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by wickedwillie on October 15th, 2004

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Who invented the hovercraft, and when?

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  • by Graendal on October 18th, 2004

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    Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell (1910-1999) was the British engineer who invented the Hovercraft.

    He began testing his ideas for a vehicle that moved atop a cushion of air in 1955.

    His first Hovercraft prototype, the SR.N1, was launched in the spring of 1959 and only weeks later crossed the English Channel in 20 minutes.

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    • Okay, so when do I get mine? : )

      Relsqui

      by Relsqui on June 16th, 2005

    • The SR-N1 crossed the Channel in 2 hours 3 minutes, not 20 mins as shown above.

      hoverlloyd

      by hoverlloyd on February 6th, 2007

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