A Study about HOVERCRAFT

A hovercraft, also known as an air-cushion-vehicle or ACV, is a craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud or ice and other surfaces. Hovercraft are hybrid vessels operated by a pilot as an aircraft rather than a captain as a marine vessel. It is popularly known is the newest vehicle in today's transport scene. As well as being new, this vehicle is different from other more conventional terrestrial vehicle in that is requires no surface contact for traction and it is able to move freely over a variety of surface while supported continuously on a self-generated cushion of air. We use standard calculation to determine the lift forces required. The thrust force required are greatly reduced due to reduction in frictional forces, both static and dynamic. The total study process is concluded with mention of details for the constituent parts. This paper brings out the details of the theoretical study carried out for the successful propulsion of the hovercraft.