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Project Hovercraft

sdss.jhu.edu — 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.

Who dugg this? Made popular Aug 20, 2008

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  • PhailQuail, on 08/20/2008, -1/+17with flux capacitors
  • BXRWXR, on 08/20/2008, -2/+18My hovercraft is full of eels.
  • ncc74656m, on 08/20/2008, -1/+14Kickass. I could totally rock something like that. Now build it BIGGER!
  • dazparkour, on 08/20/2008, -1/+14Had them already - I call foul. That's not costless. That's costless if you already bought it, which is like saying I can eat free today if I bought an extra lunch yesterday.
  • GiJoeBob, on 08/20/2008, -1/+13with machine guns
  • 4rp4n3t, on 08/20/2008, -1/+9With *lasers*!
  • cawpin, on 08/20/2008, -1/+7We built personal sized hovercraft in my high school transportation class. We used an electric leaf blower for the inflation/hovering. They actually worked quite well.
  • sexybobo, on 08/20/2008, -2/+7My nipples explode with delight!
  • Chuck95, on 08/20/2008, -3/+7I will not buy this record... EET is scratched.
  • Chuck95, on 08/20/2008, -1/+5Drop your panties Sir William, I can not wait til lunchtime!
  • KooperG, on 08/20/2008, -2/+6i didnt even look at the pink hover-thingie, but your website design RULES !!!
  • sexybobo, on 08/20/2008, -1/+4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ve37gVwxw
  • dblespresso, on 08/20/2008, -1/+4This guy has some interesting hobbies.
    trebuchet
    motion tracking airsoft turret
    fog/fire tornado
  • dazparkour, on 08/20/2008, -1/+4I might try that next time a client gives me draws me a sketch on paper and expects me that isn't what he means at all.
  • darookee, on 08/20/2008, -2/+4so the servos were for free or what?
  • jfg84, on 08/20/2008, -0/+2Buried for totally stealing my 1988 science fair project.
  • bhavinp, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1I am the only one who was expecting it to be a lot bigger. Cool either way.
  • chrisbasham, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2I tried to build a hovercraft like this in middle school. I failed miserably. I ended up just attaching a vacuum hose to the lift hole, put the vacuum in reverse, and gave up on life as I steered this poor piece of foam board with a trash bag skirt by dragging the vacuum around. Sad.
  • anksrivastava, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2Bonlebon, I thought that servo doesnt come cheap. Overall a nice effort.
  • shutaro, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2With robots!
  • mmembrino, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2Pretty ingenious steering mechanism, I would definitely not have thought of that.
  • GBowski, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2sound a lot like that myth-busters episode...
    what did you use to propel them?
  • inactive, on 08/20/2008, -1/+1how long does it take?
  • inactive, on 08/20/2008, -1/+1Pretty impressive. Now you need to make one you can sit in and drive!
  • cpugeek2214, on 08/20/2008, -1/+1These are old, I used to see ads for them in comic books!
  • kdsss383, on 12/16/2008, -0/+0Very impressive project. with regards to buiilding a bigger one have a look at airboards. There is a company in Perth that makes them. Google Airboards Perth and look for Arbotech.

    I have had a go on them and almost bought the company. They come up for sale now and again on Auction sites.

    http://createyourdreams.biz
  • inigomntoya, on 08/20/2008, -3/+2Yes, every 10 year old boy is now jealously drooling over his lack of design and function.
  • ryan850, on 08/20/2008, -3/+2I have a feeling I'm missing something here.
  • DjDriftX, on 08/20/2008, -2/+0zzzzzzz. this was essentially my freshman engineering design class, build a hovercraft, run it with the Lego RCX, follow a black line.
  • shutaro, on 08/20/2008, -4/+1I rule you!
  • nickwsmith, on 08/20/2008, -5/+2i want one
  • inactive, on 08/20/2008, -3/+0bravo! Cheap, effective and wise!
  • DeFex, on 08/20/2008, -7/+2project hovercraft is a hovercraft project made by Yoda.
  • ncc74656m, on 08/20/2008, -7/+2"Do you hear that sound Your Highness? Those are the shrieking eels!"
  • galv0, on 08/20/2008, -10/+4I built a hovercraft almost exactly like that in 5th grade. Pretty sweet.

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