Excellent presentation! As a kid I was always fascinated by hovercraft, and I have to say as an adult, I still am. It appears that maybe they aren't the best over rough waters, but I would love to have a small personal one for out here in lake country!
Thank you for you kind words :) It would be super cool to be able to have a go on a smaller one… or a big one! Haha I can imagine they would be super useful where you are too!
My grandfather actually worked on designing the cooling systems for a lot of Saunders Roe's creations, including this hovercraft! Thankyou for sharing the info you have on this wonderful machine!
I had the dubious pleasure of travelling on one of the SR.N4 craft in around 1996 - there and back for a holiday. The interior was not luxurious, it was basically like being on a coach. The ride was not smooth, it was pretty jarring. Much like hydrofoils and Concorde, the hovercraft was a product of Harold Wilson's 'white heat of technology' - they were all phenomenal technological advances, but drank like an alcoholic at a free bar and weren't terribly refined modes of transport..... by good grief they were fast! Thanks for the review though - a worthy subject (posted from the Isle of Wight, by an irregular user of the world's only commercial hovercraft service, as briefly featured in the video)
Interesting, it went out of service before I was ever able to catch a ride! Thank you for your experience as it’s people sharing that keeps these machines alive. I personally traveled on the IoW hovercraft and found it to be quite smooth, but it was a nice day haha. Perhaps my next trip should be on a stormy day! You never know with the ever changing world of batteries and electric we may find a slight resurgence in hovercraft technology, but we may be a long way off yet.
@@Mrsashquatch-v3.0 The Isle of Wight is still a hovercraft service. Also I don't think anyone is getting rid of these vehicles anytime soon, companies are still making them, other non-passenger companies need them.
Great video, just can't help thinking they need to clean it, a little jet wash a little polish
Honestly it is such a shame it is in so much disrepair. The museum is run by volunteers and they try their best!
Excellent presentation! As a kid I was always fascinated by hovercraft, and I have to say as an adult, I still am. It appears that maybe they aren't the best over rough waters, but I would love to have a small personal one for out here in lake country!
Thank you for you kind words :)
It would be super cool to be able to have a go on a smaller one… or a big one! Haha
I can imagine they would be super useful where you are too!
My grandfather actually worked on designing the cooling systems for a lot of Saunders Roe's creations, including this hovercraft! Thankyou for sharing the info you have on this wonderful machine!
Now there is a conversation that would be cool!
I had the dubious pleasure of travelling on one of the SR.N4 craft in around 1996 - there and back for a holiday.
The interior was not luxurious, it was basically like being on a coach. The ride was not smooth, it was pretty jarring.
Much like hydrofoils and Concorde, the hovercraft was a product of Harold Wilson's 'white heat of technology' - they were all phenomenal technological advances, but drank like an alcoholic at a free bar and weren't terribly refined modes of transport..... by good grief they were fast!
Thanks for the review though - a worthy subject (posted from the Isle of Wight, by an irregular user of the world's only commercial hovercraft service, as briefly featured in the video)
Your lucky to have ridden a hovercraft when it was part of public transportation.
@@TheMooseHoose it still is!
Many trips on public transport hydrofoils, too.
Interesting, it went out of service before I was ever able to catch a ride!
Thank you for your experience as it’s people sharing that keeps these machines alive.
I personally traveled on the IoW hovercraft and found it to be quite smooth, but it was a nice day haha. Perhaps my next trip should be on a stormy day!
You never know with the ever changing world of batteries and electric we may find a slight resurgence in hovercraft technology, but we may be a long way off yet.
@@Mrsashquatch-v3.0 The Isle of Wight is still a hovercraft service. Also I don't think anyone is getting rid of these vehicles anytime soon, companies are still making them, other non-passenger companies need them.