Building a hovercraft

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ericw740
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Project Question: Does the amount of outlet holes effect hovercraft stability?
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Building a hovercraft

Post by ericw740 »

if anyone has any ideas on how to build a hovercraft that can hold 1 or more people, please post.please make sure they are not expensive
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barretttomlinson
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Post by barretttomlinson »

Here is one idea that sounds cool, though I have no experience or expertise in the subject:

http://amasci.com/amateur/hovercft.html

Good luck and have fun with it!
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barretttomlinson
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Post by barretttomlinson »

It may be worthwhile to search for hovercraft at

http://www.youtube.com


I found several videos with descriptions and design hints there.
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