original template by Ray Lam, Fall 97

web page by Alissa Clarke

Welcome to the Hover Craft page!

Welcome to the Hover Craft Page. This page is divided into five sections:
First Base
Finding the basic who, where, when facts. This was done for Ms. Carlson and Mr. Holister in October 97.
Second Base
Expository Writing Paragraphs for Ms. Snyder and Mr. Carey in December 97.
Third Base
Creative Writing Paragraphs for Ms. Snyder and Mr. Carey in March 98.
Home Plate
"Guestimating" and "Analysis" Paragraphs for Ms. Lucenta and Mr. Toubman in May 98.
Left Field Center Field Right Field
Graphics from Electives: Pictures drawn for Ms. Swayze in Visual Arts, Mr. Bergen in CP1 and a movie for Ms. McElroy in Drama (too big to post on web, but we are making our own CD-ROM!
Sources

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First Base

WHO:Sir Christopher Cockerell
WHERE:Cowles, England
WHEN:1959

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Second Base

2ND BASE

By Jeff Egizi

The hovercraft, or air-cushioned vehicle, is propelled by air which is pumped into a cushion. The air is contained by ducts that push the it upward and downward. Around the ACVÕs underside is a tough, rubbersize fabric. The bottom of the vehicle is especially flexible in order for it to move smoothly over waves. Some ACVÕs that are used in the water only have rigid sidewalks extending into the water. When the hovercraft is not in the water, it lives up to its name by hovering like a cloud just above the ground (Because of the air cushion). Depending on which model it is, the ACVÕs size varies. The largest model, the SR.N4, is capable of carrying up to 60 cars and 416 passengers.

Sir Christopher Cockerell, a British engineer, constructed the first model of the hovercraft in the early 1950Õs. He used two coffee cans and a hair dryer for the basic idea and measured its lift with kitchen weights. He obtained a patent for the model in 1955, and in 1959, the first full-scale ACV was successfully tested in Cowes, England. The hovercraft is a very useful machine with many different advantages, which is why it was invented. It can travel over mud, marsh, ice , quicksand- surfaces that would be much harder for the standard vehicle to tackle. It can be used in the water, on the ground, and in the air. All this technology makes it a very useful machine. Bibliography Jeff Egizi Work Cited ÒAir-cushioned VehicleÓ. Encarta, 1994 ed. CD-ROM. Redmond, CA. Microsoft, 1993.


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Third Base

here is my poem on the hovercraft: It floats above the surface
On a cushion of air.
Its ability to do the impossible
Leaves everyone aware.

Ice, quicksand, or water,
There's just no turf around
That can beat this miracle machine,
For it never leaves the ground

Its powerful propeller
Gives it speed that is admired.
It burns across the land so quick
It sets its path on fire.

It's used by many people
For purposes of all kinds.
It's a vehicle of the future,
And leaves modern technology behind.


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Home Plate

home plate stuff

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Bibliography

Jeff Egizi

Work Cited

ÒAir-cushioned VehicleÓ. Encarta, 1994 ed.

CD-ROM. Redmond, CA. Microsoft, 1993.


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