The US Navy just took delivery of LCAC 118, the 19th Ship-to-Shore Connector hovercraft, and Textron Systems received a $230 million contract to build two more. Here's how these air cushion landing craft carry 74 tons from a warship to the beach at over 40 miles per hour.
In this video we break down the Navy's new LCAC 100 class: how a hovercraft floats on a cushion of air, why it can reach more than 70 percent of the world's coastlines while conventional landing craft reach only about 15 percent, what life is like for its five-sailor crew, and how it launches from the well deck of amphibious ships like the Wasp and San Antonio classes.
Source: The Navy Channel
