Corgi Major Toys #1119 HDL Hovercraft SR-N1 Made In UK 1960 Restoration or Spare

Description: Corgi Major Toys #1119: HDL Hovercraft SR-N1 Made In the UKIssued 1960 - 1964Diecast metalFor Restoration or a SpareThree ball bearings on spring on the base, working perfectly Four yellow plastic rudder flaps; unfortunately the standing parts are broken offPaint chipped on the white blower and very little on the blue metalMissing the plastic transparent window for the two pilotsTwo SR N1 transfers remain legible A decent example of this 1960-64 Corgi model. Original paintwork is present with a couple of nicks on the rim of the funnel. Not perfect plastic rudders; though all four are present and intact, the extended yellow plastic parts are missing. The cockpit is missing its window, the two decals are good. The free rolling on ball bearing wheels and suspension work well. The underside is good. This toy is an artifact of history, released right after the first cross-channel trial in 1959, which looks nothing like later hovercraft models by Dinky and Lesney. Corgi moved fast, and issued really unique diecast model right away. It’s ingenious, showing how the vehicle was steered by directing the air flow from the central funnel. Another incredible feature are the ball bearings it rolls on, which are sitting on springs for suspension. An awesome ‘toy’!Please see the photos for a complete description of the condition and the model.Please ask any questions you might have; I’m a collector myself so I can probably answer them.Happy to ship worldwide through the eBay Global shipping service.Combined shipping is no problem! Please take a look at my other Corgi, Dinky and other vintage toy listings! From: http://www.jameshovercraft.co.uk/hover/srn1/srn1.php The SRN1 was the first full-sized proof-of-concept hovercraft, built in 1959 by Sauders Roe (Aviation) under commission from the British National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC). The craft was designed by the inventor of the hovercraft, Sir Christopher Cockerell. The craft astounded all on its first flights from its production factory at East Cowes, Isle of Wight, both on land and on the waters of the Solent. Later that year on the 25th July, 1959, Cockerell, navigator John Chaplin and chief test pilot Capt. Peter Lamb were the full crew of the craft on its most famous flight, that being the first flight of a hovercraft across the English Channel from Calais to Dover. With Cockerell providing inventive dynamic ballast by careful positioning of himself around the structure, the crossing was made in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes, overcoming the obstacles of non-favourable winds and moderate swell on the water. This flight proved the hovercraft's capabilities, though also showed the limitations of the initial design, that being, a skirtless one providing little in the way of obstacle clearance. It wasn't until Cecil Latimer-Needham invented the flexible skirt (and subsequently sold the patent to Westland, the parent company of Saunders Roe) that air cushion technology really 'took off'. The SRN1 prototype continued to be developed by Westland, Saunders Roe and the NRDC and even received a skirt and an additional engine in the form of a Rolls-Royce Viper jet to increase its thrust output. The SRN1 is now at home at RAF Wroughton, Swindon, England, an extension of The Science Museum.

Price: 37.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-08-27T17:15:23.000Z

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