Hovercraft
The first prototype Hovercraft, designated
L-1, had a very simple design which consisted of two small wooden catamarans
that were powered by three engines. Two M-11 radial aero-engines were
installed horizontally in the funnel-shaped wells on the platform which
connected the catamaran hulls together.
A Hovercraft, or air cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle
or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface -
land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure
air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. Early air
cushion developments.
Air cushion on hovercraft principle. The
first hovercraft was invented and patented by the English inventor Christopher
Cockerell in 1955.
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