Hovercraft from FT article plans

[dacostasr]

Not sure in this the right spot for this, if not feel free to move it. I saw this in a FT video. I have a bunch of electronic laying around so here it is... figured it would be a quick fun build. Still working on it. Here it is so far.

 

[Grifflyer]

That looks awesome!!

 

[Michael9865]

Nice.

 

[dacostasr]

 

[Quinnyperks]

Cool

 

[Maxx]

Not sure in this the right spot for this, if not feel free to move it. I saw this in a FT video. I have a bunch of electronic laying around so here it is... figured it would be a quick fun build. Still working on it. Here it is so far.

That's awesome ! I'm thinking of making one for my C-pack ... What motors you have ? And welcome to the forum !

 

[dacostasr]

That's awesome ! I'm thinking of making one for my C-pack ... What motors you have ? And welcome to the forum !

Exceed 2700kv and a no name 1450kv for the pusher, 8x6 prop and a 6x4 2200mah 3 cell...and thanks

 

[Quinnyperks]

That is good for a hovercraft

 

[checkerboardflyer]

Needed to create a checkerboard trim for an R/C hovercraft that I am building from Dollar Tree foam board. (DTFB) I drew the design in an app that I use called Comic Life. Comes in both Mac and Windows versions. It has a feature called Snap To Grid that is incredibly useful for making a bunch of shapes the same size and arranging them in a straight line. Perfect for a checkerboard. I made black and white squares, but you can use circles, triangles, pictures. And you can use colors also.

I applied the pattern to the hovercraft part with rubber cement. According to the instructions on the bottle for a permanent bond, apply the glue to both surfaces, then press together immediately. You are bound to get some rubber cement where it doesn’t belong. That’s where a rubber cement pickup comes in handy. Works great. More tips and resources for foam board R/C modelers on my blog: https://foamboardflyers.com