thumb|right|SR.N3 from the UK Interservice Hovercraft Trials Unit, Lee-On-Solent {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Use British English|date=November 2016}} The British Hovercraft Corporation '''SR.N3''' was a 37.5 ton hovercraft originally designed by Saunders-Roe.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=250}}</ref>
Launched in 1963, it was primarily aimed at military deployment. It was a military version of the SR.N2<ref name="Flight, SR.Ns" />
Propulsion and lift were provided by four rear-mounted Bristol-Siddeley Gnome gas turbine engines that allowed the SR.N3 to cruise at 70 knots. The British IHTU (Interservice Hovercraft Trials Unit), based at Browndown, Stokes Bay, tested the SR.N3 in a wide variety of conditions, including ice.<ref >{{Cite journal |title=none |journal=Air-Cushion Vehicles |date=June 1964 }}</ref> On 16 September 1964 an SR.N3 operated satisfactorily in a full gale and six foot seas.<ref name="Flight, SR.Ns" /> The SR.N3 never entered full service and ended up being used for target practice.
== References == <references>
<ref name="Flight, SR.Ns" >{{Cite journal |title=The SR.Ns Till Now |journal=Flight International |author=H.F. King |date=27 May 1965 |pages=69–70 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1965/1965%20-%201506.html }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901165636/http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/srn3.html SR.N3] - Hovercraft Museum
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