Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Dune Buggy

A dune buggy is a recreational vehicle designed with big wheels and tires to handle rough terrains and on sandy surfaces. It is made very light either built from recycled engines and scraps or modified Volswago Beetle. The modified engine is mounted on an open chassis made out of tubes as frames.

To learn more about Dune Buggies i reccommend these links:


http://www.dune-buggy.com/ - it covers almost all you want to know about buggies.
http://www.dunebuggiescanada.com/build.htm - This page shows a pictorial step-by-step on how to build a Street legal buggy from scratch.


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Hovercraft

A hovercraft is a crossbreed between an airboat and an airplane. The hovercraft floats over water and land or on all flat surfaces. Its use is more like of a boat but it more effecient because it has less drag because it hovers on a thin bed of air. . A hovercraft is 100% more fuel-efficient compared to a boat of similar capacity or size. It has been used in military operations as personnel carrier on remote places. Recently, it has been widely used as a recreational vehicle and has been developed into a new sport in the european countries. The hovercraft has been seen as a future means of transportation.

To learn more about Hovercraft check out these links:

http://www.hovercraft.com/ - Want to build hovercraft from kit or plans?http://www.piteraq.dk/hover/ - This page gives you a detailed idea on the steps of building your own hovercraft.