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For hovercraft to really take off, they'd have to be a lot more efficient and quieter. I don't know if there's anything that can be optimised about the enormous
by mcv 3y ago
For hovercraft to really take off, they'd have to be a lot more efficient and quieter. I don't know if there's anything that can be optimised about the enormous amounts of air blowing throw that thing; lots of other things are rapidly becoming quieter and more efficient, including PC cooling fans, so maybe there's room for improvement. Maybe electrification will help. But I suspect hovercraft are doomed to remain a niche.
- mhandley 3y agoMaybe they could use the fans primarily when in very shallow water or on the beach, and lower a water-jet propulsion pod on a fin for when they're in deeper water. Likely this would be significantly more efficient overall, even taking into account the small amount of drag from the fin.