It did occur to me that a hovercraft would be very useful indeed for crossing the Bristol Channel...
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Is there such a thing as a road-legal hovercraft?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Camber may cause issues....
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Used to be one to cross the Forth. Never went on it though, tried to once but public transport links at the far end were rubbish (trying to get from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh airport, and couldn't get passed Waverly) Took the car instead, another public transport fail.
(yes. I know it's far to ride but I was meeting someone who didn't have a bike with her)Hovercraft accross the Firth of Forth. Was that Gerry and the Pacemakers?
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My friend has a restrictive covenant on his house which expressly states that it should not be used to launch hovercraft from. It would be worth checking whether this is a common clause in coastal areas (where I assume a hovercraft would have most value and biggest market potential) before embarking on any business.
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YEAH !
just checked our deeds: No washing lines, no hedges out front but NO mention of a hovercraft ban
Seems I'm in the clear for nuclear testing too - and possibly running a brothel/heliport/KFC franchise (all of which are lacking in the vicinity at present)
I'll get my people in contact with your people, andrewh (hover-thru KFC ho'house with a pad on the roof ?)
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i am under the impression that Mudflat rescue hovercraft, are often fitted with wheels, due to the dificulty of keeping the damn thing still when trying to pick someone up off the mud.
that would greatly help with control on the road i guess.massive ones do a groovey trick here they deflate next to the striken party, who can then roll onto the skirt, which then reinflates and lifts them up level with the body work
hover crafts rock
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I can only offer this thread admiration, i am truly stumped.
Bravo.Posted 1 year ago # -
Apparently here is the Landy Hovercraft:
http://www.landroveraddict.co.uk/videos/LandRover02.wmvPosted 1 year ago # -
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I would pay good money to be in the room when you take it in for its MOT.
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I'm still intreuged (sp?) by the idea of a hover-through fast food takeaway. Would a double story one work? Could require more hover power than the hovercraft I drove could muster. Hope the driver above keeps up his concentration!
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I'd pay money to watch the first time you try to reverse parallel it in a town center!
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Could be surprisingly easy to park, I'm sure crabbing one can't be the difficult.
Posted 11 months ago # -
the driving test would have to be very hard - you would need a shed load of skill to make sure you can corner and stop the thing - no tyres gripping the road to help you out.
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Posted 11 months ago #
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I want one of those!
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Holy Thread Resurrection, Batman! Damn, I'd totally forgotten this thread, good to see it back. I SO want that Landy with the huge sneakers on, just the thing for driving around on Burnham and Brean beaches, and laughing at the stupid grockles who get stuck in the mud with their swanky four-by's.
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I'll see your fat-tyre Landy and raise you this brilliant thing... Was parked for years at the landy dealer at Lix Toll but apparently got exported to South Africa to be put back into use, which is pretty cool.
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I want to die riding that hoverbike
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As I said some time ago the world would be a far better place if we used hovercraft more.
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Can't see your pic Northwind, could you repost?
Just got the little red XPosted 11 months ago # -
I was once given a hovercraft down the pub, it needed completely rebuilding, but I had all the plans. Never got round to it unfortunately, and had to get rid when we moved.
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I was once given a hovercraft down the pub
Don't you know how dangerous this is?!
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Hmm, don't know what's happened to my pic, here's someone else's
8673 SP - 1962 Cuthbertson Land Rover @ Lix Toll by homer----simpson, on FlickrPosted 11 months ago #
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