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The Saunders-Roe SR.N6 (also known as the Winchester class) is a medium-sized hovercraft primarily designed for passenger service. [9] The initial models of the type were capable of accommodating up to 38 passengers, which was greater than the maximum capacity of 18 that could be carried by the smaller SR.N5.
A number of hovercraft manufacturers have deposited their complete archives with the museum for safekeeping, thus swelling this important repository of information. The museum also contains a large collection of original manufacturers' hovercraft models including the world's first working hovercraft model built by Christopher Cockerell .
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The BHC successfully developed its own original hovercraft designs during its existence. The BH.7 Wellington class is a military-oriented model, while the British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 is a medium-size diesel-powered hovercraft. The AP1-88 was notably cheaper to operate and to purchase, being half the price of the older SR.N6 in both ...
H-class rescue hovercraft [1] serve the shores of the United Kingdom as a part of the RNLI inshore fleet. A modified Type 470TD design built by Griffon Hoverwork , they were developed to operate in tidal areas such as Morecambe Bay , where strandings by incoming tides can have fatal consequences; and in waters too shallow for normal craft.
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.
First an amphicar and now... a hovercraft. "I am nerding out so hard right now I really want this thing if I can get it for a decent price," Rick Harrison said on "Pawn Stars." "That is Mad Max ...
Griffon 8000TD on Southampton Water. Griffon Hoverwork produces a range of hovercraft that vary from a 380kg payload to 35-75 tonne payloads. Their hovercraft are typically built with aluminium hulls, while parts of the cabins are constructed from glass-reinforced plastic with a bespoke design specialised to the role each given craft shall be used for.