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 massive Heart Mountain landslide raced to its final resting place on a cushion of carbon dioxide gas, similar to a hovercraft gliding on air.

If Zubr is the champion among military hovercraft, Hivus-48 is the best among civilian models. Nineteen -meters long and able to transport 48 passengers, it is the largest civil hovercraft in ...

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

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

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.

The world’s largest commercial hovercraft – the SR.N4 – made its final trip in 2000 when its operator coasted on for a few more years with its catamaran ferries before closing up shop.

China Is Churning Out Hovercraft, So It Probably Got Access to Long-Coveted Soviet Blueprints The heavily armed hovercraft would play a key role in invading Taiwan.

An assault hovercraft concept (via Soviet Hammer) Early prototypes by the Finnish Toivo J. Kaario, 1930s An early Pintaliitäjä (Surface Soarer) prototype in 1935, tested on ice His second ...

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 ...

John Sturgeon’s path to the Supreme Court began in a broken-down hovercraft on a gravel shoal in middle-of-nowhere Alaska. He was on his way to hunt moose. Instead, Sturgeon became the target of ...

Hoverlink Ontario secures docking site in Toronto. Seen as an important step in plan to launch year round hovercraft service across Lake Ontario.