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Hovercraft
The teams in this programme are given the task of constructing a remote-controlled mini-hovercraft using the contents of a garden shed. Which group of engineers will win? The guest judge is pioneer hovercraft engineer Ray Wheeler. (1985)
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Wed 13 Dec 1995
06:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Did You Know?
An early concept for the hovercraft was evolved by British engineer Sir John Thornycroft in the 1870s. He looked into reducing a ship's drag by introducing a concave hull that allowed for air to pass between the craft and the water. The idea was developed further by Sir Christopher Cockerell, who invented the cross-Channel hovercraft, which first launched in 1959.
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Broadcasts
- Fri 7 Jun 1985 19:15ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Wed 13 Dec 1995 06:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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