An experimental, $3 million cross between a boat and an airplane lifted off the waters of Long Island Sound Wednesday morning, carrying an Essex company’s dream of launching a high-speed ferry service ...

A futuristic vehicle dubbed 'the Bugatti of hovercrafts' is nearing its testing phase. The Mercier-Jones hovercraft is designed to cruise along on both land and water on a cushion of air at speeds up ...

Alastair Senior, a 40-year-old man from New Zealand, was killed in gruesome fashion—decapitation—on a hovercraft test drive. Senior had been building his own hovercraft and was about to ride it for ...

Thirteen Moncton firefighters were learning to navigate the city’s new $80,000 hovercraft on Tuesday, which was purchased to help rescue people from some of the region’s toughest spots. The emergency ...

Textron Systems New Orleans is marking the start of production of the Navy’s newest hovercraft — a landing craft designed to haul vehicles, heavy equipment, and supplies over water and beaches. The ...

MORECAMBE lifeboat volunteers will be flying later this month as they test out what could be the latest life-saving craft. The resort will welcome a new 6-seater hovercraft for two weeks of trials.

Frustrated with what they see as stagnation in the evolution of hovercraft design over recent decades, cousins Michael Mercier and Chris Jones have teamed up in an effort to bring the personal ...

RC hovercrafts offer all sorts of design options which make them interesting projects to explore. There are dual-motor ones where one motor provides lift while the other does the thrust. For steering, ...

A WIRRAL lifeboat crew has been selected to pilot trials of a hovercraft which could change the face of shore rescues around the British Isles. Lifeboatmen at West Kirby will carry out a series of ...

NEW ORLEANS — A company is marking the start of production of the Navy's newest hovercraft: a landing craft designed to haul vehicles, heavy equipment, and supplies over water and beaches. Crews are ...