Rescue Hovercraft

Our Rescue Hovercraft are designed and 
manufactured to meet the demanding needs
of Fire Departments and Search & Rescue
Organizations. Our craft operate effectively 
in hazardous conditions, such as over thin or
broken ice and can enhance your organization 
rescue capabilities while protecting your
personnel. Hovercraft are extremely stable 
dive platforms and the smooth sides and low 
freeboard permit swift body recovery.
Hovercraft can also be employed to pressure
ventilate smoke filled buildings.

All Hovertechnics Hoverguard rescue craft 
are well equipped and include basic rescue
equipment such as ring buoys, grab rails,
grapple poles and spotlight. Every craft is
custom built to end user specifications and
a wide range of optional equipment is available 
including public address systems, GPS, VHF 
radio, night rescue lighting, backboards,
throw bags, survival suits and hearing
protectors.

Hoverguard rescue craft are available in six 
configurations to meet the demands of varied
applications. The smallest specialized rescue
craft is the Hoverguard 600.  This craft has 
a 600lb payload and uses an air-cooled Rotax
engine to drive a single 36'' fan that integrates 
lift and thrust.  The Hoverguard 700 is also
a single fan integrated craft but uses a larger 
water-cooled Rotax and has a 750lb payload.
The single fan craft are economical, easy to 
operate and are very fast to deploy.

The Hoverguard 800 is the smallest of the
Hovertechnics twin fan craft and is designed 
to perform in demanding environments while
carrying a payload of 850lbs.  If a larger
payload is required, the Hoverguard 1000, 
1000 Widetrack or 2000 are the craft of 
choice with a maximum available payload of
2,400lbs or 12 passengers. All of the twin
fan craft are driven by a single GM Marine
Power 350 V8 engine. Twin fan craft offer
larger cockpits and enhanced rescue/recovery
capacities. Hoverguard rescue hovercraft are
in operation all around the world and have
saved many lives since 1984.