 | This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. (June 2016) |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | N.300 Naviplane |
| Builders | SEDAM |
| Operators | Société Naviplane (ferry service), Department de la Gironde (ferry service), French Navy (test evaluation) |
| Preceded by | Naviplane N102 |
| Succeeded by | N500 Naviplane |
| Built | 1967-1968 |
| In service | 1968-1972 |
| In commission | 1969-1972 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | hovercraft |
| Length | 23.3 metres (76 ft) |
| Beam | 11.1 metres (36 ft) |
| Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Ramps | 2 |
| Installed power | 2 x 1,217 kW (1,632 hp) - (based on IIIC3) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Turbomeca Turmo III-D3 engine[1] |
| Speed | Maximum 65 knots (120 km/h) / Cruising 50 knots (92 km/h) |
| Capacity | 110 (Baie des Anges modified in 1971 to carry 38 passengers and 4 cars) |
| Crew | 2 (pilot and co-pilot),?[2] (cabin crew) |
The N.300 Naviplane was a French 30-ton multipurpose Air-cushion vehicle built by SEDAM (Société d'Etude et de Développement des Aéroglisseurs Marins) for the Naviplane series of Aéroglisseur (Hovercraft).
This was a series of multi-skirt hovercraft built by SEDAM using and developing the skirt designs by French engineer Jean Bertin. The series included the Naviplane N102, the Naviplane N300 and the N500 Naviplane, the N300 Naviplane was the first full-scale Naviplane designed for commercial use.[3]
- ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1968/1968%20-%201037.PDF [dead link]
- ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1968/1968%20-%201038.PDF [dead link]
- ^ Naviplanes N102 N300 N500 Amphibarges SES4000. Hovercraft Museum Archives: SEDAM Brochure.