SR.N4
The largest commercial hovercraft in the world. Six were built between 1967 and 1977. Two were stretched in 1978-9 to increase their capacity, making the Super 4. The Museum has had 3 SR.N4s at its Daedalus site. The craft retired from 33 years of service in October 2000.
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SR.N5
The first production hovercraft in the world, of which only a dozen were built, mostly seeing service for the military and coastguard. 15-seater with Gnome gas turbine engine and the most powerful power to weight ratio of any hovercraft.
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SR.N6
The most successful early production line with over 70 in operation around the world throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The Canadian coastguard and Saudi Arabian coastguard ran them into the new Millennium.
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SR.N6 Mark 6
The fastest SR.N6 built. With twin propellers to keep the revolutions down making it a quieter hovercraft than its single prop sisters. Five were built of which four were destroyed during the Gulf Wars.
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BH.7
Seven of these craft were built in the 1970s for the UK military and the Iranians. Two were seen in service in the Persian Gulf in 2002 exercises.
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CC.7
Two of these Army cushioned craft in 1975, were used in Norway, Germany and Britain. Known as the whispering hovercraft, lift and thrust provided by centrifugal fans.
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Canair
Snazzy 1980s Canadian flat pack hovercraft. Every component can be replaced.
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Clarkecushion
One of the earliest home built hovercraft designs with Velocette and Viceroy engine.
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Hoverboard
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Hoverhawk
The HA-5 mass produced for nearly 3 years during 1969 to 1971. Hoverhawks look the part and regularly turn up second hand 40 years later. 3 engines power these two seaters.
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Hovermini
Home built from a Mini kit car during 2000s. But only seats two.
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Hovermidget
The smallest hovercraft in the world. 1960s Hatton and Bass design.
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Hayes School Middlesex
Three craft spanning three decades of building and racing.
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James Bond craft
Two of the "Die Another Day" film stars from 2002 are at the Museum as well as the larger craft.
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Marineswift
A six-seater developed in 1985 on the Isle of Wight. Based on the Air Bearings craft that preceded it. This futuristic smart craft had no visible propellers or fans and boasted reverse thrust.
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Skima 2
Two-seater inflatable craft from 1970 with 3 fans.
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Skima 12
The Sultan of Oman's personal hovercraft restored on TVs "Salvage Squad".
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Sealand SH2
In the early 1970s, 30 plus of these fibreglass V6 engine craft were mass produced at Millom, Cumbria. Giving the north of England some government backed hovercraft investment.
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Scrapheap Challenge Hovercraft
Two hovercraft built in the scrap yard in 10 hours.
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Surface Flight Sunrider
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Skima 4
The most successful light inflatable 4-seater hovercraft.
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Transhover T6
The T-6 was a six-seater integrated hovercraft from 1975. Only survivor of three.
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Air Lubricat
A Roys Barns 5 fanned, open-skirted, single VW-engined skimmer. Very fast but not that manouverable.
Beach Rescue Hovercraft
Not quite Baywatch, but set the trend for light hovercraft to be used in local rescue services.
CW2
Scottish 1960s racing hovercraft.
Decider
1980s sidewall. One million pounds of government money was spent on this Hovermarine man carrying test craft.
Express Air Rider
1970s Daily Express Newspaper plan hovercraft.
GPToo
English 1970s racing hovercraft.
HD.2
Experimental trials hovercraft. As significant as the SR.N1. The first hovercraft to have a loop-segmented skirt and 14 methods of control.
Heathrow Airport Fire Brigade Rescue Craft
Until Terminal 5 was built over the sewage farm, the CAA stipulated a hovercraft had to be on hand in case an aircraft crashed into the ponds. Two craft used are now both at the Museum.
Hoverchair
Fly around the room on this demonstration of the hovercraft principal; a school chair and 1960s vacuum cleaner.
Hoverlark
Baby of the Hoverair stable during 1969. Two engines to carry one light person around over level surfaces.
Hoverpallett
How to move a heavy load with one person.
Hover Scout
A Hover Knight two-seater plan kit hovercraft built from plywood in the 1960s.
Martyn Scott Craft
The last of Hoverclub member Martyn's farm built hovercraft from the Norfolk Broads.
Pincushion
The worlds first inflatable hovercraft.
Skitabug
Two seater inflatable mass produced from the Sealand stable using a single Lloyd engine for lift and thrust.
Winfield
Fairground bumper hovercraft from 1969 from the Jersey Hoverdrome.
1966 School Craft
After a school trip to Hovershow 66 one class thought they could design their own.
