Fifty Years of the Hovercraft

Landspeeder Record
The new air cushioned technology resulted in the promotion of some wacky new projects like the Hover Scooter, driven by two motorcycle engines. Decades later, film maker George Lucas would use the idea of hover propulsion to create the futuristic 'landspeeder' in Star Wars.

• New Life for Hovercraft
• Bon Voyage to the Queen Elizabeth 2