AWESOME RC SLED THING

[PilotSam]

Hello everyone! So I recently finished this neat project. I will not type much here because I thoroughly explain everything in the video. Sorry in advance for the terrible audio in the video. Here it is:

Try it out for yourself! It kind of works like the hovercraft that Peter made.

 

[PsyBorg]

Nice Job Sam that thing does as good or better then most of the "hovercraft" videos I have seen. Is that a first time build or was there a few test models before that one?

 

[mikeporterinmd]

I think I need one of these for windy days when I'm grounded but have a bunch of charged 2200mah batteries!

Mike

 

[PilotSam]

Thanks! This is the first one I've have built. I would like to make a few different prototypes in the future including an edf powered one!

 

[PilotSam]

I think I need one of these for windy days when I'm grounded but have a bunch of charged 2200mah batteries!

Mike

Yeah that's a great idea. It works just fine in the wind. Today I was driving it around in like 20mph winds and it was just fine. Another thing is that it is so cheap. Like I said in the video, all of the electronics (motor, esc, receiver, servo) were salvaged from a crashed airplane. So before you spend money on new parts, see if you can salvage any electronics from old planes. Good luck Mike!

 

[PsyBorg]

I have enough parts sitting dormant here to put one together. Maybe that will be a snowy day project since It won't be long and no flying will get done for a while.

Got two spare 2206 motors, some crappy Raycorp 5030 tri blades that are not strong enough to lift a quad properly. Maybe Ill make a dual motor one with thrust vectoring instead of a rudder. I may have to improvise a base though as I don't have or keep much foam on hand.
Might end up the Pizza box edition. . Time and weather and motivation will tell I guess.

 

[PilotSam]

Pizza box edition......sounds legit. I really want to make an edf jet powered one because I wouldn't have to elevate the edf unit like I did the motor on this one. It would also be fast....very fast...

 

[mikeporterinmd]

I'm still fairly new to this hobby and don't have a lot spare parts. Mostly 1806 type motors. The C pack sized motor is living nicely in the Storch. I could pull the 'B' pack motor off the Otter... hmm...

Mike