The hovercraft can carry up to 600 pounds of people or cargo and boasts a 160-mile range. Though the hovercraft has some flying skills, it still has to be registered as a boat.

Despite being kept at the museum, the SRN4 category hovercraft and the site where they are stored are owned by the Homes and Communities Agency rather than the museum trust.

In the 1960s, giant hovercraft like the SR.N4 revolutionized cross-channel travel, gliding over the water with cars and passengers aboard. Faster than ferries and futuristic in design, they once ...

The Navy’s new hovercraft will be ready to deploy and conduct missions in September as the service races to replace its aging landing craft fleet, according to a recent federal watchdog report ...