apemax Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Hello all. This is a motorized hovercraft with three blades on the bottom for lift and one on the back for propulsion. It also has working rudders. It uses one M motor, one XL motor one battery box, one IR receiver and one IR remote. On with the pictures: And a video of it working. And thats it. Hope you liked it. McJobless and Cyrem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Does it move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McJobless Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dude, that thing is sweet as...you keep building amazing works. Is there no end to your creativity?! Does this hover over water? apemax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apemax Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Thanks Extreme. No unfortunately it doesn't hover over water or move. You get a decent draft from the big fan at the back but thats about it. McJobless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenyx Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 If you can figure out how to get it to hover and stuff, maybe you can help me out with an RC Hovercraft I'm working on. It's sweet none the less. Also, I'm still trying to figure out the mechanics for a LEGO three-servo heli swashplate. I'll post a few screenshots of an LDD model once I figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Those motors are heavy, and you wouldn't be able to get enough lift/repulsion out of propellers shaped like legos. Still, pretty cool. I bet you could add power steering with a small motor, a gear, and some sort of cam shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apemax Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 If you can figure out how to get it to hover and stuff, maybe you can help me out with an RC Hovercraft I'm working on. It's sweet none the less. Also, I'm still trying to figure out the mechanics for a LEGO three-servo heli swashplate. I'll post a few screenshots of an LDD model once I figure it out. Thanks. Yeah making one that actually hovers would be cool. It would be easier if all the PF stuff wasn't so heavy and if i could make a air tight skirt. I actually found a LEGO hovercraft that actually hovers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g76YN2T_FDs I'm not up with helicopter mechanics so what exactly is a "three-servo heli swashplate"? Those motors are heavy, and you wouldn't be able to get enough lift/repulsion out of propellers shaped like legos. Still, pretty cool. I bet you could add power steering with a small motor, a gear, and some sort of cam shaft. Thanks. Yes i agree the battery box and XL motor are really to heavy for making it hover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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