A Great Swedish & British invention just got better!!!!!

[tintin40]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 543202.stm

 

[al]

Want one!

 

[tintin40]

:? Hovercraft

 

[tintin40]

Sorry Sweden

 

[pete_mcc]

Eh? Hovercraft Swedish? Are you sure it wasn't a lovely British invention by a chap called Sir Christopher Cockerell?

 

[orange71]

great - but looks a tad unstable :shock:

 

[tintin40]

Eh? Hovercraft Swedish? Are you sure it wasn't a lovely British invention by a chap called Sir Christopher Cockerell?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovercraft


Well Swede And British

 

[Agency_Scum]

I want one NOW!!

 

[cyfa2809]

how much did it sell for in the end?

 

[JohnH]

Swedish and British. And Russian. And German.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_vehicle

If you want to see the 550 tonne Russian version known as the Caspian Sea Monster, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIr8bjg_o2U (1 min, 10 sec)