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It operates across any surface (land or water) on the principle proposed by British Engineer Christopher Cockerell in 1950. The hovercraft is propelled by an air-screw and rides on a cushion of air. This cushion is trapped between the hovercraft's hull and the surface of the water or land below it by a flexible skirt usually made of heavy duty neoprene. The flexible skirt also enables the hovercraft to surmount any obstacles encountered on its voyages.

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