Please note that this Menu page and the linked pages will be under continuous development through second half of 2025.
A good start has been made in June/July. It is recommended to look through the Books and Booklets page, the Technical Reports and Papers page and the Regulations page. These contain a significant volume of material already.
Members feedback on additional material, subjects etc desired will be greatly appreciated!
Just send an email to THS Technical Secretary! Thank you.
The information is aimed to be worldwide, so wherever you are, local information can help!
This page provides links to subject pages related to Light Hovercraft
Each of these pages contains a subject overview and links to papers in our library, together with links to external internet sites where relevant
THS News Notes
Access to the News Notes library – based on LH membership of THS (new category)
Hovercraft Events Overview
Presently this information is contained in our Light and Recreational Hovercraft Directory 2025.
You can find information by country.
The directory has a quick access index on page 2.
Choose the country, and then you will see what is currently planned.
Organisations Directory
Clubs and Associations that organise:
Racing
Cruising
Presently this information is contained in our Light and Recreational Hovercraft Directory 2025.
You can find information by country.
The directory has a quick access index on page 2.
Hovercraft Experiences and Tours
There are a number of organisations worldwide that offer the possibility to drive a hovercraft as a one time experience, or to have driver training.
The HCGB organise ‘arrive and drive’ experiences at their race meetings to enable people to drive around a race course under instruction.
Fly Hovercraft in the USA offer drive training and experiences on their fleet of different craft.
In UK, Europe, and Australia there are several Adventure Centres that offer hovercraft as one of the sports visitors can experience, alongside many other sporting activities.
Presently this information is contained in our Light and Recreational Hovercraft Directory 2025.
You can find information by country.
The directory has a quick access index on page 2.
Useful Videos
THS Videos
Visit the video and YouTube Guide Page here to access the THS presentations and a range of historical videos.
Other channels
There many YouTube channels with video from for example the HCGB, Airlift Hovercraft, and Hoverstream.
The problem is that with the recommended videos panel one can soon get lost!
Each of our News Notes contains links to videos discovered in the past couple of months.
It is worthwhile loading a copy and visiting these links.
Light Hovercraft Books and booklets
Click on the header to bring up a new page. We present summaries of a number of useful books and booklets detailing design, construction and operation of Light Hovercraft as a personal or student project.
A selection of these documents are available for reading or download from this page.
Links to WHF, HCC, HCA and HCGB regulations are given on this page also.
We include a short discussion about how design has evolved from the early experimental stage in the 1960’s and 70’s through to the present for Racing and recreational craft.
Light Hovercraft Technical Reports and Papers
Technical Reports and Papers related to Light craft design and performance are listed on this new page if you click on the Header.
The page gives an abstract for the paper and a link for download.
Normally the link will be to an external location where open access is available.
Some papers that are contained in THS own conferences will have links within this site.
Subjects covered include:
ACV/SES Drag
Lift and Propulsion
Light Craft Design and build
Light Hovercraft Regulations and Guidelines
Regulations and Guidelines for design, construction and operation of Light Hovercraft have been published by the Maritime Coastguard Agency in Great Britain, The World Hovercraft Federation, The European Hovercraft Federation, the HCGB, HCC, and HCA.
This page gives a summary of the content in each of the guideline documents, with links to download or view the documents themselves. The are some documents such as those by teh HCGB that do require log on to their internets site as a member to allow download.
Click on the subject title to open the Regulations page in a new tabbed window.
Hovercraft and parts suppliers
A listing of main current suppliers will be given on a new page if you click on the header
Craft
Engines
Parts and materials
(this will be linked in Q3 2025)
Hovercraft Insurance
A link to the Hovercraft Insurance page – to be added
