The hovercraft is an entertaining but much maligned form of transport. While they have military applications and at times have even run as ferries across the English Channel, fundamental issues with ...
What might look like wheels at first glance are actually fan ducts that allow this luxury amphibious hovercraft to float seven inches off water or solid ground. Developed by VonMercier, the Arosa is ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hovercrafts aren’t typically described as high-end, but VonMercier is hoping to change that. The US outfit, which is helmed by ...
In the world of transportation, some technologies may seem to make everything else appear obsolete, whether it concerns airplanes, magnetic levitation or propelling vehicles and craft over a cushion ...
Personal hovercraft have never been as popular as ATVs or powerboats, but Michael Mercier is on a mission to change that. By day, he designs paper shredders. But with a lot of hard work, some ...
Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about the U.S. military’s ship-to-shore hovercraft and its many other ...
Join me as I take a ride on the world's only commercial hovercraft service to explore a small island off the coast of Britain ...
When Michael Mercier, founder and CEO of battery-electric hovercraft maker VonMercier, was a teenager, he had a monthly subscription to Boys’ Life. “It was the kind of magazine where you could get ...
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Hovercraft were a quick way to zip across the world's waterways but were noisy and expensive to operate. Could they be about to enjoy a second wind? The 12.30pm midweek hovercraft departure from ...
Even though hovercraft have been around for over half a century, they still have an air of the future about them. They’re used in everything from sports to oil exploration, yet they still leave a lot ...
What can some plywood, duct tape, plastic, a leaf blower, and a lawn chair get you? That’s easy: your very own hovercraft! Using only a couple key items, and lots of duct tape, Torben Ruddock from the ...