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There is some confusion about the hovercar.

Most people use this to mean a hovercraft, technically called a ground effect vehicle or an air-cushion vehicle (ACV). This hovers just above the ground, somewhere between a few inches and 10 feet. It was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956.

Many have been built, with uses ranging from car ferries across the English Channel to assault craft by the USMC and others. Personal ACVs have been made, many by their owners. They will never be allowed on public roads because they have a very large turning radius and no brakes !

The hovercar also appears in Science Fiction; it hovers at any desired height with no noise and no visible means of support. Science fiction is just where it belongs.

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