Rudy Heeman has, over 11 years, transformed his hovercraft into a wing-in-ground-effect vehicle. Heeman says he’s found the ideal flight altitude under the vehicle’s 7-meter wingspan to be about 1.5 ...

It's a lot less 'bover' with a hover - We've been learning how to pilot a hovercraft!It's a lot less 'bover' with a hover - We've been learning how to pilot a hovercraft!

Hunstanton’s lifeboat crew has been sharpening its skills when it comes to rescuing people trapped by mud. Volunteers from ...

Hovercraft makes her maiden voyage across the ... On this maiden voyage the pilot was Captain Peter Lamb, with John Chaplin as navigator and Christopher Cockerell as (in his own words) 'moveable ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is an absolute unstoppable force for the US Navy. This hovercraft can move up to 70 tons of gear from ship to shore with ease.

When you think of a vehicle that can do it all- water, land, ice, snow and more- the hovercraft often comes to mind. And while they might not be ubiquitous, hovercraft catch the imagination of ...

OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only passenger route for the watercraft as early as December.

These days, it’s pretty cheap and easy to build your own little RC hovercraft. [ValRC] demonstrates just that with a hovercraft build that is surprisingly nimble, and fast to boot. The build ...