SR.N3

TheBritish Hovercraft CorporationSR.N3was a 37.5 ton hovercraft originally designed bySaunders-Roe.^[1]

Launched in 1963, it was primarily aimed at military deployment. It was a military version of theSR.N2^[2]

Propulsion and lift was provided by four rear-mountedBristol-Siddeley Gnomegas turbine engines that allowed the SR.N3 to cruise at 70 knots. The British IHTU (Interservice Hovercraft Trials Unit), based at Browndown,Stokes Bay,tested the SR.N3 in a wide variety of conditions, including ice.^[3]On 16 September 1964 an SR.N3 operated satisfactorily in a full gale and six foot seas.^[2]The SR.N3 never entered full service and ended up being used for target practice.

References

^Wragg, David W. (1973).A Dictionary of Aviation(first ed.). Osprey. p. 250.ISBN 9780850451634.
^^a ^bH.F. King (27 May 1965)."The SR.Ns Till Now".Flight International:69–70.
^Air-Cushion Vehicles.June 1964.{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

External links

SR.N3- Hovercraft Museum

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[1] Wragg, David W. (1973).A Dictionary of Aviation(first ed.). Osprey. p. 250.ISBN 9780850451634.

[Flight,_SR.Ns-2] H.F. King (27 May 1965)."The SR.Ns Till Now".Flight International:69–70.

[3] Air-Cushion Vehicles.June 1964.{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

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