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emuller's picture

Ah - I first thought it might be a hover craft - and if you have enough power, would that be a fun/worthwhile modification?

maybe just pointing the pusher fan directly down and adding a skirt, but maybe you'd need another fan to steer - or you can just duct the main fan to push it around about?

/end braindump.

Which provides better control a servo controlled rudder (Trata) or a servo actuated motor (Trata II)?
fritsl's picture

Servo actuated motor (Trata II) - way more excact control!

What I figured but I wasn't sure if it came with side effects. If I had a prop and more importantly snow I'd love to make one of these.
Prettybird's picture
 Looks nice but dangerous. Winter is my hibernation time.
Gareth's picture

looks like one of those boats they use on the "everglades" - have you crocs in the garden ?

If you duct some of the air under the craft it will give a little lift. 

Maybe some polymorph skids on the under running skids would reduce the friction....

fritsl's picture
Funny you should ask; Actually I was filming while wearing some of these nasty Crocs :)
myblack60impala's picture

I used to make airboats from 2 ltr plastic soda bottles hot glued side by side.

The only problem is if you use a RC car type speed control when driving on water.

WHY? because they have reverse, which tends to flip them over backwards.

 

So I'd advise you to treat your electronics with CorrosionX before running this on water.

Check out a friends video showing how to use it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GZ1A4QA8pg

 

 

fritsl's picture
Haha.. see what Youtube put after this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t08MG-ySrAc&NR=1
Rudolph's picture
on mine it gives related vids of Gareth PWM-ing a luxeon, Gareth's "moooood poly", valkyrie CNC 2.1, "little herbert", and an "ultrasonicaly guided robot". All LMR things :)