After a successful run with the radio controlled model, [James] set out to build a hovercraft big enough to carry a human.

In the 1960s, giant hovercraft like the SR.N4 revolutionized cross-channel travel, gliding over the water with cars and passengers aboard. Faster than ferries and futuristic in design, they once ...

MECOSTA COUNTY, MI – First responders used a hovercraft to rescue a deer that had fallen through an icy lake on New Year’s Day.

Experience hovercraft adventures on water with unique maneuvers and smooth gliding. Discover the mechanics behind DIY hovercraft construction and the gear needed for watercraft fun.

Hovercrafts. Sure, they seem like a rad idea. I mean, you fire up a big ass fan and then blast across land or sea, lightning strike rescue style. In reality, they’re inefficient, hard to control ...

Robert Tymofichuk, a teacher in Alberta, Canada, spent nearly 2,000 hours building an operational hovercraft from salvaged car parts and with no blueprint.

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.

Since even big Hovercraft will rise only a few feet above the water, they are bound to have trouble with waves. But the designers are not much worried. Most steep waves are low enough, they say ...

Hoverlink Ontario secures docking sites, planning a hovercraft service from Niagara to Toronto in about half an hour of climate-controlled comfort.

A floating mishmash of rubber, fiberglass, paper mache, and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Robert Tymofichuk spent a year building his hovercraft.

Hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicles, are different from traditional aircraft because they get their lift from the pressure of air against a surface—an aerodynamic phenomenon known as ground effect.

HAMPTON, N.H. — A hovercraft has resumed its journey from Massachusetts to Canada after making an unscheduled stop on a New Hampshire beach. Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno said the hovercraft ...