Great video! Our Coast Guard (Canadian) uses these particular make of hovercraft. We have 2 of them here in British Columbia with different configurations. (one is like this with the bridge forward, the other with the bridge aft and a landing craft style door on the bow able to take an ambulance or what have you) Those are definitely maneuvering fans or "jets" on either side of the bridge. Great video! i really enjoyed watching this! :)
This video was a very nice experience. Very nice quality, and no shaking. Interesting to watch the 2 maneuvering jets, I thought they were a little slow, but I guess that's all they need. Check out that water jet pack! It's a small boat that pumps high volume water, and you direct the jets and drag the boat around. Keep up the nice work!
I thought the "jets" were air intakes at first, angled to keep the spray out of the diesel engine, but I think your right, they probably are for manouvering.
Great video! Our Coast Guard (Canadian) uses these particular make of hovercraft. We have 2 of them here in British Columbia with different configurations. (one is like this with the bridge forward, the other with the bridge aft and a landing craft style door on the bow able to take an ambulance or what have you) Those are definitely maneuvering fans or "jets" on either side of the bridge. Great video! i really enjoyed watching this! :)
EJL2004 11 months ago
Thanks very much! Very interesting craft to watch. Living far from the Isle or Wight I don't see these things much.
Cheers!
steamwally 11 months ago
This video was a very nice experience. Very nice quality, and no shaking. Interesting to watch the 2 maneuvering jets, I thought they were a little slow, but I guess that's all they need. Check out that water jet pack! It's a small boat that pumps high volume water, and you direct the jets and drag the boat around. Keep up the nice work!
Fluidrazor 1 year ago
Thank you.
I thought the "jets" were air intakes at first, angled to keep the spray out of the diesel engine, but I think your right, they probably are for manouvering.
Thanks for watching.
steamwally 1 year ago
i wonder how long the skirt lasts? grand vid BTW.
WorldStove 1 year ago
Thanks.
I imagine they last a fair while, they would have to be fairly heavey rubber?
steamwally 1 year ago
Impressive!
It looks very interessting.
Bidone1967 1 year ago
Thank you, I could have watched them all day : )
steamwally 1 year ago
Oh fuck that`s big !
robinhooodvsyou 1 year ago
Ha ha! Not as big as the cross chanel ones I used to watch at Dover!
I'll tell you one thing I've learned, never stand behind one at full power like at 1:10 you get pelted with pebles and salt....
steamwally 1 year ago
@steamwally
-allmost predictable....
robinhooodvsyou 1 year ago
Yes, you should have seen me, even had salt in my ears! But it was worth it XD
steamwally 1 year ago
Thats 1 way to get to the isle of Wight.
goldie103103 1 year ago
The fastest way too!
steamwally 1 year ago
@steamwally Yeah, as I said, Hoverspeed ued to use them on there Dover to Bolougne run.
goldie103103 1 year ago