i think the frame of reference needed is distance, type of track, how much manuvering will be ncessary, etc

sorry for being dumb - but how does a hovercraft work?

Are hover crafts filled with Helium or something?

and then there is the big fan that pushes it forward...

 

Hunter

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Actually, there is another big fan which blows downward into rubber skirts underneath the vehicle so that the craft floats on a cushion of air.

You know, I always thought the Lambor's had a much higher top speed than the 170-180 range.

 

 

SideSwipe!

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Nope, not the older ones.  Those cars were pretty fast, relatively speaking, but what sold those cars was how damn good-looking they were. :thumb

sorry for being dumb - but how does a hovercraft work?

Are hover crafts filled with Helium or something?

and then there is the big fan that pushes it forward...

 

Hunter

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Hovercrafts take air from the topside and pump it through vents to under the boat. The skirt around the edges are there so that the air does not escape and it can use displacement to stay above the surface. So it creates a cushion of air inside the skirt that acts as a barrier (cushion) between it and the water.