Commercial Hovercraft - Hovertechnics Hovercraft

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Hovercraft 101
• Role of Hovercraft in
Commercial Applications
• Hovertour 700 Product Specs
• Hovertour 800 Product Specs
• Hovertour 1000 Product Specs
• Hovertour 2000 Product Specs
• Hoverprobe 2000 Product Specs
• Commercial Hovercraft
Comparison Chart
• Our Company
• Our Customers
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HOVERCRAFT 101
Q: WHAT DOES A HOVERCRAFT DO? WHAT IS A HOVERCRAFT?
A: A hovercraft flies a few inches off the surface on a cushion of air. It will fly over any
relatively smooth surface - water, grass, ice, snow, mudflats and marshes.
Q: HOW DOES A HOVERCRAFT WORK?
A: The engine drives a fan which creates thrust to drive the hovercraft forward. Part of the
fan thrust is ducted through the double skin hull to lift the draft off the surface on a cushion of air. This lift air is contained under the craft by flexible segmented skirts which keep
the air cushion pressure up.
Q: HOW FAST WILL THE HOVERCRAFT GO?
A: This depends on the surface conditions you are flying over. Ice is a very efficient surface
and the craft will travel 60 miles an hour (96 kph) or more. Long grass is porous and a lot
of the lift air is lost so that the hoverheight is lower, the skirt drag is greater and the vehicle
may only travel around 20 mph (32 kph). Generally smooth surfaces are best. It performs
very well on water, snow, ice, mud flats and sand bars.
Q: IS IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE?
A: You can learn basic operations in less than half a day, but like learning any new skill you
get better at it with practice. We offer hovercraft operator training at our factory in
Michigan. Our skilled instructor can teach you how to get the most out of your hovercraft.
Q: HOW DO YOU STEER OR STOP?
A: The craft is steered by a handle bar which controls the air rudders behind the fan. In the
smaller models, this is combined with leaning the body-weight right or left to steer. As
there is no hard contact with the ground, steering feels more like a helicopter than a
car. To stop you just slow down the engine and the craft settles to the surface and
stops. For stopping on ice, it is advisable to do a 180 degree turn and use the fan as a
brake, a method that works equally well on all surfaces.
Q: DOES THE HOVERCRAFT FLOAT?
A: The double hull has a polyurethane foam liner between the inner and outer hull structure
so that when the engine is switched off the hovercraft has full floatation for its rated payload. In choppy conditions, some water may enter the outer hull but this will be quickly
blown out when the engine is restarted or the bilge pump is operated.
Q: HOW MUCH DOES A HOVERCRAFT COST?
A: Our commercial hovercraft are between US$28,000 and US$80,000 (excluding the
Hoverprobe 2000. Trailers are between US$2,800 and US$9,000. These prices do not
include shipping, taxes or import duties. To purchase a hovercraft, contact the dealer in
your region. If you do not have a dealer in your area you can contact us for pricing on
specific models and for shipping quotes.
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HOVERCRAFT 101
Q: ARE THESE LIKE THE AIR BOATS IN FLORIDA?
A: Similar, but the air boats do not fly above the surface as a hovercraft does and of course
they cannot go any distance over land. The Hovertechnics' hovercraft has a smaller engine
and makes less noise.
Q: ARE HOVERCRAFT NOISY?
A: The Hovertechnics' hovercraft have smaller engines that make less noise.
The Hovertechnics’ hovercraft are relatively quiet because of their larger fans which allow
the engines to turn at moderate speed.
Q: DO I NEED TO REGISTER A HOVERCRAFT?
A: In the USA, a hovercraft must be registered as a boat and in some states also as an offroad vehicle.
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ROLE OF HOVERCRAFT IN
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
HOVERTOURS:
Hovercraft can be used at vacation destinations to give tours of
otherwise inaccessible areas such as coastal reefs or swamps.
Our craft have been used in both the Bahamas and Australia by business owners who
wanted an extra edge and intrigue to bring customers to their resorts.
PIPELINE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE:
TC Brown has been in the natural gas production business for over 60 years. Most of
his 315 gas wells are located in an overflow swamp area. When the water rises in the
fall the wells are inaccessible by boat, truck, airboat, helicopter and other type of craft.
TC Brown said, “some people in Louisiana thought I was crazy, (a hovercraft in Louisiana
in a swamp and overflow area), but I laughed all the way to the bank.”
He used his hovercraft to gain access to problem areas in his pipeline system that would
have closed the pipeline down resulting in lost profit. By being able to access and fix
the problems he was able to save his company of over $200,000 in the last two years.
SURVEYING:
LandPlan Engineering in Kansas provides hydrographic surveying services. They survey
bodies of water to determine depth of flow or impoundment volumes. They use their
hovercraft when they encounter sand bars or swift currents which were previously
obstacles in conducting their surveys. They also use it while determining impoundment
volumes for detention structures as well as ground lines for boat ramps and beaches.
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ROLE OF HOVERCRAFT IN
COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING:
The Hoverprobe 2000 was developed for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in close
collaboration with MPI Drilling of Picton, Ontario, Canada. The hi-tech METADRILL
multi-sonic drill rig fitted inside the center of the craft is used by the USGS to take
core samples down to 100 feet while the craft is floating on shallow water or sitting on
mudflats. The Hoverprobe 2000 opened up new vistas of exploration for geologists to
collect data for the first time in areas of terrain previously inaccessible for core
sampling.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS:
Hovercraft can be used as transport vehicles in environmental impact projects to minimize
damage to the earths surface and get to otherwise inaccessible areas.
Víglundur and three other people from Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company in
Iceland, used a hovercraft to fly over a terrain called þjórsáver during an environmental
impact project. The terrain, only found in Iceland, consists of moss over wet sand and
leaves footprints when walked on.
Ecology and Environment, Inc. utilized a hovercraft in Kuwait’s muddy intertidal zone to
reach previously inaccessible areas to take core samples and survey the environmental
damage inflicted by the 1991 Persian Gulf War oil fires.
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Hovertour 700 Features and Options
Hovercraft Payload (standard equipment): 750 lbs (340 Kg)
Hull: 14'6" (4.42 m) long x 6'6" (1.98 m) wide
Choice of Hull Colors: RED/WHITE/BLUE/YELLOW
Speed: 40 mph (64 kph) on calm water, 70 mph (112 kph) on smooth ice
Max Wave Handling Capacity: 2 ft (60 cms)
Turning Capability: 180 and 360 degree turns on land, ice, and water
Standard equipment:
• 100 HP, two-cycle, two-cylinder water-cooled
engine with high performance muffler
• Electric and recoil start
• Dual carburetors with automatic oil
injection system
• Exhaust gas temperature gauges
• Tachometer
• Two 6 gallon (22.7 l) portable plastic fuel
tanks with switch-over valve
• 720 cca maintenance-free battery
• 36" (91 cms) 12 bladed fan driven through a
510H200 belt and crankshaft mounted pulley
system
• Removable fanguard and engine cover
• Air-straighteners, four rudder steering
system
• "Front-first" lift air system with variable lift
and thrust control
• 76 Hypalon® coated skirts and stainless steel
skirt anchors
• Heavy duty drag flap
• 16" (40 cms) windshield
• UHMW underhull protection
• Seating pad
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Stowage pocket
Navigation light package
Hourmeter
Accessory power plug
Bilge pump
Options:
• Salt water muffler
• Carburetor compensator TempaFlow
• Crew protection windshield with
wiper (in place of 16” windshield)
• Removable vinyl cockpit enclosure
• All Kevlar® bottom hull
• Non-standard base color
• Garmin® GPS
• Thunder® T3 hearing protection
• Mustang® survival suits and vests
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Fly-On, Fly Off HoverTrailer for Hovertour 700
Construction:
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Welded, painted steel swing and tilt 14 ft
x 6 ft (4.27 m x 1.83 m) bed for fly-on,
fly-off operation
Painted exterior grade plywood decking
Angled side boards to center and guide
hovercraft
Axle:
Single 2,000 lb (907 kg) capacity rubber
torsion axle
Wheels & Tires:
Two 20.5 x 8 x 10 load range C wide base
wheels and tires
Lighting:
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Coupler:
Four rear marker lights
Two combined tail, brake and turn signal
lights
Flat four pin electrical connector
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2 inch (5 cms) Class I ball and socket type
coupler
Safety chains
Dimensions:
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Width: 8 ft (2.44 m)
Length (incl tongue): 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
Trailer Weight:
750 lbs (341 kg)
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Max Weight Capacity 2,000 lbs (907 kg)
(trailer + load):
Options:
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Spare wheel and tire
6 ft (1.83 m) lever release tie down
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Hovertour 800 Features and Options
Hovercraft Payload (standard equipment): 850 lbs (386 kg)
Hull: 16' (4.88 m) long x 8' (2.44 m) wide
Choice of Hull Colors: RED/WHITE/YELLOW/BLUE
Speed: 35 mph (56 kph) on calm water, 60 mph (96 kph) on smooth ice
Max Wave Handling Capacity: 2 ft (60 cms)
Turning Capability: 180 and 360 degree turns on land, ice and water
Standard equipment:
• General Motors 4-cycle, V8 multi-port, fuel
injected engine
• 12v electrical system with 50 amp
alternator
• Dual 875 cca batteries with battery master
switch giving OFF-1-BOTH-2 positions
• Thrust system: Twin 39" (990 mm) ducted,
twelve blade fans driven by Goodyear
Eagle® Kevlar® Vee-tooth cog belts; airstraightener arrays; ten cable-operated air
rudders and removable fanguards
• Hydraulically controlled splitter plates with
handle bar mounted electric push button
switches allowing variable lift and thrust
settings for speed and cushion control on
the move
• Integrated lift and thrust air system with
Hypalon® coated skirts, rear mounted drag
flap, six hardened aluminum replaceable
skid rails
• Fiberglass bottom hull made of hand
lay-up woven roving plus sealed polyurethane foam liner with high freeboard sides
• Woven roving fiberglass inner hull with
glossy gel coat finish
• Flat non-skid cockpit floor 5' x 10' (1.52 m
x 3.05 m) overall with 18" (45 cms) high
cockpit sides
• Two triangular vinyl cushion seats mounted
one on each side of centerline cushion crew
seat and stowage module
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Crew protection windshield comprising
rigid fiberglass gel coat structure with
large curved windshield, two side
windows with short roof plus
windshield wiper and washer system.
Fast-reaction handle bar steering,
twist grip throttle
Hinged access instrument panel with
tachometer, hourmeter, engine oil
pressure gauge, fuel gauges and
coolant temperature gauge, voltmeter
40 US gallon (150 l) capacity fuel tanks
Four mooring eyes, one bow eye, and
one rear winching eye
Twin fiberglass tail fin style wave and
splash guards
Twin strobe flashers (red, blue or
amber) with all-around light on ducts,
red/green bow light
Operating lights on crew protection
windshield
Two grab rails
Two 2,000 gph (7500 l/hr) bilge
pumps
Options:
Non-standard color, cockpit vinyl
enclosure, optional seating, heater/
defroster, lift eyes, stainless steel dual
muffler system, operating light package,
stationary hover system, Kevlar® bottom
hull, Thunder® T3 hearing protection,
Mustang® survival suits and vests
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Hovertour 800 HoverTrailer
Construction:
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Painted steel frame
Painted exterior grade deck plywood
decking
Heavy-duty glide rollers and hinged
angled sideboards
Swing-away tongue jack and hydraulic tilt
system
Axle:
Two 3,000 lb (1,364 kg) axles
Wheels & Tires:
Four 20.5 x 8.0 x 10 load range D wide base
wheels and tires
Lighting:
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Coupler:
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Dimensions:
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Trailer Weight:
Four side and three rear marker lights
Two combined tail, brake and turn signal
lights
2 inch (51 mm) coupler
Safety chains
Width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Length (incl tongue): 23ft 6 in (7.16 m)
1,700 lbs (773 kg)
Max Weight Capacity 4,000 lbs (1,819 kg)
(trailer + load):
Options:
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Spare wheel and tire
Hydraulic brakes
Electric power winch
Tie-downs
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Hovertour 1000 Features and Options
Hovercraft Payload (standard equipment): 1,200 lbs (544 kg)
Hull: 19'3" (5.87 m) long x 8' (2.44 m) wide
Choice of Hull Colors: RED/WHITE/YELLOW/BLUE
Speed: 40 mph (64 kph) on calm water, 60 mph (96 kph) on smooth ice
Wave Handling Capacity: 2 ft (60 cms)
Turning Capability: 180 and 360 degree turns on land, ice and water
Standard equipment:
• General Motors 4-cycle, V8 multi-port, fuel
injected engine
• 12v electrical system with 50 amp
alternator
• Dual 875 cca batteries with battery master
switch giving OFF-1-BOTH-2 positions
• Thrust system: Twin 39" (990 mm) ducted,
twelve blade fans driven by Goodyear
Eagle® Kevlar® Vee-tooth cog belts; airstraightener arrays; ten cable-operated air
rudders and removable fanguards
• Hydraulically controlled splitter plates with
handle bar mounted electric push button
switches allowing variable lift and thrust
settings for speed and cushion control on
the move
• Integrated lift and thrust air system with
Hypalon® coated skirts, rear mounted drag
flap, six hardened aluminum replaceable
skid rails
• Fiberglass bottom hull made of hand
lay-up woven roving plus sealed polyurethane foam liner with high freeboard sides
• Woven roving fiberglass inner hull with
glossy gel coat finish
• Flat non-skid cockpit floor 5' x 13' (1.52 m
x 3.96 m) overall with 18" (45 cms) high
cockpit sides
• Two triangular vinyl cushion seats mounted
one on each side of centerline cushion crew
seat and stowage module
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Crew protection windshield comprising
rigid fiberglass gel coat structure with
large curved windshield, two side
windows with short roof plus
windshield wiper and washer system.
Fast-reaction handle bar steering,
twist grip throttle
Hinged access instrument panel with
tachometer, hourmeter, engine oil
pressure gauge, fuel gauges and
coolant temperature gauge, voltmeter
40 US gallon (150 l) capacity fuel tanks
Four mooring eyes, one bow eye, and
one rear winching eye
Twin fiberglass tail fin style wave and
splash guards
Twin strobe flashers (red, blue or
amber) with all-around light on ducts,
red/green bow light
Operating lights on crew protection
windshield
Two grab rails
Two 2,000 gph (7500 l/hr) bilge
pumps
Options:
Non-standard color, cockpit vinyl
enclosure, optional seating, heater/
defroster, lift eyes, stainless steel dual
muffler system, operating light package,
stationary hover system, Kevlar® bottom
hull, Thunder® T3 hearing protection,
Mustang® survival suits and vests
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Hovertour 1000 HoverTrailer
Construction:
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Painted steel frame
Painted exterior grade plywood decking
Heavy-duty glide rollers and angled
sideboards
Swing-away tongue jack and hydraulic
tilt system
Axle:
Two 3,500 lb (1,591 kg) axles
Wheels & Tires:
Four 20.5 x 8.0 x 10 load range D wide
base wheels and tires
Lighting:
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Coupler:
Four side and three rear marker lights
Two combined tail, brake and turn
signal lights
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2 inch (51 mm) coupler
Safety chains
Dimensions:
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Width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Length (incl tongue): 27 ft (8.23 m)
Trailer Weight:
1,900 lbs (864 kg)
Max Weight Capacity
(trailer + load):
4,420 lbs (2,009 kg)
Options:
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Spare wheel and tire
Hydraulic brakes
Electric power winch
Tie-downs
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Hovertour 2000 Features and Options
Hovercraft Payload (standard equipment): 1,500 lbs (682 kg)
Hull: 22' (6.70 m) long x 8' (2.44 m) wide
Choice of Hull Colors: RED/WHITE/YELLOW/BLUE
Speed: 40 mph (64 kph) on calm water, 60 mph (96 kph) on smooth ice
Max Wave Handling Capacity: 2 ft (60 cms)
Turning Capability: 180 and 360 degree turns on land, ice and water
Standard equipment:
• General Motors 4-cycle, V8 multi-port, fuel injected engine
• 12v electrical system with 90 amp alternator
• Dual 875 cca batteries with battery master switch giving OFF-1-Both-2 positions.
• Thrust system: Twin 39" (990 mm) ducted, twelve blade fans driven by Goodyear
Eagle® Kevlar® Vee-tooth cog belts; air-straightener arrays; ten cable-operated air
rudders and removable fanguards
• Hydraulically controlled splitter plates with handle bar mounted electric push
button switches allowing variable lift/thrust settings for speed and cushion control
on the move. Electronic displays on instrument panel show position of splitters
• Integrated lift and thrust air system with Hypalon® coated skirts, rear mounted
drag flap, six hardened aluminum replaceable skid rails
• Kevlar® bottom hull made entirely of hand lay-up woven Kevlar® plus sealed polyurethane foam liner with high freeboard sides
• Woven roving fiberglass inner hull with glossy gelcoat finish
• Flat non-skid cockpit floor 5’ x 15’ overall with 18" high cockpit sides
• Standard seating comprises center-mounted pilot’s cushion seat with backrest; one
triangular side seat on each side of pilot; centerline back-to-back bench seat for
six persons facing sideways
• Crew protection windshield comprising rigid fiberglass, gelcoat structure with large
curved windshield, two side windows with short roof; plus windshield wiper and
washer system
• Fast-reaction handle bar steering, twist grip throttle
• Hinged access instrument panel with tachometer, hourmeter, engine oil pressure
gauge and coolant temperature gauge; voltmeter, dual fuel gauges
• 40 US gallon (150 l) capacity fuel tanks
• Four mooring eyes, one bow eye and one rear winching eye
• Twin fiberglass tail fin style wave and splash guards
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Options:
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Cockpit vinyl enclosure with clear vinyl side windows, quick release snap
fasteners over tubular aluminum frame and zip-in panels
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Optional seating
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Heater/Defroster: Marine heater core and fan unit directly connected to engine
cooling system with protected hoses and equipped with adjustable outlets on
instrument panel directed at windshield.
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Lift eyes for raising complete craft with davits or crane/hoist
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Stainless steel dual muffler in place of standard aluminized pipes
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Operating light package including four 100 watt x 12v off-highway halogen
lights mounted on crew protection windshield and switched in pairs
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Stationary Hover System in place of straightener array behind fans. Electric
over hydraulic, handlebar mounted push-button controls; electronic position
displays on instrument panel
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Non-standard color
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GPS
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Thunder® T3 hearing protection
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Mustang® survival suits and vests
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Hoverprobe 2000 Features and Options
+ drill
Hovercraft Payload (with MetaDrill): 2,000 lbs (907 kg)
Hull: 22' (6.70 m) long x 9' (2.75 m) wide
Choice of Hull Colors: RED/WHITE/YELLOW/BLUE
Speed: 35 mph (56 kph) on calm water, 40 mph (64 kph) on smooth ice
Max Wave Handling Capacity: 2 ft (60 cms)
Turning Capability: 180 and 360 degree turns on land, ice and water
Standard equipment:
• General Motors 4-cycle, V8 multi-port, fuel injected engine
• 12v electrical system with 90 amp alternator
• Dual 875 cca batteries with battery master switch giving OFF-1-Both-2 positions.
• Thrust system comprising: Twin 39" (990 mm) ducted, twelve blade fans with airstraightener arrays driven by Goodyear Eagle® Kevlar® Vee-tooth cog belts; ten
cable-operated air rudders and removable fanguards
• Hydraulically controlled splitter plates with handle bar mounted electric push button
switches allowing variable lift/ thrust settings for speed and cushion control on the
move. Electronic displays on instrument panel show position of splitters
• Integrated lift and thrust air system with Hypalon® coated skirts, rear mounted drag
flap, six hardened aluminum replaceable skid rails. Kevlar® bottom hull made of hand
lay-up woven roving plus sealed polyurethane foam liner with high freeboard sides
• Woven roving fiberglass inner hull with glossy gelcoat finish
• Flat non-skid cockpit floor 5 x 15 feet (1.5 x 4.5 m) overall with 18 inch (45 cms) high
cockpit sides
• Transverse mounted three person box seat with snap on cushion seat for pilot plus
two crew members
• Crew protection windshield comprising rigid fiberglass, gelcoat structure with large
curved windshield, two side windows with short roof; plus windshield wiper and
washer system
• Steering and Stopping: Hydraulically controlled multi-bladed shutters combined with
splitters provide deflection of the thrust air into the thrust system for stationary
hovering and stopping. Steering is provided by 10 full length rudder blades cable
controlled from the handle bar which also mounts the control buttons for the splitters
and the stationary hover louvers. The fans generate 600 lbs (270 kg) of forward
thrust.
• Hinged access instrument panel with tachometer, voltmeter, fuel gauges, engine oil
pressure gauge, coolant temperature gauge, hydraulic louver position displays,
hourmeter
• Air-cushion system: Skirt length below hull structure is 12 inches (30 cms). Seventysix Hypalon® coated skirts with 250 lb (113 kg) breaking strain Deltec® ties. Heavyduty 55 inch (140 cms) rear drag flap.
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Hoverprobe 2000 Features and Options continued
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Fuel System: Two 15 US gallon (56 l) painted aluminum fuel tanks. Dual electric fuel
pumps; water separator fuel filter; dual external fuel filler caps; dual fuel gauges.
Electric System: Twelve volt twin 875 cca maintenance-free batteries with 90 amp
alternator; dual duct-mounted strobe lights and USCG navigation lights.
Two 2000 gph (7500 l/hr) bilge pumps.
Drill Mounting: Special 2 x 3 inch (5 x 7.6 cms) aluminum angle underfloor
reinforcements mounted on stringers to give added rigidity to the hull structure;
rectangular heavy aluminum mounting plate to support the drill. Centrally located 6
½ inch drill hole through the bottom hull fully sealed against water entering the hull.
Complete with removable cap for use when craft is in motion. Twenty gallon underfloor hydraulic oil tank for operating drill.
MULTI-SONIC Core Drill hydraulically driven by counter-rotating cams and capable
of producing 15,000 lbs (6,800 kg) of centrifugal force at 220 Hz vibration. The
drill is capable of recovering at least 100 feet (30 m) of NQ core in 5 foot (1.5 m)
sections. It should be capable of conversion to rotary coring if necessary. The multisonic drill is fabricated from light but strong alloys wherever possible to save weight
and ergonomically designed for operations on limited deck space. The mast of the
drill tilts horizontally to the front for transport between drilling sites and over the
road.
Accessories and Safety Equipment: Two fire extinguishers, two grapple poles,
emergency tool kit, USCG capacity plate; safety decals
Options: Mustang® survival suits and vests, radio, GPS
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HoverTrailer for Hovertour 2000 and Hoverprobe
2000
Construction:
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Painted steel frame
Painted exterior grade plywood decking
Heavy-duty glide rollers and angled
sideboards
Swing-away tongue jack and hydraulic
tilt system
Axle:
Three 3,500 lb (1,591 kg) axles with
hydraulic surge brakes
Wheels & Tires:
Six 20.5 x 8.0 x 10 load range D wide base
wheels and tires
Lighting:
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Coupler:
Four side and three rear marker lights
Two combined tail, brake and turn
signal lights
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2 inch (51 mm) coupler
Safety chains
Dimensions:
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Width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Length (incl tongue): 27 ft (8.23 m)
Trailer Weight:
2,600 lbs (864 kg)
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Max Weight Capacity 6,500 lbs (2,009 kg)
(trailer + load):
Options:
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Spare wheel and tire
Electric power winch
Tie-downs
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COMMERCIAL HOVERCRAFT MODEL TECHNICAL SPECS COMPARISON CHART
Hovertour 700 Hovertour 800 Hovertour 1000 Hovertour 2000
Hoverprobe
2000
DIMENSIONS
14'6" (4.42 m)
6'6" (1.98 m)
16'0" (4.88 m)
8'0" (2.44 m)
19’3” (5.87 m)
8'0" (2.44 m)
22’0” (6.70 m)
8'0" (2.44 m)
22’0” (6.70 m)
9'0" (2.75 m)
Cockpit Length:
7'0" (2.13 m)
6'0" (1.8 m)
12'0" (2.75 m)
12'0" (2.75 m)
12'0" (2.75 m)
Cockpit Width:
4'6" (1.35 m)
5'0" (1.5 m)
5'0" (1.5 m)
5'0" (1.5 m)
5'0" (1.5 m)
Height:
64" (1.63 m)
80" (2.03 m)
80" (2.03 m)
80" (2.03 m)
80" (2.03 m)
750 lbs
(341 kg)
2,200 lbs
(907 kg)
2,500 lbs
(1,134 kg)
2,700 lbs
(1,225 kg)
3,900 lbs
(1,769 kg)
Length:
Width:
Approx Dry Weight:
ENGINE
Type:
Capacity:
Max Horsepower:
Max RPM:
ROTAX
2-cycle/
2-cylinder
597 cu in (4.3 l)
100 HP
8,000
GENERAL MOTORS
4-cycle/V-8 Ram Jet 350
350 cu in (5.7 l)
250 HP
4,000
Fuel Capacity: 12 US gal (45.5 l)
Battery:
Ignition:
Charging:
Cooling:
Carburetor:
THRUST SYSTEM
Fans:
Fan Diameter:
Variable Splitter:
40 US gal (150 l)
550 cca
12 V electronic
24 amp
2 X 930 cca
12 V electronic
90 amp
Liquid
Liquid
MIKUNI DUAL
Multi-port/fuel injection
SINGLE
DUAL
Lift/Thrust
36" (91.5 cms)
Lift/Thrust
39" (99 cms)
CABLE
HYDRAULIC
8" (20 cms)
12" (30 cms)
CUSHION
Max Hoverheight:
Skirt Segments:
76
64
72
80
80
750 lbs
(341 kg)
850 lbs
(385 kg)
1,200 lbs
(544 kg)
1,500 lbs
(682 kg)
800 lbs
(363 kg) + drill
PERFORMANCE
Max Payload:
Speed-Calm Water: 40 mph (64 km) 40 mph (56 km) 40 mph (64 km) 40 mph (64 km) 25 mph (40 km)
Speed-Smooth Ice: 60 mph (96 km) 60 mph (96 km) 60 mph (96 km) 60 mph (96 km) 40 mph (64 km)
Hump Time-Calm
Water/Max Load:
Max Wave Handling:
Turning:
5 seconds
10 seconds
12 seconds
12 seconds
12 seconds
2 ft (60 cms)
2 ft (60 cms)
2 ft (60 cms)
2 ft (60 cms)
2 ft (60 cms)
180º and 360º turns on land, ice & water
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OUR COMPANY
Hovertechnics was formed in the State of
Michigan in 1984 and is a family-owned
corporation.
Its sole business is the design, engineering, manufacturing and
marketing of hovercraft, hovercraft trailers, related accessories and
replacement parts.
Our manufacturing facility is in southwest Michigan, a short distance from
the epicenter of the US Recreational
Vehicle Industry and close to the
St. Joseph River where it feeds into Lake
Michigan.
The location has many advantages. Nearby Elkhart, Indiana, has the
largest concentration of fiberglass shops and related skilled labor in
the US. Southwest Michigan also has a plentiful supply of automotive
related, experienced manpower. It is centrally located with regard to
the North American market and has fast rail links for container
transport to the Port of Montreal and to the East and West US Coast
Ports. Climactically speaking, Michigan has the advantage of deep
freeze winters and semi-tropical summers, ideal conditions for testing
hovercraft in all weather conditions.
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OUR CUSTOMERS
We have delivered over 1,000 hovercraft to customers in North America
and overseas. Following are just a few of them.
•
Biological Control Water Agcy, Egypt
•
Landplan Engineering, KS
•
University of Montana
•
IRA Township F/D, MI
•
Oakland County Sheriffs Dept, MI
•
Coloma Fire Dept, MI
•
Enfield Fire District No.1, CT
•
Lewis & Clark County, EMS, MT
•
Battle Creek Fire Dept, MI
•
Calhoun County Sheriff's Dept, MI
•
Downsville Fire District, NY
•
Pitt-Greenville Airport, NC
•
Navajo Dam Fire Dept, NM
•
London’s Heathrow Airport
•
Istanbul Fire Dept, Turkey
•
Michigan State Police
•
Sea Breeze Fire Dept, NY
•
Marinette Fire Dept, WI
•
City of Portage, IL
•
Connecticut State Police
•
Standard Fire Rescue, IL
•
Hong Kong Fire Dept
•
Kuwait Fire Department
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Telephone: (269) 461-3934
Fax: (269) 461-3936
Email: hvt@sprynet.com
Website: www.hovertechnics.com
Physical Business Address
7600 Linn Street
Eau Claire, MI 49111
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 237
Eau Claire, MI 49111-0237
USA
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday 07:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m. EST
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Copyright © 2008 Hovertechnics Inc. All Rights Reserved.