Hovercraft engine start up sequence

From www.jameshovercraft.co.uk - the mighty SRN4 hovercraft starts its Rolls Royce Marine Proteus gas turbine engines.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• hovercraft
• srn4
• engine
• turbine

[Tamaslammer]

You can't really tell here but those things are LOUD.

The US Navy's LCAC's are ridiculously loud.

You'll have no problem hearing the Marines coming..

[Sebstantial]

No beach out of reach - and no beach out of earshot either...

[afteq]

why'd they stop.. I'm form oxfordshire.. I don't get out much

[Sebstantial]

Can't blame you, Oxfordshire's pretty lovely! I believe the reason they ceased operating the hovercrafts was due to competition from the Channel Tunnel, mainly the increased demand for transporting cars, which the Channel Tunnel trains can carry a lot more of. It's especially sad when you learn that right up until they stopped operating, the hovercrafts were still profitable...

[Sascom129]

There is still a service from southsea, they go out every day at least, i was out sailing last night and one went across leeonsolent..

[Sebstantial]

Indeed, I've been down to Portsmouth numerous times just to ride the hovercraft over to the Isle of Wight. Keep meaning to go again as they introduced a new model a little while ago which I'm keen to have a go in.

[Percivilemonty]

No, It's a gas turbine moron.

[Andi090386]

@islandexpl0rer Unfortuantley the owner of the two surviving SRN4's (Super 4's) has taken 3 Engines out & put them in his Private Yacht BRAVE CHALLENGER.

Such a shame, the two SRN4's (THE PRINCESS ANNE & THE PRINCESS MARGRET) now lay idol at HMS Daedlus in Lee-on-the-Solent.

But all is not lost, you can arrange for a private visit & see the Hovercraft Museum's collections. it's £10 per Adult & £6 for children

[colinclarke1000]

They had a sound all their own...its just unfortunate they were taken out of service...but. times change and things move on...but it was by far my favorite way to cross the channel

[thebrightonickabod]

I worked in the engineering dept in Dover for a summer on these beauties. rebuilding the lift fans. They were huge and very loud. i lived about 2 miles away and could still hear them at home

[fairclought7]

@fairclought7 Bristol Proteus!!!

[fairclought7]

the biggest hovercraft in the world, considering they were built in the 60s thats some going.. over 56 meters long and 320 tons, even the very first mk1s could do 83 knots. they could cross the channel in less than 30 mins with one doing it in 22 mins fully loaded. they also use the largest props ever used. the MK3s had four 3800 shp Rolls Royce Proteus engines.. only the new russian military hovercraft are slightly bigger..

[cjdrange]

Bristol proteus turbines.

[imwatching22]

ya jet engines. first, the sound, second, watch when the second engine starts up you can see fire come out the back of the hovercraft

[kratos32godofwar]

so wat engines powered them then? they sound like jrt engines??

[Rumpio]

Amazing sound. Wonder how fast a hovercraft would go with jet engines instead of props!

[MegaMilehigh]

bring em back