Post by komata on Feb 9, 2016 15:44:11 GMT 12
I don't know if 'Hovercraft' are classified as aircraft' or not (I have always considered them to be so BTW, as they DO fly - albeit not very high), but the last two SRN4 Cross Channel passenger / car carrying hovercraft are under threat of scrapping, despite being held 'in storage for preservation'.
As these are probably the last vestiges of the once-great British hovercraft industry and the forward-thinking aviation industry / technology from which it came, people are understandably upset that they may be scrapped without due regard to their historical value.
For those who may be interested, further details are here, together with information concerning a petition that has been launched to prevent the scrapping:
www.change.org/p/homes-and-communities-agency-save-the-princess-anne-the-last-remaining-srn4-hovercraft-for-the-nation
Hopefully this will be of interest, and signatures will follow...
As these are probably the last vestiges of the once-great British hovercraft industry and the forward-thinking aviation industry / technology from which it came, people are understandably upset that they may be scrapped without due regard to their historical value.
For those who may be interested, further details are here, together with information concerning a petition that has been launched to prevent the scrapping:
www.change.org/p/homes-and-communities-agency-save-the-princess-anne-the-last-remaining-srn4-hovercraft-for-the-nation
Hopefully this will be of interest, and signatures will follow...
