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About Hovercraft For Sale.Com
Here you will find all the
information you need before you buy your next Hovercraft.
We are selling Hovercrafts
in all shapes and sizes and we will be glad to give you more information
on telephone (we will call you) using this contact
form
Hovercraft Fun!
Hovercraft float on a cushion of air; they
hover across sea, lakes, rivers, grassland, marsh, sand, snow and ice!
Hov Pods are safe, reliable, durable, easy and great fun to fly, designed
to make leisure hovercraft ownership easy. The ultimate big boys toy, yet
fun for all the family - enjoy the unique sensation of travelling on a
cushion of air, ride over any flat surface at speeds of up to 45 mph
!, this hobby is seriously addictive!
Need a demo?
Contact Hov Pod
now for the
name of your local promoter. (Promoter opportunities still available)
Hovercraft
 Invented
1956 by Sir Christopher Cockerell
First
tests carried out on Southampton Water, close to Hov Pod’s factory.
First
Flight 31st May 1959, seven-ton, 20ft craft.
 By
inserting a cat food tin into a coffee tin, and blowing a jet of
air through the gap between the walls of the tins, he proved that
a vehicle that could travel on cushion of air.
 Aimed at the scales, the blower's jet pressure alone was 1lb
(0.45kg). The jet coming out of the tin assembly when brought near
the scales gave 3lb (1.36kg).
Types
 Racing
craft – lightweight for fast speeds so compromised on quality
and safety
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Kit
or home built craft – cost is main concern so compromised on
durability and safety.
Marine
Leisure & Commercial craft designed for
safety, reliability, durability, ease of use.
 Hov
Pod first hovercraft built specifically for marine leisure
market.
 Hov
Pod design focuses on reliability, durability, safety,
ease of service and ease of use.
Use the Hov Pod Hovercraft as:
- A superyacht tender to lower and
go anywhere on water, or straight on to land. A
thrillingly different and
exciting slide and glide high speed toy. A way of
exploring or getting to all those secluded or
inaccessible places no one else can get to. The way to
beat the tides and leave home or reach a mooring at any
time of day. A unique machine for fun or access over any
difficult terrain such as swamps, estuaries, sandbars,
flooded ground, reeds, submerged coral, ice etc. A
responsive and economical rescue, survey, patrol or
inspection craft.
- A team building, activity,
adventure, charter or rental income earner.
Regarding
Regulations and Certification
We often get asked
what regulations apply to Personal Leisure Hovercraft in
the UK and Europe
Read more about this ...
The Hov Pod Design Philosophy
Until now, hovercraft have tended to
be backyard vehicles or supplied in kit form, designed by
enthusiasts
Read more about this ...
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