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[Krishna]

Good after noon all respected modelers.. one of the ever discussed topic about a model may be the submarine and hover crafts.. and we can see ample of discussions on scratch built hover crafts like essays.. ample of ideas and opinions.. but no any good practical crafts.. because we instantly thinks that making a hover craft is a tough job, and it need ample of expensive materials and stuffs.. but if we looks around us we will simply find the needed materials around us.. and by understanding the principles of a hover craft we will realize its nothing.. but i never tell you all easy as workmanship and way of thinking plays an important role in model making.. say frankly i am not much interested in hover crafts and helicopters.. but as a modeler it is not good to stay away from any model..and this simple hover craft is designed and developed for my Science Park, as part of the tech display.. about how an hover craft works.. so, this one is not the first one, for them, and is not my first one.. but as a commissioned job, it is not possible to add here all but i got a permission to publish about this little craft.. the first one is 2.5 feet long and it was completed with heavy fans.. but the second one is 2 feet long, and powered by simple and light stuffs.. as you can see it is so humble and simple..

[Krishna]

so, from here we are entering to the simplest craft.. the entire craft is made of 5 mm foam board.. the conda ducts were placed with 3 mm foam boards.. one of the main mechanical perfection lays in it's thrust propulsion fans..so at first i tried with small fan achieved from a robotic kit.. and here i am showing you that it how easy to integrate a brushed and brushless motor on a same receiver..
the duct ring is made of paper..

[Krishna]

my server is not supporting for days.. getting a page like ngnix.. like that.. so adding short descriptions..

[Krishna]

and action here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTqD0RdWeE

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

Very nice indeed.

I thought you were going out to Sea.   


Well done.

[Arrow5]

..or at least over the stream in some of the shots.  How does it perform over water Krishna ?

[Getemuphigh]

Nice one again, you make some great models!
NICE Beach too, no one around for miles, except for the sharks maybe?!

[Krishna]

thank you all respected modelers.. the craft is not much perfect.. because this one was made for the science fair for students.. and the instruction was to build it as crude.. and i kept all electronics just over the inner platform of the plenum chamber.. not good for electronics.. and just handed over to students.. so, i am inspired.. and started working on my own Hover.. will be a nice one.. and looking for two gyros from some sources.. this one is not good over water.. and will make it clear in my own craft.. have to add a buoyant chamber for safety.. any advices and guidances are welcome..