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Re: Hovercraft
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2I know nothing about fans. This may very well be outside of the possibilities for a 12V fan, but it would be worth running numbers on.
To continue this train of thought and get an idea of what would be possible. Note that neither of these would be legal:

A $2600USD model aircraft jet engine puts out 59N: http://www.trimair.com.au/index2.html. However, it is petrol powered and obviously illegal.

A $740 set of ducted fan components can put out 13-15lbs of thrust (57.9N), but uses a minimum of 3200 watts, which is 6.6 times how much power a FIRST robot can use.
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