Hover Crafts

Hov Pod hovercrafts are safe, reliable, durable, easy and great fun to fly.  Enjoy the unique sensation of traveling on a cushion of air, over any flat surface at speed. The Hov Pod can reach speeds of up to 45 mph on land …..You don't need to be a pilot to drive the Hov Pod, it is designed to be easy to use; so after a few minutes tuition you will have mastered the basics of hovering on your fun day.

History
The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956. The theory behind one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, the Hovercraft, was originally tested in 1955 using an empty KiteKat cat food tin inside a coffee tin, an industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales. Sir Christopher Cockerell developed the first practical hovercraft designs, these led to the first hovercraft to be produced commercially, the SRN1.

Christopher Cockerell's idea was to build a vehicle that would move over the water's surface, floating on a layer of air. This would reduce friction between the water and vehicle. To test his hypothesis, he put one a smaller can inside a larger can and used a hairdryer to blow air into them. The downward thrust produced was greater when one can was inside the other rather than air just being blown into one can.