![]() ![]() ![]() Powered by a 130-hp twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, turbocharged gasoline engine, this craft is capable of soaring higher in the air than all other hovercraft, while gliding over the same surfaces as those: fresh- or salt water, sand, rocky terrain and land, as well as inclines of 30%. If the name rings a bell, it’s probably because they’re in the business of unexpected gifts or, as they say on the website, in the business of “providing unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind.” They’re also called fittingly “the world’s most peculiar company,” because it’s here that you can find anything from leg warmers to quirky Christmas decorations, kiddie cars and The Flying Hovercraft. The Flying Hovercraft is offered by Illinois-based retailer and catalog company Hammacher Schlemmer. This ACV doesn’t just glide over surfaces, it actually flies as high as 20 feet (6 meters) over them, hence the “Flying” part in the name. This is where the Flying Hovercraft also fits in, not only because of its high price point but also because it boasts certain advantages over typical hovercraft. The bottom line is that there’s still a lot of interest in this type of ACVs, adapted for the luxury segment. ![]() Hovercraft-based vehicles are also in the works: the VonMercier Arosa, for example, which is described as a luxury sports hovercraft, has been in development for close to a decade, and it doesn’t look like it’s any closer to reality than it was when it first popped up on the scene. Plans didn’t exactly pan out as far as transportation of people and goods goes, but the hovercraft is still around. Invented in the ‘50s, it was perfected in the late ‘60s and, for some years afterwards, widely considered the luxury amphibious vehicle of the future, especially in terms of public transportation. Think of it like a cross between a flying car and a hovercraft, aimed for the thrill-seekers who can afford it.Ī hovercraft, or an ACV (air-cushion vehicle), is an amphibious craft that can travel over a varied range of surfaces, from water to land, mud and sand, and even rocky terrain. It’s a hovercraft that flies because air lift is higher than with traditional hovercraft. For them, for the one-percenters of the world, a new option of water- and land-based fun is available: The Flying Hovercraft. Forget what the Rolling Stones say about how “you can’t always get what you want.” For a very narrow niche, the only limit to what they can get is their willingness to splurge. ![]()
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