Flight On A Cushion

Overview

Looks at the development of the Saunders-Roe SR.N1 hovercraft, the first full-size experimental model, and its maiden flight across the English Channel. Includes an interview with Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, who demonstrates his original model made of tin cans, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.

Episode Information

Guest Stars

Tim Turner

Narrator

C

Christopher Cockerell

as himself

D

Duncan Sandys

as himself - Minister of Defence

P

Peter Lamb

as himself

R

Richard Stanton-Jones

as himself