SR.N2
The SR.N2 was a
in 1963/4, carrying 30,000 passengers. It was eventually broken up.SR.N2 Specifications [3][4]
| Length | 19.80 m (65 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 9.14 m (30 ft 0 in) |
| Height (hovering) | 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Height (landed) | 7.43 m (24 ft 5 in) |
| Max speed | 73 kn (84 mph) |
| Hoverheight [Original] | 0.77 m (2 ft 6 in) |
| Engines | 4 x Bristol Siddeley Nimbus turboshaft engines 608 kW (815 hp) each (2 lift, 2 thrust) |
| Passengers [Designed] | 38, 53 or [70] |
| Steering system | Variable-pitch propellers on rotating pylons and one rear rudder |
Notes and references
- ISBN 9780850451634.
- ^ "Weston's hovercraft trial remembered". BBC News.
- ^ James' Hovercraft Site
- ^ Bartie's Hovercraft
External links
- Hovercraft of Saunders-Roe - Bartie's Hovercraft
- SR.N2 - Hovercraft Museum
- BHC SRN2 Hovercraft - James' Hovercraft Site
- "SR.N2 - Stepping-Stone to the Economical Hovercraft" a 1962 Flight article by Bill Gunston