Discover the amazing world of hovercrafts and how they fly across water and land. These air-cushion vehicles can do things that no other vehicles can do. Step into the cockpit and take one for a spin then build your different hovercraft models. This kit includes all the parts you need to build a search-and-rescue hovercraft, a commuter ferry, a military landing craft, and a racer. The 32-page, four-color, beautifully illustrated book is packed with fascinating information, diagrams, and photographs to give new pilots a comprehensive understanding of hovercrafts. Learn how hovercrafts are able to fly, steer and stop, the many different levers, buttons, pedals and switches in the cockpit, and detailed information about the many unique hovercrafts and their uses today and for the future.
Lorraine Jean Hopping grew up in a small town in Michigan, went to a small college in Michigan (Kalamazoo College), and then began to dream big. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to launch a career in publishing as a writer and editor.
Her mantra is "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." In other words, Lorraine thrives on the new, the different, the unknowns in life.
A combination of curiosity and fear of boredom have led her into the worlds of magazines, books, radio, software, board games, toys, websites, and . . . what next? She has enthusiastically tackled an ever-expanding range of topics with special passions for languages, international cultures, science, math, and technology.
Today, Lorraine still dreams big as she creates out of a cozy home office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn more about her and her game development company--Hopping Fun Creations--at lorrainejeanhopping.com.
