First hovercraft and liner Queen Mary

Feb. 26 Britain's Flying Saucer Makes First Public Flight. Britain's Flying Saucer - the S.R.N. 1, Hovercraft, made its first public flight at the Saunders Roe works at East Cowes, Isle of Wight and later today to make a flight over the sea. The S.R.N.1 can ride over land or water at a height of up to 15 inches on a cushion of compressed air. It has an ovoid shape, and is virtually a buoyancy tank with a number of inward pointing jets around its perimeter underneath. On top of its flat surface are the control cabin, the funnel containing the engine and the horizontal fan through which air is sucked and then ejected beneath to form the cushion of air. Keystone Photo Shows: The stately ship of the present Queen Mary - and the fantastic craft of the future : the S.R.N.1

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