marine air-cushion vehicle

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• National Research Associates, Inc — In 1958 Melville W. Beardsley founded National Research Associates company. NRA developed and tested over 30 air cushion vehicles, with the Air Gem Air cushion vehicle produced as their first product. NRA also sold Disney s Flying Saucers… …   Wikipedia

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