What types of engines are used on a hovercraft?
Hovercrafts use many different types of engines depending on the application. Human powered craft obviously use a person as the engine. Small remote control model and toy hovercrat us small hobby motor. Most hovercraft use two engines. One is used to lift the craft and the other engine is used for thrust. Some smaller craft use a single engine for both lift and thrust. Large commercial craft may use as many as 6 or 8 engines for power of the lift and thrust systems. gas turbine. Engine Types A hovercraft can use almost any type of engine. Hovercraft engines are engines that have a lighter weight and they have a higher weight to power ratio. One of the best engine types for most craft is the 2-stroke engine, such as those made by rotax. 2-stroke snowmobile engines are also used. Unfortunately these engines can be noisy and difficult to operate. They typically run at much higher RPM so a reduction system is employed to run the propellor of fan at a slower speed. Most homebuilt craft use
