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Bill Gunston, Hydrofoils and Hovercraft (1969), is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand survey that is well illustrated and includes a glossary of terms and a table of major Hovercraft and ACVs. More technical, requiring some college-level mathematics, is G.H. Elsley and A.J. Devereux, Hovercraft Design and Construction (1968), an excellent textbook, based on lectures given at the Isle of Wight Technical College, which deals with the theory and practice of ACV building. Robert L. Trillo, Marine Hovercraft Technology (1971), covers operational problems to a greater extent. See also Jane’s High-Speed Marine Craft (annual), a review of ACVs and hydrofoils, providing technical details of available craft, operators, and consultants; and Hoverfoil News (bimonthly), a review of the state of Hovercraft art, including the design, construction, and operation of ACVs of all sizes.
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| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Evaluating the effects of air cushions on body pressure distribution and thermal insulation in evacuation shelters: A randomized controlled crossover study. | Dec 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Mobile robotic air cushion system (PDF). | Sep 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles - Ground Effect Vehicles. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Lift System Design of Air Cushion Vehicle (PDF). | Feb 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Air Cushion Vehicles. | Sep 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. - History of the Hovercraft. | Dec 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Channel - Hovercraft. | Dec 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: H2g2 - Hovercraft. | Dec 18, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |