Hovering ship trials on Gare Loch, Scotland

Jul. 07, 1961 - Hovering Ship: Undergoing trials on Gare Loch, Scotland, is the D1, a 60 feet, experimental prototype hover ship'. Weighing 4.5 long tons, it has two three cylinder two cycle 25 bhp engines which raise its bottom from the water while its side walls remain submerged to about six inches. Two 35 bhp outboard engines with variable pitch propellers sled it across the water. Its British builders hope to have a passenger-carrying version in operation by the end of next year

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Builders Cylinder Experimental Gare Hover Hovering Inches Loch Outboard Pitch Propellers Raise Remain Sled Submerged Tons Undergoing Variable Weighing

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