Hovercrafts

[Ian W.]

hmm, the only problem i have is still the skirt. we have plans, basically a rectangle with a rounded nose (more areodynamic ). for forward propulsion, i believe we're using a propeller (mostly cause it's easier for us). we had this crazy idea to have the prop mounted on a 'turntable', so by turning the steering wheel, you pull a wire, which turns the prop, which in effect turns the hovercraft. technically, it works. a rudder may be better though, but we have yet to test all of this. to fill up our hovercraft we want a leaf blower i think, because they're easily avalible. otherwise, we'll need to somehow find a lawn mower, and a nice big fan . this once again brings me to the skirt, for which we have no idea how to work. any ideas on how to build one?