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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Introduction to hovercrafts

Hovercrafts, also known as Air-Cushion Vehicles (ACV), are amphibious vehicles that move on a layer of pressurized air. Because of their unique design, they can cruise over virtually any surface: water, road, grass, snow and ice. As a result of their flexible nature, Hovercrafts have a great advantage in military applications, but they aren't just for the military. Lots of hobbyists love them too, especially since they are easy to build and with a good set of plans you can build a Hovercraft in a single weekend.

Facts about hovercrafts

A hovercraft works on the principle of aero dynamics. This is similar and can also be attributed to fluid mechanics in engineering. Although the vehicle was designed to glide primarily in water, it behaves more like an aircraft vehicle. Its ability to function and operate fully relies so much on the air pressure simulated by its fan. This innovative engineering idea and application is what makes a hovercraft work.

Building a hovercraft

What you need is to know the materials you could use. Understanding how to build hovercraft vehicles is the same with any vessel of this type. To come up with one for your project is simply improvising the materials and bringing the applied science to its miniature version. As mentioned, the objective is to show the principles.

Hov Pod Hovercraft

Unlike PWC (personal watercraft) owners, hov pod users do not wait for the tide to rise. Nope! They simply jump into their personal hovercraft and before you know it they are off and away over mud, sand, shingle, grass, ice, in fact any kind of flat surface you can imagine.

Bystanders have bared witness to hov pods hovering over objects such as car tyres! Can you imagine that? Hov Pod has proven time and time again how it can hover at heights of up to 8.5 inches.This part of the Hov Pod hovercraft technology is particularly useful for inshore rescues, especially when mud or ice pose aa a hazard.

CONCLUSION

Your hovercraft project should be able to carry a real person. Of course you can't guarantee it could carry anyone who is heavier than you. Use your weight as a basis. That is why the platform is suggested to be the size of a manhole cover for this purpose.