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