Hovercraft SR-N1
- Made:
- 1959 in England, East Cowes and Isle of Wight
- manufacturer:
- Westland Aircraft Limited
- inventor:
- Christopher Sydney Cockerell
The Worlds' First Hovercraft, The SRN1, June, 1959
SR-N1. (Saunders-Roe. Nautical 1), The world's first hovercraft, built by Westland Aircraft, 1959. This hovercraft is preserved in its final experimental configuration
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1968-540
- Measurements:
-
overall: 4910 mm x 7720 mm x 12600 mm,
- type:
- hovercraft
- credit:
- Westland Aircraft Limited
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