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Hoverpad being generated in 01
A hoverpad is a device that is implemented as an extravehicular component granting the capability of flight and agile maneuverability.
A hoverpad typically consisted of a circular, domal platform which presumably generated an electromagnetic field strong enough to suspend an object above ground causing flight. Hoverpads, when activated, would emit a fluctuating humming sound and produced luminous electrical currents along its surface.
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Pads of a Hovercraft
Hoverpads were mass produced by the Machines of 01 and were distributed to humans all around the globe during the Second Renaissance. It was a completely new technology which took the world by storm as it practically eliminated the need for wheeled and winged transportation. The humans used these hoverpads in their hover-car and high altitude bomber production lines.
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Early 22nd century aerial bombers with hoverpads
Needless to say, hoverpads were an integral part in hovercraft flight. Military grade hover pads are of a tougher and beefier design allowing them to stay functional after many hits and hard-knocks, this proves to be useful when traveling through old underground sewer and city networks.