Project Hovercraft

sdss.jhu.edu - 8/16/2008

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The goal of this project was to build a working remote controlled hovercraft while spending as little money as possible. I was successful, as the hovercraft works (mostly) and the only money I spent was on the batteries and propellers. The workings of a hovercraft are fairly straightforward: one high-power motor with an airplane propeller forces air down through the hole in the center, ...

youtube.com - 8/16/2008

Homemade RC Hovercraft (video)

— youtube.com — A homemade radio control hovercraft I scrapped together out of a car and a boat ( http://taltos.pha.jhu.edu/~tamas/... ) (more) Homemade RC Hovercraft (video)

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hackedgadgets.com - 8/18/2008

DIY Hovercraft Project

— hackedgadgets.com — This DIY Hovercraft Project was done on a budget and the results are very good based... on the amount of money that was put into it. "The workings of a hovercraft are fairly straightforward: one high-power motor with an airplane ... (more) DIY Hovercraft Project

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blog.makezine.com - 8/18/2008

Lo-tek R/C hovercraft

— blog.makezine.com — Here's an R/C hovercraft toy made mainly out of junkbox parts: The workings of a hovercraft are... fairly straightforward: one high-power motor with an airplane propeller forces air down through the hole in the center, which pushes the ... (more) Lo-tek R/C hovercraft

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DIY Hovercraft Project
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog — ... This DIY Hovercraft Project was done on a budget and the results are very good based on the amount of money that was put into it. ...

Lo-tek R/C hovercraft
MAKE Magazine — ... out of pieces of a plastic GAP bag, attached with Scotch tape and hot glue. The radio control unit was scavenged from an old boat I had, along with the drive motor mounted on the wooden supports, while the lifting motor was from my physics teacher. The battery is 300 mAh 6V NiMH (or NiCd, I forget), and I have a pair of them. They were about $6-$10 each (again, forgot) and about $12 for the 2 1/2 hour charger. The servomotor for steering was from an old RC car I had Project Hovercraft [via Hacked Gadgets] More: DIY ...

DIY hovercraft is built from junk and scraps
DVICE Atom Feed — ... from an old boat I had, along with the drive motor mounted on the wooden supports, while the lifting motor was from my physics teacher. The battery is 300 mAh 6V NiMH (or NiCd, I forget), and I have a pair of them. They were about $6-$10 each (again, forgot) and about $12 for the 2 1/2 hour charger. The servomotor for steering was from an old RC car I had.How awesome is this? If you're feeling crafty, head on over to the website to see how to make one for yourself. Project Hovercraft, via Make

Make Your Own R/C Hovercraft Out of Old Junk [DIY]
Gizmodo — ... hovercraft, but the bottom line is that not everyone can afford a fancy commercial version. Well, if you have some junk lying around the house, some time on your hands, and you don't mind a hovercraft that is butt friggin' ugly, you can build your own R/C model for under $50 (depending on what kind of junk you have lying around) and the instructions from Project Hovercraft. ...