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SR-N4
Cross Channel Ferry Hovercraft
Huge Radio
Controlled Model Kit of a Real
Hovercraft!
- Scale: 1:70
- Length 32"
- Beam 18"
- Weight 3.5 lbs
- Cushion Pressure 5 lbs/ft
- Nominal Speed 20mph
(depending on surface)
The
SR-N4 was
introduced on the channel between England and the Continent as a fast
ferry for passengers, auto, and lorry traffic. The kit replicates
the 300 ton MK II variant utilized on the Calais to Dover run.
The auto and lorry traffic was carried on multiple lanes about the
center line. Passengers were carried in sound proof compartments
along the sides of the craft. The SR-N4 is
the largest Hovercraft ever made. This is a great
father-son project. The vacuum formed body is made from plastic
ready for trimming and painting. The seal bag skirt is
pre-stitched and ready to tape to the body. The propulsion motor
mounts are designed for servo rotation. A decal sheet and color
tape are included to accent the craft details. The model is
equally at home on land, water, ice and snow.
- Standard kit
- 2 Propulsion
Motors & Propellers
- 2 Lift Motor
& Fans
- Equipment
Required
- 2 Channel Radio
System w/ 2 Servos
- Reversible
Electronic Speed Control
- 6 or 7 Cell
Battery Pack, and Charger
The Hovercraft model is
supported on an air cushion. As such there is ideally no contact
with any surface over which it travels; and all maneuvers, turns and
direction change have to be accomplished by the coordinated use of the
throttle and rudder. The unique nature of hovercraft flight lends
itself to exciting contests and races. This hovercraft model is a
powerful device. You must treat it with caution!
The vehicle travels over land or
water on a cushion of pressurized air. Air is forced under the
hull of the craft and is contained by a tube or "skirt" of flexible
material. A pocket or "plenum" of air is formed and the resulting
pressure pushes the hull of the hovercraft up and away from the surface
it is sitting on. Because the friction against the bottom of the
craft has been greatly reduced, less energy is required to move it over
the surface. This scientific principle is known as "surface
effect". The air cushion also gives you smoother ride over rough
surfaces. - The Radio Controlled Hovercraft listed on this page is
a scale models of a real hovercraft used today, not just a toy.
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- - This is NOT a Toy! - - -
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