Jun. 06, 1959 - Britain's Flying Saucer Makes first public flight. Britain's Flying Saucer - the S.R.N. 1 Hovercraft, today made its first public flight at the Saunders-Roe works at East Cowes, Isle of Wight, and later today made a flight over the sea. The S.R.N.l can ride over land and sea 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

Jun. 06, 1959 - Britain's Flying Saucer Makes first public flight. Britain's Flying Saucer - the S.R.N. 1 Hovercraft, today made its first public flight at the Saunders-Roe works at East Cowes, Isle of Wight, and later today made a flight over the sea. The S.R.N.l can ride over land and sea 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 Stock Photo

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5553 x 4356 px | 47 x 36.9 cm | 18.5 x 14.5 inches | 300dpi

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6 June 1959

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Jun. 06, 1959 - Britain's Flying Saucer Makes first public flight. Britain's Flying Saucer - the S.R.N. 1 Hovercraft, today made its first public flight at the Saunders-Roe works at East Cowes, Isle of Wight, and later today made a flight over the sea. The S.R.N.l can ride over land and sea 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 from the cushion of air. Photo Shows A view of the S.R.N.I. Hovercraft showing one of the thrust tunnels which controls fore and aft movement. (Credit Image: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS)

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