The hovercraft uses a leaf blower to lift and a snowblower engine with model airplane prop for thrust.
See how it's built here:
http://mysite.verizon.net/johnginette/id11.html

This is great-I want one!

Hovercraft in action! flying one of these makes you "you know... very happy", or so some goofy lady says! oh, its a copy from an old VHS tape.

A full function home built RC Hovercraft's maiden voyage.

Not too often that you see somebody flip and wreck their personal hovercraft.

Sweet hovercraft demo.

Now all he needs is a 5 mile cord so he can get beer

New Zealand Easy-Build Two Seat Kitset Hovercraft from www.hoverworks.co.nz in action in Canterbury rivers.

organic designed hovercraft in action.

This is pretty cool.

Have some fun, escape the heat!

Slide show / video of my Airlift Mustang Hovercraft. My maiden flight over long rough grass (not ideal!) prior to her overhaul :-)

A Project Hovercraft in the testing stages on water for the first time. This Hovercraft is big enough to carry another RC car on its loading deck. The whole model is in the style of a Police Hovercaft   more...and is in the same colours as the local Police Helicopter.  less

Me riding the hovercraft me and my friend made.

hi, this is me Mauriko and my brother Capt. Alberto Herrera and his hovercraft IRBIS operating right now in cartagena Colombia.

Belgian hovercraft racer hits an oak tree at hovercraft races.

Exciting Hoverally 2002 race video. Recorded in Terre Haute, IN

This is what kids at community colleges build as seniors. Meanwhile, at MIT, our new robot overlords awake.

Everything about this is cool except for the fact that it looks like a trampoline and a
small table.

Definitely more fun than a tricycle.

Seems like it's better than a camel...

Riding around the East Sea.

INCORPORATED IN GROUND A ND SEA COMBAT ELEMENTS

Here is our hovercraft finished. The seat, thrust engines and steering are fitted. It didn't have quite the forward speed we would have liked, but at least it worked. The thrust engines are the same type   more...of Victa 2 strokes that we used for lift.  less