World's First Hovercraft Race | Historic Photo Gallery
HoverWorld Expo 2004 has been cancelled
With great regret, the World Hovercraft Organization and Australian Hovercraft
Federation announces that the National Capital Authority in Canberra has declined
the opportunity to stage HoverWorld Expo 2004, requiring the cancellation of
this important event. Click here for details.
Neoteric
Hovercraft Photo Gallery
Neoteric Hovercraft's photo collection illustrates the variety
of hovercraft entered in The World's First Hovercraft Race. Gp
Capt N. F. Lamb, chairman of the Canberra Branch of the Royal Aeronautical
Society and organizer of the event, said of the craft, "The
fact that ten completely different types of air cushion vehicles
were entered for the races shows the latent talent available."
Click
on images for enlargements and descriptions: