SR.N1 hovercraft prototype

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The SR.N1 hovercraft prototype was the world’s first practical hovercraft, a pioneering air-cushion vehicle that demonstrated the feasibility of Christopher Cockerell’s invention in the late 1950s.

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SR.N1 hovercraft prototype canonical 1
SR.N2 hovercraft 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-cushion vehicle ⓘ
hovercraft ⓘ
prototype vehicle ⓘ
basedOn Christopher Cockerell’s hovercraft principle ⓘ
canTravelOver land ⓘ
marsh ⓘ
shallow water ⓘ
water ⓘ
category experimental hovercraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer Christopher Cockerell ⓘ
developmentStartYear 1958 ⓘ
era Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
firstFlightDate 1959-06-11 ⓘ
hasAbbreviation SR.N1 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Saunders-Roe Nautical 1 ⓘ
hasCrewCapacity 3 ⓘ
hasHullMaterial aluminium ⓘ
hasPassengerCapacity small number of passengers ⓘ
hasSkirtType peripheral air jet (early design without flexible skirt) ⓘ
influenced SR.N2 hovercraft ⓘ
SR.N3 hovercraft ⓘ
SR.N4 hovercraft ⓘ
length approximately 9 m ⓘ
liftSystem air cushion ⓘ
manufacturer Saunders-Roe ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 25 knots ⓘ
notableEvent first hovercraft crossing of the English Channel ⓘ
notableEventDate 1959-07-25 ⓘ
notableFor being the world’s first practical hovercraft ⓘ
demonstrating feasibility of air-cushion vehicles ⓘ
operator Saunders-Roe ⓘ
partOf early hovercraft development program ⓘ
poweredBy piston engines ⓘ
preservedAt Science Museum, London ⓘ
propulsionType propeller-driven ⓘ
registrationNumber SR.N1 ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1959 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
technologyDemonstrated low-friction surface travel ⓘ
sidewall air-cushion principle ⓘ
testLocation English Channel ⓘ
Solent ⓘ
usedFor cross-Channel trials ⓘ
demonstration flights ⓘ
experimental trials ⓘ
publicity demonstrations ⓘ
vehicleType amphibious craft ⓘ
width approximately 4 m ⓘ

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Christopher Cockerell → developed → SR.N1 hovercraft prototype ⓘ
SR.N1 → influenced → SR.N2 hovercraft ⓘ
subject linked to: SR.N1 hovercraft prototype
linked to: SR.N1 hovercraft prototype