THE “SKIMMER,” the first privately-constructed hovercraft, which has been built by students of the College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Redhill, Surrey, in their spare time for £70. The designer, Mr R. Robertson, a war-time test pilot, is seated on the machine as it is carried out of a hangar at Redhill aerodrome by the students for a demonstration. It weighs 250lb and is only lift 6in long, but it can lift five men. The engine used was an auxiliary from a sailing catamaran.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29501, 1 May 1961, Page 10
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84THE “SKIMMER,” the first privately-constructed hovercraft, which has been built by students of the College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, Redhill, Surrey, in their spare time for £70. The designer, Mr R. Robertson, a war-time test pilot, is seated on the machine as it is carried out of a hangar at Redhill aerodrome by the students for a demonstration. It weighs 250lb and is only lift 6in long, but it can lift five men. The engine used was an auxiliary from a sailing catamaran. Press, Volume C, Issue 29501, 1 May 1961, Page 10
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