The first known concept for a vehicle that could be called a hovercraft was in 1716. This vehicle never made it past the concept stage since the designer, Swedish Emanuel Swedenborg, used a man powered, oar driven system for propulsion. Obviously, this idea just could not produce enough power to lift the craft. In the [...]

In trying to create objective articles about hovercraft, there is an extensive use of Google to find common issues for and against the use of the craft. Searching on such phrases as residential complaints about hovercraft produces not a single result. Various conjugations of that phrase or similar produces the same. Keep in mind, there [...]

For any craft to operate in an economical fashion, it’s resistance to motion, or drag, must be kept down. With an automobile, this means having good tires that are properly inflated. With a boat or ship, this means having a good hull design and keeping it clean of growth. With trains, this means level and [...]