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How can a 150-ton military vessel float over solid land without touching it?
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β€’ Footage courtesy: Theresa Stack β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7IshB6UEX0
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00:00A massive 150-ton LCAC military hovercraft races across jagged boulders and deep swamp.
00:08How does this giant steel beast glide effortlessly over obstacles without crushing its hull on the ground?
00:15Common sense says a rigid metal basin is needed, but the secret is a flexible rubber skirt.
00:22Huge industrial fans trap low-pressure air beneath the hull, inflating segmented fingers that seal the gap.
00:30This trapped air cushion lifts the entire craft into the air, which is why a massive 150-ton LCAC military
00:39hovercraft races across jagged boulders and deep swamp.
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