{"id":48406,"date":"2019-06-18T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48406"},"modified":"2021-05-23T15:33:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T19:33:12","slug":"what-happened-to-the-giant-hovercraft-sr-n4-the-concorde-of-the-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/06\/18\/what-happened-to-the-giant-hovercraft-sr-n4-the-concorde-of-the-seas\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to the Giant Hovercraft SR-N4? &#8211; The Concorde of the Seas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Inog40YZcYs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Curious Droid<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 8 Sep 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They were once known as the &#8220;Concorde of the Seas&#8221;: mighty flying boats that ferried their passengers with speed and style. Hovercraft was a symbol of national innovation and represented the future of transport in the 20th Century. <\/p>\n<p>And yet, like the Concorde, the huge iconic &#8220;Mountbatten-class&#8221; hovercraft that once traversed the 22-mile English Channel from England to France carrying hundreds or passengers and cars are no longer with us.<\/p>\n<p>So what happened to the giant hovercraft SN-R4?<\/p>\n<p>Patreon : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/curiousdroid\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/curiousdroid<\/a><br \/>\nPaypal.me  : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/curiousdroid\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/curiousdroid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sponsors: Symon Hamer, Florian Hesse, Georgi Dobrev, Douglas Gustafson, Marcus Chiado, Mitchell Payce, Skalgrin, Jorn Karlsen, John Roscoe.<\/p>\n<p>This episode\u2019s shirt was the Trip Paisley Surf Retro by Madcap England and is available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomretro.com\/madcap_england\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.atomretro.com\/madcap_england<\/a><br \/>\nGet 10% discount with the code DROID10<\/p>\n<p>Presented By Paul Shillito<br \/>\nWritten &#038; Researched by Andy Munzer<br \/>\nAdditional Material by Paul Shillito<br \/>\nImages and Footage : retepbleck, MAD Hovercraft, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hovercraft-museum.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hovercraft-museum.org<\/a>, Griffon Hoverwork, kentishmanvideo<br \/>\nMusic by Mike Mullen, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.positrosmic.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.positrosmic.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-What-Happened-to-the-Giant-Hovercraft-SR-N4-\u2013-The-Concorde-of-the-Seas.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious Droid Published on 8 Sep 2017 They were once known as the &#8220;Concorde of the Seas&#8221;: mighty flying boats that ferried their passengers with speed and style. 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