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Inside Mighty Machines

Hovercraft (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary
A futuristic new mode of transportation, part plane, part boat, and part helicopter, the launch of the hovercraft in 1969 was unlike anything ever seen. After 31 years of service and a collective 2.5 million miles back and forth across the...See moreA futuristic new mode of transportation, part plane, part boat, and part helicopter, the launch of the hovercraft in 1969 was unlike anything ever seen. After 31 years of service and a collective 2.5 million miles back and forth across the English Channel, they were decommissioned. As a salvage team prepares to take one apart to sell whatever they can for recycling, former NASA engineer Chad Zdenek examines the engineering genius involved in making the hovercraft a giant of its time. See less
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Director
Garry Keane
Producer
Mairead Tucker (producer)
Composer
Giles Packham (original music)
Cinematographer
Michael O'Donovan (director of photography)
Editor
Paul Mullen
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Status
Edit Released
Updated May 12, 2019
Release date
May 12, 2019 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Chad Zdenek primary photo
Chad Zdenek
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
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Eric Crafton primary photo
Eric Crafton
Self - United States Navy (as Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Crafton) Self - United States Navy (as Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Crafton)   See fewer
Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Warwick Jacobs primary photo
Warwick Jacobs
Self - The Hovercraft Museum Self - The Hovercraft Museum   See fewer
Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Lewis Menari primary photo
Lewis Menari
Self - Hughes and Salvidge Demolition Self - Hughes and Salvidge Demolition   See fewer
Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Christopher Cockerell primary photo
Christopher Cockerell
Self - Inventor of the Hovercraft (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Inventor of the Hovercraft (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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