Portobello against hovercraft for waste services

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 20 Nov 2009, 10:19

admin: split from this post on the "Hovercraft service from Fife to Portobello?" thread.

I can feel a PATH (Portobello Against The Hovercraft) coming on ...............................

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 20 Nov 2009, 13:47

Do Hovercraft generate more noise than Jet Ski's?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 20 Nov 2009, 16:32

Hovercrafts can ride on tarmac, right?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 20 Nov 2009, 18:38

Yes to both your questions Porty.
When the trail was on I could hear it from my back green depending on the way the wind was blowing, it was quite loud along at Kings Road, nearly drowning out the noise of the pub music at one point.
Sure they can come up tarmac but didnt they have a plasticky type of runway for it to come up the sand?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 20 Nov 2009, 20:25

I'm just thinking that instead of 900 lorries a minute heading up the HLR we could Hover Fife's commercial waste to the Viridor site.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 20 Nov 2009, 21:10

Interesting thought but not sure how much waste you'd get on a hovercraft
Dont want it sinking in the middle of the Forth and creating a new Inchkeith.
Inchviridor?
Then again several hovercraft travelling up Kings Road and the Harry Lauder Road would probably cause just as much congestion as lorries
Nah
Dont think that idea will fly, Porty.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 Nov 2009, 00:38

I agree, its not very practical but it is an interesting alternative. I've no idea what load a Hovercraft can take but its worth investigating, it might be a lot?

And there's maybe no need to use the HLR. Surely a chute type arrangement from kings road to the viridor site would work? the craft reverse up the chute then, using some of their hot air, "fart" the starbucks cups etc onto the site- simples.

Noise would be a disadvantage but on the other hand; how many people have you heard of being knocked over or shunted by a Hovercraft? I'm thinking none.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 Nov 2009, 13:33

Hoveridor?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 21 Nov 2009, 19:20

I had a quick search online, there's companies that will make then rent hovercraft upto about 400tons
What the weight in a lorry?

I'd also think a hover might get stuck in the narrow lanes at the Kings Road lights. Look at the trouble a runaway tractor caused.

The only folk that seem willing to sell are old Soviet era military hovercraft
I'd be doubtful how safe they'd be
I'd go POSH
( Portobello Opposing Soviet Hovercraft )

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 23 Nov 2009, 14:07

When's the first meeting?