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Model of the SNCF Seaspeed Sedam N500 Hovercraft.
On display at the Hovercraft Museum, Gosport, Hampshire.
Modelled with the French design of Joupe skirt. it could carry 418 passengers and 65 cars.
This model depicts the craft "Ingénieur Jean Bertin" in its Seaspeed livery.
Built in 1977 and transferred to Hoverspeed in 1983.
The N500 Naviplane was a French hovercraft built by SEDAM for the cross channel route. Intended to have a large passenger and crew capacity, it was for a while the largest hovercraft. Only two were built.
The first was destroyed by a fire before entering service, the second proved unreliable and was broken up in 1985 at the end of its service.
Model of the SNCF Seaspeed Sedam N500 Hovercraft.
On display at the Hovercraft Museum, Gosport, Hampshire.
Modelled with the French design of Joupe skirt. it could carry 418 passengers and 65 cars.
This model depicts the craft "Ingénieur Jean Bertin" in its Seaspeed livery.
Built in 1977 and transferred to Hoverspeed in 1983.
The N500 Naviplane was a French hovercraft built by SEDAM for the cross channel route. Intended to have a large passenger and crew capacity, it was for a while the largest hovercraft. Only two were built.
The first was destroyed by a fire before entering service, the second proved unreliable and was broken up in 1985 at the end of its service.