
The Hovercraft
Photographs from the Archives of the World's Only Hovercraft Museum
Jim Gray(Author)
Amberley Publishing
Published on 15. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-4456-7276-2 (ISBN)
Description
Lee-on-the-Solent is synonymous with planes and seaplanes, but it is also the home of another, slightly more unusual form of transport - the hovercraft.
After the first cross-channel crossing by a hovercraft in 1959, there was a revolution in design and development. Within a decade, the mighty SRN4, capable of carrying 400 passengers and sixty cars across the English Channel in less than forty minutes, had arrived. As the commercial hovercraft thrived, the military also continued to innovate; the British Interservice Hovercraft (Trials) Unit (IHTU) being established in 1961.
Utilising the archive of the world's only hovercraft museum, based in Lee-on-the-Solent and boasting more than seventy historic craft, Jim Gray uses a wealth of rare images - many unpublished - to explore the importance and impact of the hovercraft, offering a fascinating glimpse into a vehicle that has captivated the imagination of the public for more than fifty years.
After the first cross-channel crossing by a hovercraft in 1959, there was a revolution in design and development. Within a decade, the mighty SRN4, capable of carrying 400 passengers and sixty cars across the English Channel in less than forty minutes, had arrived. As the commercial hovercraft thrived, the military also continued to innovate; the British Interservice Hovercraft (Trials) Unit (IHTU) being established in 1961.
Utilising the archive of the world's only hovercraft museum, based in Lee-on-the-Solent and boasting more than seventy historic craft, Jim Gray uses a wealth of rare images - many unpublished - to explore the importance and impact of the hovercraft, offering a fascinating glimpse into a vehicle that has captivated the imagination of the public for more than fifty years.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
180 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-7276-2 (9781445672762)
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Person
Jim Gray is a transport and history enthusiast involved with the Hovercraft Museum, located in Lee-on-the-Solent.