Jan 27, 2023 6:07 PM
ihavethelowground
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nature
michaelgjackson
Nature is healing itself.
QueefMalone
Is big.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
They’re operated as aircraft rather than boats.
Lalatino
My eyes the goggles they do nothing…
Lurkyforjerky
Nature is beautiful
PaddyPatrick
Sound. It would have made it ? mo betta!
polarbearbaby
Reminds me of Rumble in the Bronx.
Eltore
WholeCogan
/gallery/kcumGww
kittypoopappledrink
Swaine90
Oh, a person of culture, I see.
BiggusDickuth
My family and I got a few crosses on the SR.N4 to France before they canned them, Hovercraft are bloody awesome
TooRexyForMyShirt
I can feel the sand in my teeth.
xenusaves
You can get rid of that feeling by munching on a few crayons.
The701
Hayashima
sydneygirl
I'm not sure you can circle jerk over this when the money could be better spent raising living standards/wages/ healthcare etc
jinbee
Doesn't everyone have a hoverport? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southsea_Hoverport
TyphoonMuscles
So what happens if an enemy shoots the inflated part with a big gun?
AlwaysUpvoteBeerCigarsWhisky
It's not really inflated, the air comes out from under the skirt anyhow. So a few holes won't make a difference with the amount of airflow needed to lift that thing.
idiotsonfire
One or two tiny holes won't do anything, but 50 will.
blissblush
YEAH COME ON, POWERRRR!!!! *May looking annoyed* v
Zapathasura
Having laid its eggs the LCAC makes its way back into the ocean.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
"Stealth" LCAC
Thanks, that's a much better title
TotallyNotSarcastic
I read that in David Attenborough s voice
blumpk1npie
You can tell by the way my engines talk, I'm a hovercraft LCAC LCAC
ChickenROAR
It's majestic.
Karlest
I loved that toy!
technicallyadog
levelor
@OP Ever been on one? Totally fascinating. Part of my family is from the Caribbean where these are prevalent for inter Island travel.
KenKay
GI,JOEEEEE
Sumdumguy42
I knew they were big, but the cars really put „big“ in perspective
Ketelbinkie
Even though there obviously American cars. In Europe that would be busses.
ProphetofEntropy
big enough to carry an Abrams.
Muldini
Small compared to the Channel ferry service back in the 90s https://youtu.be/Y8I3aK5A13U
qazxswedcvfrtgbnhyujmkiol
Holy shit. Childhood memory unlocked straight outta nowhere!
CyberGremlin
Is that the Virginia Beach Oceanfront?!? I live like 4 blocks from there, where the hell was I?!?
bellfisher
Wondered same!
quixotegut
757er here too and was like "fuck that place!"
DrunkenMarineBiologist
I saw it once last Fall and had no idea what the hell it was until right now
mcshady
Yea they bring it up on the beach for shows sometimes. The amphibious base is on the point north of first landing park.
Dodel1976
ScrapHeap Challenge, lvl 100
Swashbuckler101
That has to be a blast to pilot
vodkaho
Sound would've been nice. Super noisy, but I like it.
psychojim
We used to go to France on a hovercraft as a kid. We drove our car onto it! Still amazes me. The Channel Tunnel killed off the service.
I thought cheap ferries and massive fuel & maintenance costs killed them?
chut7
And also, what a great experience it would've been. Were they as noisy on the inside as they seemed from the outside?
I don't recall it being that noisy. No more so than a hydrofoil. But it was FAST. Took about 30 minutes (I think) and you were in Calais.
I had a car-carrying hovercraft from Lego competitor Tente. It may have been modeled after the French one.
ZachariasWolfe
i legitimately did not know Lego had competitors, thought the just had knock-offs
It was a Spanish company that manufactured this, only in the 70's and 80's.
jethz
these things used to ferry over passengers and cars on the daily from France to the UK and back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8I3aK5A13U
And you can go visit them and go inside them at the Hovercraft Museum in Gosport, they also have Submarine, diving, naval artillery museums.
Yeah, and then they figured out that the actual ferries did it way better, faster, and more fuel efficiently.
And could actually go onto a section of the port that let the cars drive off efficiently that the hovercraft can't because of the cushion.
Things evolve all the time. It's just a pity you can't experience it anymore.
Not trains. Some things are proven, reliable technology. Trains, ferries, and boats are among that. You don't need to reinvent every wheel.
CheeseborgarSoop
Hovercrafts are so fucking cool. I'm so disappointed we didn't do more with them as a society.
an0therthr0waway
yes, and Ekranoplans too.
Yeah, its really hard to understand why a difficult to maintain, expensive, extraordinarily loud transportation method -
That has trouble getting over even slightly uneven ground, and is slow on water, didn't catch on. Its like Elon's hyperloop.
Except this didn't have twitter around to analyze its failure at every early opportunity, so investors actually INVESTED in this scam.
ZaphodBbx
Is it full of eels?
flornholio
v
rubypet
My nipples explode with delight!
DukeofKMS
Dieses Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale.
skipweasel
Last time I went on one it was half-full of frogs - the old Hoverspeed cross-channel service, now long gone.
HalRazor
Please fondle my bum
Chawzilla
Not yet, but I'll get to it. It's been a very busy morning.
jherazob
The eeliest!
KaptainObveeus
how else you think it peeled off like that
mondeca
I will not buy this record. It is scratched.
capitalistdecadence
Ahh, I will not buy this tobacconist. It is scratched.
TheobromineAddict
Keeping sand out of the Mechanicals must have been an engineering nightmare.
UpvoteBuddyJesus
True fact. All the electrical connectors and as much of the hardware as possible is high grade stainless steel.
SlightChungus
Built a few crafts and even small scale it is an absolute nightmare. Everything is fancy aluminum alloys or chemical resistant stainless
randomthingsonthenet
They are just pre-treated with DustOff®
ClutterMonkey
Applied directly to the forehead.
CutChemist
I do not see anything here that’s superb, other than a superb waste of gov money
I don't know if these things have ever been used in combat.
Oh, btw, downvote me all you want, not the biggest fan of chocolate. More… VERY acid, sour gummies, frozen. But I enjoy cocoa as a whole..
Especially as “it becomes more farmer friendly, whole trade” or whatever. I think it’s bs, but there’s an awareness
Like the username
You're one of the few, the proud, the magnificent.
seentoomuchdeath
You’re obviously a youngster. Used in at least the first Gulf War.
Instead of the meth they used in WWII!? Man, missing out.
Eating chocolate? Or using theobromine? I love discussing nootropics and their efficacy and stacking ability. Appreciate the service
Chocolate & the close relative caffeine. So my daily drink of choice is coffee mocha. Honestly, don't know much about nootropics & stacking.
michaelgjackson
Nature is healing itself.
QueefMalone
Is big.
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
They’re operated as aircraft rather than boats.
Lalatino
My eyes the goggles they do nothing…
Lurkyforjerky
Nature is beautiful
PaddyPatrick
Sound. It would have made it ? mo betta!
polarbearbaby
Reminds me of Rumble in the Bronx.
Eltore
WholeCogan
/gallery/kcumGww
kittypoopappledrink
Swaine90
Oh, a person of culture, I see.
BiggusDickuth
My family and I got a few crosses on the SR.N4 to France before they canned them, Hovercraft are bloody awesome
TooRexyForMyShirt
I can feel the sand in my teeth.
xenusaves
You can get rid of that feeling by munching on a few crayons.
The701
Hayashima
sydneygirl
I'm not sure you can circle jerk over this when the money could be better spent raising living standards/wages/ healthcare etc
jinbee
Doesn't everyone have a hoverport? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southsea_Hoverport
TyphoonMuscles
So what happens if an enemy shoots the inflated part with a big gun?
AlwaysUpvoteBeerCigarsWhisky
It's not really inflated, the air comes out from under the skirt anyhow. So a few holes won't make a difference with the amount of airflow needed to lift that thing.
idiotsonfire
One or two tiny holes won't do anything, but 50 will.
blissblush
YEAH COME ON, POWERRRR!!!! *May looking annoyed*
v
Zapathasura
Having laid its eggs the LCAC makes its way back into the ocean.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
"Stealth" LCAC
ihavethelowground
Thanks, that's a much better title
TotallyNotSarcastic
I read that in David Attenborough s voice
blumpk1npie
You can tell by the way my engines talk, I'm a hovercraft LCAC LCAC
ChickenROAR
It's majestic.
Karlest
I loved that toy!
technicallyadog
levelor
@OP Ever been on one? Totally fascinating. Part of my family is from the Caribbean where these are prevalent for inter Island travel.
KenKay
GI,JOEEEEE
Sumdumguy42
I knew they were big, but the cars really put „big“ in perspective
Ketelbinkie
Even though there obviously American cars. In Europe that would be busses.
ProphetofEntropy
big enough to carry an Abrams.
Muldini
Small compared to the Channel ferry service back in the 90s https://youtu.be/Y8I3aK5A13U
qazxswedcvfrtgbnhyujmkiol
Holy shit. Childhood memory unlocked straight outta nowhere!
CyberGremlin
Is that the Virginia Beach Oceanfront?!? I live like 4 blocks from there, where the hell was I?!?
bellfisher
Wondered same!
quixotegut
757er here too and was like "fuck that place!"
DrunkenMarineBiologist
I saw it once last Fall and had no idea what the hell it was until right now
mcshady
Yea they bring it up on the beach for shows sometimes. The amphibious base is on the point north of first landing park.
Dodel1976
ScrapHeap Challenge, lvl 100
Swashbuckler101
That has to be a blast to pilot
vodkaho
Sound would've been nice. Super noisy, but I like it.
psychojim
We used to go to France on a hovercraft as a kid. We drove our car onto it! Still amazes me. The Channel Tunnel killed off the service.
jinbee
I thought cheap ferries and massive fuel & maintenance costs killed them?
chut7
And also, what a great experience it would've been. Were they as noisy on the inside as they seemed from the outside?
psychojim
I don't recall it being that noisy. No more so than a hydrofoil. But it was FAST. Took about 30 minutes (I think) and you were in Calais.
chut7
I had a car-carrying hovercraft from Lego competitor Tente. It may have been modeled after the French one.
ZachariasWolfe
i legitimately did not know Lego had competitors, thought the just had knock-offs
chut7
It was a Spanish company that manufactured this, only in the 70's and 80's.
jethz
these things used to ferry over passengers and cars on the daily from France to the UK and back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8I3aK5A13U
jinbee
And you can go visit them and go inside them at the Hovercraft Museum in Gosport, they also have Submarine, diving, naval artillery museums.
idiotsonfire
Yeah, and then they figured out that the actual ferries did it way better, faster, and more fuel efficiently.
idiotsonfire
And could actually go onto a section of the port that let the cars drive off efficiently that the hovercraft can't because of the cushion.
jethz
Things evolve all the time. It's just a pity you can't experience it anymore.
idiotsonfire
Not trains. Some things are proven, reliable technology. Trains, ferries, and boats are among that. You don't need to reinvent every wheel.
CheeseborgarSoop
Hovercrafts are so fucking cool. I'm so disappointed we didn't do more with them as a society.
an0therthr0waway
yes, and Ekranoplans too.
idiotsonfire
Yeah, its really hard to understand why a difficult to maintain, expensive, extraordinarily loud transportation method -
idiotsonfire
That has trouble getting over even slightly uneven ground, and is slow on water, didn't catch on. Its like Elon's hyperloop.
idiotsonfire
Except this didn't have twitter around to analyze its failure at every early opportunity, so investors actually INVESTED in this scam.
CheeseborgarSoop
ZaphodBbx
Is it full of eels?
flornholio
rubypet
My nipples explode with delight!
DukeofKMS
Dieses Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale.
skipweasel
Last time I went on one it was half-full of frogs - the old Hoverspeed cross-channel service, now long gone.
HalRazor
Please fondle my bum
Chawzilla
Not yet, but I'll get to it. It's been a very busy morning.
jherazob
The eeliest!
KaptainObveeus
how else you think it peeled off like that
mondeca
I will not buy this record. It is scratched.
capitalistdecadence
Ahh, I will not buy this tobacconist. It is scratched.
TheobromineAddict
Keeping sand out of the Mechanicals must have been an engineering nightmare.
UpvoteBuddyJesus
True fact. All the electrical connectors and as much of the hardware as possible is high grade stainless steel.
SlightChungus
Built a few crafts and even small scale it is an absolute nightmare. Everything is fancy aluminum alloys or chemical resistant stainless
randomthingsonthenet
They are just pre-treated with DustOff®
ClutterMonkey
Applied directly to the forehead.
CutChemist
I do not see anything here that’s superb, other than a superb waste of gov money
TheobromineAddict
I don't know if these things have ever been used in combat.
CutChemist
Oh, btw, downvote me all you want, not the biggest fan of chocolate. More… VERY acid, sour gummies, frozen. But I enjoy cocoa as a whole..
CutChemist
Especially as “it becomes more farmer friendly, whole trade” or whatever. I think it’s bs, but there’s an awareness
CutChemist
Like the username
TheobromineAddict
You're one of the few, the proud, the magnificent.
seentoomuchdeath
You’re obviously a youngster. Used in at least the first Gulf War.
CutChemist
Instead of the meth they used in WWII!? Man, missing out.
CutChemist
Eating chocolate? Or using theobromine? I love discussing nootropics and their efficacy and stacking ability. Appreciate the service
TheobromineAddict
Chocolate & the close relative caffeine. So my daily drink of choice is coffee mocha. Honestly, don't know much about nootropics & stacking.