Why are hovercraft still more of a curiosity and not widespread? I wish they were, they're rad
>>2084894doesn't the skirt wear out quicker than tires and it's super expensive? I think that's why, iirc
>>2084894The regime in which hovercrafts start to outperform regular ships, completely other modes of transport start becoming preferable compared to water-surface-based transport.
Fuel efficiency I guess. They have their uses where water is full of gunk that would get stuck.Then there's noise and comfort in having a giant-ass propeller right behind you.
>>2084894very expensive, fairly slow, amphibious are irrel to most people's >USE CASE, and it gets btfo by waves (which exist anywhere where a boat is practical or fun)
