GIANT IN SKIRTS

The video discusses the SRN-4, the largest hovercraft by the British Hovercraft Corporation. It highlights the hovercraft's potential, features, and capabilities, including its ability to travel on a cushion of air and its gas turbine engines. The SRN-4's maiden trial across the Solent is successful, meeting all production targets. It can carry up to 800 commuters or 250 passengers and 30 cars, with two units ordered for a ferry service between Ramsgate and Canning.

What is the SRN-4 known for?

• Being the oldest hovercraft

• Being the fastest hovercraft

• Being the largest hovercraft

• Being the smallest hovercraft

What assists the SRN-4 in changing direction?

• Its rudder

• Its gas turbine engines

• Its sails

• Its wheels

What is the cruising speed of the SRN-4?

• 50 knots

• 70 knots

• 60 knots

• 80 knots

How many cars can the SRN-4 carry?

• 40 cars

• 30 cars

• 20 cars

• 10 cars

For which ferry route have two SRN-4s been ordered?

• Between Southampton and Cowes

• Between Ramsgate and Canning

• Between Portsmouth and Ryde

• Between Dover and Calais