Hovertravel, which runs this service, is the sister company of Griffon Hoverwork, a British manufacturer that traces its roots back to Sir Christopher Cockerell's invention of the hovercraft in ...

The hovercraft in question was the SR.N4, which was built by the British Hovercraft Corporation and given the catchy name of the Princess Anne. It ran from 1968 until 2000 between Dover in the UK ...

Bertelsen was just one of many inventors chasing the hovercraft dream. British inventor Christopher Cockerell, whose 1952 patent earned him recognition as the hovercraft inventor, was behind the ...

An example of this can be found in a recent BBC article, which covers the British Griffon Hoverwork company, which notes more interest in new hovercraft than ever, as well as the continued ...

A British international hovercraft racer killed in a crash at the sport's world championships had planned to make the event his last, a coroner has been told. Daniel Newton, 42, a father of two ...

The ride was surprisingly smooth. Reported Peter Lamb, chief test commander of British Hovercraft Corp.: “This will make seasickness a thing of the past.” 7-ft. Maxi-Slcirt. Similar in design ...

The hovercraft has two small aircraft engines ... Akshay Kulkarni is an award-winning journalist who has worked at CBC British Columbia since 2021. Based in Vancouver, he is most interested ...