unstructured hovering

i want to develop the literature for the hover craft in the philippines proposal.  my thoughts are still here and there and is still not coherently grouped to be taken seriously.  my former professor said that “i always lack faith in myself” and i’m thankful that he is willing to help develop my random thoughts on a serious paper.

hovercraft would be great because of the following philippine realities:

a.  it would be cost efficient.  developing sea ports is expensive especially for small islands with low economic turnovers.  the hover crafts would technically need none of this.  it could virtually dock anywhere.  for ease of service a flat hover pad can be made near the seashore.  it can be even stored in a hangar-type area when bad weather comes in.

b.  it would link local economies and people.  through increased availability of travel from one small islet to another, physical boundaries will be cutted off.  freeing from seclusion would be a main factor to alleviate people from poverty.

c.  it would be an efficient form of travel for 7 people and below.  iloilo to guimaras would only take 5 minutes on sunny days at lessthan 1 liter of fuel.  its technically efficient than a gas-guzzling jetski.  it would be way cooler and exciting for chick adventure travels (errr..just delete the last sentence..hehe)

d.  it would make more interests to many eco-tourism destinations in the philippines.  whale watching, adventure in protected nature reserves and much more that our beautiful country could offer.  i particularly imagine a photo-eco-tourism package for this.  this could be taken inwards to the shore unlike your typical bancas and rubber boats so more perspectives can be shot at lesser time.  it would also polute the water less due to lower fossil-fuel consumption.

e.  it would be a great rescue vehicle for floods is a philippine reality we cant tackle up to now.  going over land and flood water would be easy with this vehicle because it hovers 8 inches above air.  it could save lives because of faster response times in this country with poor health services.  the local government units would be one of the market of these products.

f.  philippines has a lot of engineering minds that i believe can make better designs and utility for this project.  im dreaming of unmanned hover vehicles to protect ports and shorelines with cameras, 20mm guns and PA systems controlled at the safety of the philippine shores.  philippine minds are seldomly given a chance to shine in the philippines that they go overseas to the benifit of foreign countries.  i still believe in the philippines!  and this project if allowed to bloom would allow gifted filipinos to stay here and sell hovercrafts internationally thereby achieving higher compensation.

oh..my bias about the philippines shows again.  i love this country and i would like more interesting and creative people to stay here.  sadly, i hope we really can.