Ask an Expert: HOVERCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM
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HOVERCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NEED HELP FINDING SOMETHING TO MOVE MY HOVERCRAFT I HAVE A HOVERCRAFT BUT IT DOES NOT MOVE AROUND! IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS PLEASE POST!!!!!!!!!!!
Eric.W
Depends on how fancy you want to get, but the typical answer is some variety of fan. I've heard that leaf-blowers are a reasonably affordable option, but really your problem is one of overall power, and any fan big enough to move a reasonable hovercraft is going to be somewhat expensive.
Of course, if you're just playing around with it, you could always use a pole and treat it like a gondola
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Of course, if you're just playing around with it, you could always use a pole and treat it like a gondola

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Mythbusters built a few, I believe with old vacuum cleaner motors and leaf blowers. Worked fine on smooth concrete in the shop, not as well on sand.
Try a vacuum cleaner repair shop. Might get a few motors very cheaply.
Try a vacuum cleaner repair shop. Might get a few motors very cheaply.
Alan Lichtenstein, MD
Anesthesiologist
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ericw740 wrote:i already have a leaf blower but that just makes it hover i need something that will make it move around
Point a second one horizontally.
A repeat of that Mythbusters was just on. It will probably be repeated sometime this week. I saw three leaf blowers on one of their designs.
Alan Lichtenstein, MD
Anesthesiologist
Mens et manus
Veritas
He who laughs last...Thinks slowest.
Anesthesiologist
Mens et manus
Veritas
He who laughs last...Thinks slowest.