Air support: hovercraft will carry passengers and vehicles between remote Alaska towns.(93' HOVERCRAFT) Workboat | September 1, 2006| | COPYRIGHT 2006 Diversified Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Think of it as an air-hockey table turned upside down," said Keith Whittemore, president of Kvichak Marine Industries, during an interview with a Seattle TV station.

Whittemore was standing on the well deck of the Suna-X, a 93'X44' hovercraft built to carry up to 49 passengers, an ambulance or other vehicles, and cargo between two remote Alaska towns. Whittemore had persuaded the city of Seattle to allow him to run the new hovercraft up on a public beach for a local dog-and-pony show before sending it up north. (Some mothers and their children probably got more ...

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