The Hovercraft Society

Visitor or member just wanting a status and would like latest update on what is happening?

Take a look at our Visitor News. Click on the menu above or the button top right.

This week we have added two new book reviews to the ACV History and Book page, Scan down the quick links to find them.

Presentation Videos
Go to the videos page in the open library and click on the image for our channel.

 

 

 

 

 

Do look at the profiles for our key supporting organisations at the bottom of this page.

News Blog
Company Profiles

 

Light and Recreational Hovercraft
Directory 2025

This directory can now be viewed and downloaded! Click on image to right.

This is First Issue
12th June 2025

Member and want to get up to speed with the latest News Note or Event details?

First log in, and then select Newsnotes or Members Events sub-items in the main menu, or click on the buttons to the right

Latest THS News Note is July 2026 issued and uploaded – Go to Members Members News and click on News Note July 2026.

Latest Conference proceedings added is the 11th CACTS Symposium held in September 1977. Go the the members Library, Conferences Page and scan down to the conference.

Don’t forget to log on first!

AGM and Monthly MOM
The Annual Report 2024/5 and Meeting presentation are now loaded to the Members Admin page in Members Library. Monthly Committee MOM are also now up to date.

News Notes
Members Events

Next Committee Meeting,
Zoom, 20th August  2026 at 19:30 UKt

You will find the latest agenda in the July News Note!

A Note about Registration on this site.

Please note that access to the members area on this site is enabled by the administrator once membership to the Society has been accepted. Registration on the site does not itself change access. Please refer to the pages about membership!

If you are a visitor to the site and have questions about Air Cushion Technology please send us a mail through the contact form! We will do our best to help you.

Welcome!

The Hovercraft Society was originally formed in 1971 as the ‘United Kingdom Hovercraft Society’, changing its title to the present one in 1980.
The principal objectives of the Society are:

  • Encouragement of invention, research and development of hovercraft and other related principles.
  • Lectures and Discussion on technical, operating, and trading aspects of Hovercraft and Air Cushion Technology (currently using Zoom Meetings).
  • The circulation of a Regular Newsletter, giving information about research, industry and current events.
  • The establishment of an Electronic Library on the history of the development of hovercraft and current literature on the subject on this site.
  • The Publication of Proceedings (in electronic form) for distribution to members.

Membership

To find out about membership of the society, our events and technical resources, please go to the Membership page on the Home Page Menu!

Organisations we are proud to have support from:

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