You think you know what a warship looks like? Think again. I spent three nights aboard the San Antonio‑class amphibious ship—not a carrier, not a cruiser—arriving by hovercraft straight into its belly ...

Anything can throw the hovercraft off—maybe your lift settings are off a little, or the wind blows a gust with a bit of extra weight. After several years operating a hovercraft, I’m still ...

A hovercraft traveling from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia became a beachside attraction when it was deliberately run aground after suffering a 3-foot tear in its rubber skirt.

The humble hovercraft has been around since the 1950s, floating drivers over land, sand and water alike on cushions of air trapped under flexible skirts. While they're not a common sight, they're ...

“The hovercraft was built in the area, invented in the area, and I think that’s got quite a bit of influence on why the Isle of Wight craft is still running successfully,” says Barkley.

A little known part of Connecticut’s transportation history is that almost 40 years ago, commuters could ride in a hovercraft from Bridgeport to New York City.

Hovercraft-based vehicles are also in the works: the VonMercier Arosa, for example, which is described as a luxury sports hovercraft, has been in development for close to a decade, and it doesn ...