In another case of trying to answer potential questions about the use of hovercraft for commuter traffic in the Potomac region this article had hoped to look into the safety and accident history of hovercraft. Doing a search in Google yielded no results. Assuming that the search phrases used were inaccurate, both CNN and the [...]

As you watch this video of a hovercraft doing its job, please notice a few things. First off, while hovercraft will never be considered a stealthy vehicle, notice that they really are only about as loud as a city bus. Next, notice the people actually standing behind the main propellers on the bridge. Obviously they [...]

There is no denying that hovercraft are popular in the imagination of many people. From Joss Whedon’s insistence that there is no point to making a Sci-Fi movie like Serenity without a hovercraft to George Lucas’ repeated use of the craft and their variants in his Star Wars Universe they have long been the staple [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Some points about environmental impact from hovercrafts: no trace – environmental concerns 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 [...]