From Future of Transport to Narrow Niche In the nineteen fifties, hovercraft looked like something pulled straight from ...

The Marines from three countries stood waiting in loose formation as the giant hovercraft swung onto the beach at Mayport Naval Station, blowing sand around as its pilot made a precise turn and killed ...

The Chinese Navy has put their money where their mouth is when it comes to their interest in the world's largest hovercraft. They have already bought two giant Zubr Class hovercraft from Ukraine, and ...

That hovercraft caught invading a popular Russian beach last week wasn’t just any old air-cushioned aquatic landing platform, it’s the single biggest such vehicle in the entire Russian arsenal—or in ...

In order to float across land and water, the giant air-trapping skirt around the base of a hovercraft needs to keep a tight seal at all times. Were it to tackle giant waves, it would get tossed about ...

When you're crane-lifting a giant hovercraft into a ship's hold, plenty can go wrong. If the supporting straps aren't completely even, the vehicle could snap in half. Even a gust of wind could send it ...

A picture taken on September 26, 2013 shows a Russian Navy Zubr-class hovercraft unloading armored personnel carriers on the seashore during a joint military exercise of Russian and Belarusian troops ...