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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]
The BH.7 Wellington class is a military-oriented model, while the British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 is a medium-size diesel-powered hovercraft. The AP1-88 was notably cheaper to operate and to purchase, being half the price of the older SR.N6 in both respects.
Six aircraft ordered; to replace Puma HC2s deployed in Cyprus and Brunei from 2024. [37] [38] Trainer Aircraft; Airbus H135 Juno HT.1: Germany: Rotorcraft: Trainer: 2018: 29: 29 [2] Forms part of the UK Military Flying Training System listed below but operated by RAF. Airbus H145 Jupiter HT.1: Germany: Rotorcraft: Trainer: 2018: 7: 7
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.
The Navy's hovercraft, called Patrol Air Cushion Vehicles, more closely resembled the civilian SK-5s that they were based on while the Army craft had more extensive modifications. Each hovercraft was 38 ft 10 in (11.84 m) long, [13] with a beam of 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) [13] and a height of 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) when floating on its air cushion. [3]
In 1959 it demonstrated the first practical hovercraft built under contract to the National Research Development Corporation to Christopher Cockerell's design, the SR.N1. In the same year Saro's helicopter and hovercraft interests were taken over by Westland Aircraft which continued the Skeeter family with the Scout and Wasp.
This category is for articles about hovercraft that were developed specifically for military use. Pages in category "Military hovercraft" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
In 1960 the aircraft interests were one of the founding companies merged to form BAC. The hovercraft activities of Vickers-Armstrongs were merged with those of the Westland Aircraft company (including those of Saunders-Roe) to form the British Hovercraft Corporation in 1966 with Vickers holding 25% of the new company. Westland bought out ...