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Hovercraft

Hovercraft has an estimated weight of 290 tonnes. It ranks #51 of 752 in the Vehicles category.

Source excerpt: Hovercrafts were developed in the 1960s to carry cars. The largest hovercraft was the SR.N4 which carried cars in its center section with ramps at the bow and stern between England and France.

Position in category

752 Items in category 6,301 tonnes Category average 2.01 tonnes Category median 12 grams–365,906 tonnes Category span

Similar weight

Boeing 777-300 299 tonnes Obelisk 300 tonnes Borrowdale Ship ≈308 tonnes Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C 272 tonnes

Weight ladder

How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

290 tonnes
Airbus Beluga XL 227 tonnes Airbus A350-900 243 tonnes Ilyushin IL-96 270 tonnes Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C 272 tonnes Hovercraft This item 290 tonnes Boeing 777-300 299 tonnes Obelisk 300 tonnes Borrowdale Ship ≈308 tonnes Obelisk of Hatshepsut 311 tonnes

Weight details

Typical 290 tonnes
Minimum 290 tonnes
Maximum 290 tonnes
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

The weight was increased to 320 tons.

Unit conversions

Kilograms290,299 kilograms
Pounds640,000 pounds
Metric tonnes290 tonnes
Grams290,299,117 grams
Ounces10,240,000 ounces
Stones45,714 stones

Source

1 sources
4 Things That Weigh About 300 Tons weightofstuff.com · Everyday Objects · Section: 2. Hovercraft · Article updated 2024-05-16
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Boeing 777-300 299 tonnes Borrowdale Ship ≈308 tonnes Ilyushin IL-96 270 tonnes Boeing 747 Airplane 333–333 tonnes Airbus A350-900 243 tonnes Airbus Beluga XL 227 tonnes

Frequently asked questions

How much does Hovercraft weigh?

Hovercraft typically weighs about 290 tonnes, within a recorded range of 290 tonnes.

Where does Hovercraft rank among Vehicles?

It ranks #51 of 752 entries in Vehicles, heavier than 97% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb431c39480>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence Medium
Category Vehicles
Category rank #51 of 752
Weight position Heavier than 97% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID hovercraft
URL slug hovercraft

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.