When the British inventor Cockerill introduced the first effective air-cushion vehicle in 1959, and crossed the English Channel in it, the basic thought behind the development was the achievement of higher speeds over the water.
Xana umqambi waseNgilani ogama linguCockerill esazisa isithuthi somoya esikhuselekileyo sokuqala esilungele ukusebenza ngonyaka ka 1959, wanqumla icandelo lesilungu kuyo, ingcinga yokuqala kule nkqubela-phambili yayikukufumana esona santya siphezulu, phezu kwamanzi.