03-06-2005 13:07

Rafi Ahmed

Re: pic: steering

Its looking good!

Is that the motor in the backgorund?

03-06-2005 13:09

evelyn1503

Re: pic: steering

what in the world is it

03-06-2005 13:11

Pat Fairbank

Re: pic: steering

It looks like what they're going to put in back of the propulsion fan on their hovercraft, so that they can steer.

03-06-2005 14:40

Al Skierkiewicz

Re: pic: steering

I hope you are planning on using something more reliable than string but it is looking good so far.

04-06-2005 17:47

edomus

Re: pic: steering

lol, we are actually planning on leaving the "string", it suposedly can take a 100lb load

04-06-2005 18:01

Greg Needel

Re: pic: steering

100 lbs is not alot considering you are generating force to move a person. you also might want to consider a rigid member in there something like a rod on a hinge so it maintains the distance between the members better then just knots in string

04-06-2005 18:18

adamrp

Re: pic: steering

well, we'll see how it works, but it should do just fine. We have two ropes going across, which should strengthen it considerably. If it doesn't work out we'll change it, and in that case, thanks for the suggestions!

arp

04-06-2005 19:27

Bryan D

Re: pic: steering

How thick is your plywood? (I'm assuming that's what the 'fins' are made of) Because it doesn't look all that thick and doesn't wood bend fairly easily when it has such a large surface area (based on the comparison to the person next to it) If the wood started flexing during your 'flight' is it possible that it would horrible mess up your steering abilities? Have you considered a more rigid material by chance..

05-06-2005 01:47

Ryan Albright

Re: pic: steering

Are you going to have a kill switch? Just in case you break the string or loose control? Its looking great i might take on a project like this towards the end of summer

05-06-2005 11:12

adamrp

Re: pic: steering

The fastest way to stop any hovercraft is to shut off the lift engine, which can be done easily by throttling the engine to zero or, in our case, simply turning the key since it's electric start.

arp