How does hovercraft work? How can it break ice, similar to an icebreaker? Why did the military first loved the idea of hovercraft, but then forgot about it? Any why did hovercraft became extremely ...

When you think of a vehicle that can do it all- water, land, ice, snow and more- the hovercraft often comes to mind. And while they might not be ubiquitous, hovercraft catch the imagination of many… ...

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

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

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 ...