Hovercraft By AlexandraMac Dec 31, 1716 First Invented Hovercrafts were invented in 1716. Dec 31, 1915 Water effect vehical In 1915 Dagobert Muller built the first water effect vehicle. Dec 31, 1927 Scientific Descrption Konstantin Tsiolkovsky devised the first scientific description of how a hovercraft works in 1927 Dec 31, 1950 Mondern Hovercraft Inventor British inventor Christopher Cockerell carried out experiments during the early 1950s with a device that later became known as the hovercraft. Dec 31, 1962 Passenger servies The first passenger service began in 1962 between the English seaside resort of Wallasey and South Wales Mar 14, 1985 Hovercraft Race The world's first competitive hovercraft trials took place at Canberra Sep 14, 1995 Princess Anne sets Record The Princess Anne holds the record for the fastest crossing of the English Channel, travelling the 23 miles (37km) between Calais and Dover in only 22 minutes Dec 31, 2000 Finnish Navy In the 2000s the Finnish navy created a combat hovercraft. Oct 31, 2008 Navy Hovercraft SSC Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) approved by Pentagon Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Navy decides to starts using hovercraft. Dec 31, 2020 Initial Operational Capability The program is scheduled to reach Initial Operational Capability in FY 2020, with 5 deployable craft and 1 production configuration training craft.
