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  2. Hovercraft - Wikipedia

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    A hovercraft (pl.: hovercraft [1]), also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, [2] is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure. The pressure difference ...

  3. SR.N4 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Category:Hovercraft - Wikipedia

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  5. Landing Craft Air Cushion - Wikipedia

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    The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft used by the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). They transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel from ship to shore and across the beach.

  6. Minecraft (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Minecraft is a media franchise developed from and centered around the video game of the same name.Developed by Mojang Studios (formerly known as Mojang AB) and Xbox Game Studios, which are owned by Microsoft Corporation, the franchise consists of five video games, along with various books, merchandise, events, board games, and an upcoming theatrical film.

  7. SR.N6 - Wikipedia

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    The Saunders-Roe (later British Hovercraft Corporation) SR.N6 hovercraft (also known as the Winchester class) was essentially a larger version of the earlier SR.N5 series. [1] It incorporated several features that resulted in the type becoming one of the most produced and commercially successful hovercraft designs in the world.

  8. Hoverwork BHT130 - Wikipedia

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    The Solent Express leaving Ryde. The Griffon Hoverwork BHT130 is a large hovercraft, designed by Hoverwork and fitted out in St Helens.The type was found to be too large for the cross-Solent route and was withdrawn after 4 years in service (2007-2011), although other BHT variants are found currently in service around the world in various commercial and civil roles and designated as BHT 130 ...

  9. British Hovercraft Corporation BH.7 - Wikipedia

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    The British Hovercraft Corporation BH.7 is a considerably larger hovercraft than the preceding SR.N6. Dependent on configuration and equipment fitted, each vehicle weighs around 60 tonnes and a payload capacity of roughly 15 tonnes; its civil version was reportedly designed to accommodate a maximum of eight cars and just over 70 passengers. [4]