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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: destroyer42 on July 14, 2010, 07:28:53 pm

Title: Air Boat
Post by: destroyer42 on July 14, 2010, 07:28:53 pm
Hi Fellow boaters,
A few pictures of my latest weekend build an air boat just in case the pond weeds over. 1/12 scale 16inches X 8inches, built from 3mm & 1.5mm plastic card, graupner speed 400 motor on 8.4v driving 5 inch 3 bladed pusher prop. All up weight 16ozs.
Just need to paint it now.

Regards
Destroyer42
(http://s3.postimage.org/t4__r.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt4__r)

(http://s3.postimage.org/t52uA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt52uA)

(http://s3.postimage.org/t54ZJ.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt54ZJ)

(http://s3.postimage.org/t5eYi.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt5eYi)

(http://s3.postimage.org/t5jXA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt5jXA)

(http://s3.postimage.org/t5oWS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt5oWS)

(http://s3.postimage.org/t5yVr.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqt5yVr)
Title: Re: Air Boat
Post by: Nordsee on July 22, 2010, 08:27:12 pm
Nice, how does it go? I fitted a small removable water rudder to improve steering.Does yours steer OK?
Title: Re: Air Boat
Post by: destroyer42 on July 23, 2010, 02:23:00 pm
Hi Nordsee,
Turns on a mark. No problem with steering at all. However I going to fit another motor to speed it up a bit more. I,m going to try a Graupner 500sp race 32,000rpm if that's not fast enough i will go brushless.

Destroyer42