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One of my favorite toys when I was growing up was a matchbox model of the
SRN6 hovercraft. Somehow or other, I discovered that the model was a
pretty close replica of <a href="SRN6-page.html">the real thing </a> - a
vehicle the size of a bus that floated inches over land or water on a
cushion of air. In 1978, when I was 10, I saw hovercraft in person for
the first time when I watched the US Army Corps of Engineers use a large
hovercraft to clear away ice on the Kankakee River, south of Chicago. I
never lost my fascination with hovercrafts, although I didn't see another
air cushion vehicle until a few years ago, when I searched the web and
found out about the
<a href="http://www.hoverclubofamerica.org/index.html">Hoverclub of America</a>.
I soon visited
<a href="http://www.mhtc.net/~vweber/">Weber Hovercrafts</a>
and not only saw one, but got a chance to try driving one for myself.
These days, I've started a model hovercraft business, I get to see plenty of hovercrafts at Hoverclub events,
and I zip around in my own Weber StarCruiser with other
<A href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/chicago-cruising.html"
>Chicago-area hovercrafters</A>.
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Photos and Stories:<br>
<a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/kankakee1978.html"
>Kankakee River, 1978</a> <br>
<! Visiting the Webers for the first time<br>
<a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/terry.html">Terry's amazing jump (on purpose)</a>, <a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/matt.html">Matt's even more amazing jump (by accident),</a>
and a photo of Verdon Weber's <a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/jump1.jpg">sandbar jump</a>.<br>
<a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/mom-drives-a-craft.html">My mother learns to drive a hovercraft</a><br>
<a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/cordova-winter-98.html"> The 1998 Winter Hover-in, Cordova, IL </a> (wing in Ground Effect photos). See the Weber Hovercraft site for photos of the 1999 Winter Hover-in!
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Ice Snow Mud Grass Water Sand<br>
Non-Chicago-area Hovercrafters<br>
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I'm always on the lookout for hovercraft books. Most books on the
subject were printed in
the late 60s and early 70s as hovercraft sales increased around the world.
I recently discovered a terrific book in print and on sale right now titled "From River To
Sea". The book covers the history and development of a majority of large
hovercrafts such as, you guessed it, the SRN6.
Here's a <a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/from-river-to-sea-review">review </a>
and here are some <a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/from-river-to-sea-pics.html"> pictures </a> from the
book.
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When I first searched for hovercraft info on the web, there were about
four hovercraft sites. There is now a ton of hovercraft info available on
the web. See my extensive (but now rather out of date!) list of
<a href="http://www.gohover.com/hovercrafting-in-chicago/hoverlinks.html">
Hovercraft Web Pages</a>.
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Want to find out more about hovercrafts? Want to ask questions? Want to get
in contact with hovercrafters all over the world? Want a ride? Want to get one of your own?
Wherever in the world you live, the best way to start is by
<a href="hoverlinks.html#clubs">joining a hovercraft club!</a>
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