Fans/Propellers - Are you doing them?

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Fans/Propellers - Are you doing them?

View Poll Results: Are you going to use a fan/ propeller on your robot for thrust?
Yes, fans for everyone	11	8.73%
No	107	84.92%
Maybe	8	6.35%
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25-01-2009, 17:22

Dan2081

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Re: Fans/Propellers - Are you doing them?

We were speculating and conducting tests on a few different types of fans, and a small prop. Although we found out that we could nearly double our thrust with 3 different fans if they were all on the robot, it wouldn't leave any room or weight for any type of successful manipulator. We decided that we are not using fans

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