (Saunders-Roe Nautical 4) [1] hovercraft (also known as the Mountbatten class hovercraft) was a combined passenger and vehicle-carrying class of hovercraft. [2] The type has the distinction of being the largest civil hovercraft to have ever been put into service.