Look at Life

Season 1 Episode 21: Flight On A Cushion

Looks at the development of the Saunders-Roe SR.N1 hovercraft, the first full-size experimental model, and its maiden flight across the English Channel. Includes an interview with Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, who demonstrates his original model made of tin cans, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

11

Episodes:

256

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1959

IMDb:

8.0