New Zealander (he’s half Australian) Rudy Heeman has, over 11 years, transformed his hovercraft into a wing-in-ground-effect vehicle. Heeman says he’s found the ideal flight altitude under the vehicle ...

Once hailed as the next evolution in transport and war-fighting, the hovercraft seemed unstoppable. But why did the military lose interest, and why did the passenger ferry trade collapse? In this ...