in a land mine infested piece of flat land, is it possible for a hovercraft to not detonate the mines?

Question

saw it from 007 and i'm just wondering

Answer 1

Yes and no.

The weight over the mine required on the 10cm diameter column of soil above the mine may be 500kg.

The hovercraft spreads its weight over all the land below its bags because it uses air pressure to hold it up, and having less than 500kg 10cm diameter circle sounds plausable.

Anti-tank mines may also be magnetic detectors, and the height and non-ferrous material of the hovercraft may get it over magnetic detector mines

Minefields often use a variety of detonation devices, including tripwires, which would certainly be set off by hovercraft.

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Answer 2

Technically, as a hovercraft floats on a blanket of air, it won't detonate mines. However, as the craft floats, it scatters a lot of loose devris and the debris could detonate a mine thus blowing up the hovercraft.

Answer 3

Would depend on the type of mine and trigger system. Since most mine fields contain a mixture of anti-vehicle and antipersonnel mines along with anti-tampering triggers the chances are excellent for getting blasted.

Answer 4

possible but not probable because the air forced down from the hovercraft can cause detonation.

Answer 5

total crap...just like the diamonds stuck in the face after medical treatment...there is only one 007 ..Roger Moore

Answer 6

i suppose it depends on the type of mine as common ones are set off by pressure ,moderns version are more related to magnetics even to the point of modern mines only setting off one enemy vehicles do to its memory system.
Some can be set of as traps or by a person also.
So i suppose they got away with it by the type of mine to suit the situation.