i was wondering bcoz on futurama it was cool watching them go
2007-09-13 04:44:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Hovercraft have been in private, commercial, and military use for 40+ years.
What YOU are looking for is a flying car, VTOL type critter... There are several designs... but none have reached commercial viability. The OTHER problem will be rules and regulations for their use.
Check out the Moller SkyCar http://www.moller.com/
2007-09-13 12:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hovercrafts have been operating in appreciable numbers since over 4 decades. They have been used both commercially and by the armed forces. A lot of refinement needs to be done to make them work in congested areas and the costs need to be brought down. Two critical areas which need to be addressed are the braking and the manouvering control. Where operating space is not the major constraint, they do wonders; but are handicapped where space is restricted. I am sure people out there are working to solve these problems and they will come up with answers very soon.
So, I would give the hovercrafts a bright future and hope they are mass produced so that people at large will benefit from this magnificent machine.
2007-09-13 13:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by al_sheda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The technology is and has been there for quite awhile. The two main problems are cost and the human element.
The average hovercraft right now costs way more than a car and is way out of range financialy for most people.
And the human element. It takes far more skill to pilot a hovercraft than to drive a car... and not everyone does so well even in a car.
2007-09-13 12:25:58 · answer #3 · answered by Nitro Pipes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hovercrafts have been around since 1927. Invented in Russia called air boats by a soviet scientist. Militarys around the world to civil operators use them around the world to transport cargo, passangers and military supplies.
2007-09-13 11:51:51 · answer #4 · answered by Charles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if we will see them in our lifetime. I am sure someone will perfect the Hovercraft in the future. I try to have hope for the future of man.
2007-09-13 11:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by HERE WE GO BROWNIES, BEAT PIT!! 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes there will be.
What the future has for future private and public transportation is an unknown.
2007-09-13 13:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by sandy_dfw 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋