The engineers are looking for ways to provide a vehicle that combines the features of a car and an airplane or a car and a boat or any other strange combination that can attract the attention of consumers and fill their pockets. One of the latest spawn of this kind we have seen is the signature flying hovercraft Hammacher Schlemmer, which includes qualities of a slider and a plane in one device. It costs about 150 thousand euros, reaching around 100 kilometers per hour interesting and promises many hours of fun. But good?

In recent decades we have seen dozens of devices that promise to potential buyers the possibility of using them as car and plane, car or boat, or in some cases, as all three at once. Your search - perhaps initiated by Jules Verne in his novel "Lord of the world" in which Robur the Conqueror travels the world in "The Horror", an amphibious vehicle that combines the capabilities of a car, a boat, a submarine and a plane-has provided some vehicles usable, but have generally been expensive models, manufactured in small quantities and have never managed to become commercial successes. But far from being discouraged, the engineers are looking to design a monster of its kind to the poor kick. The last we've seen is the signature flying hovercraft Hammacher Schlemmer, which combines the features of a slider and a plane in one device. It costs about 150 thousand euros, reaching around 100 kilometers per hour interesting and promises many hours of fun.



When in "slide mode", moving on an "air cushion" as any self-respecting hovercraft such, is capable of operating on land or water. Powered by a gasoline engine of 130 hp two-cylinder (1100 cm3)-water cooled, it can slightly exceed 100 kilometers per hour speed. However, the real fun begins when thanks to its small wings and rear propeller thrust of 34 inches (about 86 centimeters) begins to fly. In this mode, the driver is able to abandon the restrictions imposed by the ground and, like a bird cross the sky-led by a lever not unlike that which can be found in an ultralight plane and a pair of pedals. In fact, leaving aside the poetic license, the "flying hovercraft" can only jump relatively small, about 20 meters high, to overcome obstacles that a conventional slide would be unable to cross.

The structure of this vehicle is based heavily on materials such as PVC and fiberglass, according to the manufacturer can operate in winds up to 40 mph and waves up to 1.5 meters in height. The maximum load that can be transported, including the weight of the pilot, is about 300 kilograms. You may find it useful as a "coupe" for those who are tasked with patrolling swampy or flooded areas, but it is difficult for that price-and performance-get to become a bestseller. What do you think?

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