On the design of search and rescue hovercrafts

Abstract

In a diversity of rescue scenarios, operations to response to climate change, flood and storm control, search and rescue should be quick and capable over complicated environment. The ability of hovercrafts is to hover above land, and water, even during flood and landslide conditions, is a lifesaving asset to both victims and rescuers from mentionned rescue zones. Due to their unique capability to safely access any areas that no other rescue vehicle can reach, hovercraft are used in a diversity of rescue scenarios with performances appropriated with required tasks. The search and rescue activities in recent floods and storms show that to build domestic hovercrafts is great significant. This paper aims at general issues about the hovercraft designs to meet the domestic demands.