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November 10, 2015 12:00 am
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What Happened To Passenger Hovercraft?
An anonymous reader writes: Although much has been written about hoverboards lately, hovercraft have largely faded from public imagination, BBC News reports. The Bond-esque 1960's sensation proved too noisy to roam inland rivers regularly, while too small to compete at sea with a new generation of conventional mega ferries and high speed car-carrying catamarans. Military aside, only a 10-minute english route and a sino-russian river border crossing keep hopes air-cushioned nowadays, while civilian operators wait for electric propulsion to become practical, aiming to reduce airplane-like noise levels and excessive fuel costs with new technology.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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