People

This section of the site is dedicated to people:

Profiles of some of those who have been or are influential in Air Cushion Technology and its development
Pioneers – a glance back at some of those who have been influential in the past and are no longer with us
Obituaries of members of The Hovercraft Society

Buttons below will take you to separate pages for each of these subjects.

At present (February 2024) the content for Pioneers and Obituaries is in a single rolling page.

The Profiles section is in individual pages, access is via link (click on the name).

Chris Bland – THS Member and President of THS from 2000

John B Chaplin – THS Life Member

Sir Christopher Cockerell – THS Member and President from 1971 to 1999

Dr Michael J Gray – Hovercraft Development Ltd

Peter Mayer (February 2023) THS Member

Stuart Syrad (August 2021) THS Member

Terry G Watson (September 2012) THS Member

The Hovercraft Society