Let the pictures do the talking.

Post by: **TBG** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:09 pm

Post by: **freddy22112211** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:21 pm

Post by: **Quart Meg Miles** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:03 pm

Is that a recent photo, Gordon? In the early 70s I was working on a radar speed meter for the big SRN4 hovercraft, a problem being that it rarely pointed in the direction it travelled. We designed a solution but it was never tried and nowadays I expect they use GPS. It was a terrible environment for electronics hanging on the back.

Post by: **freddy22112211** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:39 am

Meg,
Not too recent - 19.8.1989. The (swiss) guy in the picture came across, he had crashed his elan at Brands....
(I was also in electronics by the way - the hovercraft environment wasn't that great for humans either, especially when the sea was rough - one time after embarking on the french side I had to sit for 15mins until my full body pins and needles went away...)

Post by: **Craven** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:55 pm

Post by: **Emma-Knight** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 5:59 pm

... and that lovely red VW Polo „Bonzai-Shootingbreak“.Had one of these for more than 30 years. Moved a lot of Elan parts. 720kg, quick little car. Nice picture!
Anna