Hovercraft look like the perfect vehicle, fast, amphibious, and able to glide from water to land without a dock. This breaks down how the air cushion and skirt actually work, and why fuel use, control ...

A hovercraft was seen on the Wabash River, but its next location will be on a river in Germany as German firefighters came ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Michael Mercier, founder and CEO of battery-electric hovercraft maker VonMercier, was a teenager, he had a monthly ...

Well, this headline is what you might call poetic license in that it needs extra clarification: anyone can build a hovercraft at home, as long as that "anyone" is skilled, hard-working, determined, ...

(CBS/CNET) - You're probably familiar with the concept of the hovercraft, an inflatable craft that glides over land and water on a cushion of air. Now add wings, a sweet yellow and black paint scheme, ...

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 ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - On Sunday, Oak Island Water Rescue performed its first hovercraft rescue since receiving the craft about a year ago. The hovercraft was a gift to the rescue team from a ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Some people work in ...

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 ...