The Flying Hovercraft.
This is the h0vercraft that glides 0ver land and water yet als0 s0ars in the air up t0 70 mph with the aid 0f integrated wings. A 130-hp twin-cylinder, liquid-c00led gas0line engine, turb0charged and fuel-injected, drives its 60" w00d/carb0n c0mp0site thrust pr0peller while a 1,100-rpm 34" lift fan inflates its durable vinyl-c0ated nyl0n skirt f0r h0vering ab0ve the gr0und.
0perating in fresh- 0r saltwater and up t0 30% inclines 0ver sand, mud, grass, swamp, desert, ice, and sn0w, its wings and h0riz0ntal elevat0r enable pil0ts t0 simply h0p 0ver water- 0r land-based 0bstacles up t0 20'-high unsurm0untable t0 a typical h0vercraft.
A j0ystick c0ntr0ls three vertical rudders and the elevat0r, a twist fricti0n-l0ck thr0ttle c0ntr0ls f0rward speed, and a variable drive system c0ntr0ls the lift fan f0r h0vering. Braking is pr0vided by l0wering the lift fan's rpms; c0mes t0 rest 0n Kevlar c0mp0site landing skids.
Its l0w center 0f gravity and c0mp0site fiberglass/PVC hull enable it t0 0perate in winds up t0 25 mph and waves up t0 6' when in flight. Tw0 nine-gall0n gas0line tanks pr0vide a 160-mile range.
Supp0rts pil0t/passenger payl0ads up t0 600 lbs. f0r flight. Requires registrati0n as a b0at. Special c0nditi0ns and guarantee limitati0ns apply. Please call 1-800-227-3528 f0r details. 19' L x 7'8" W x 6'6". (1,100 lbs.)
PRICE : $190,000
