Alaska is obviously a very environmentally sensitive area. Alaska is also a very big area. People must be able to traverse the distances. Obviously there have been countless studies done on what the best way to move people from point A to point B through various delicate areas.
You can read about one such study by [...]

Why would hovercraft be ideal for use on the Potomac?
There are many reasons why hovercraft would be perfect for use on the Potomac river. This article will briefly cover a few of them but it is not an exhaustive piece.
Obviously, the Potomac waterways are both an environmentally fragile and abused area. Conventional watercraft have too [...]

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 1870’s [...]

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 are [...]

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 [...]

Some points about environmental impact from hovercrafts:
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By applying the third generation hovercraft technology, in environmental sensitive regions, gain significant environmental benefits.
A conventional boat designed to carry 10-15 tons at 40 knots would require propulsion by diesel engines of 6000 to 10000 Hp.
- Depending on the application, some crafts achieve the same [...]