Homemade Hovercraft DIY

[thomasuras]

hover craft r crap ,i havent seen a good 1 yet wtf is wrong with a good go cart?

[uberdeity]

I've not seen a go-cart yet that could go over water or handle the same over ice / oil spills as over normal concrete/tarmac roads.

And as for racing them, Hovercraft take far, far more skill to pilot than GoCarts. So there's more danger / risk of a crash- so they're more interesting to watch.

[nooloo3000]

@thomasuras it doesn't look cool

[vrlmmsre]

I like the machine,however you have a lightweight child on it.will it hold a grown man?

[nibbler125]

im going to build the uf-10f and I was wondering if its cheaper to build the hull from parts from the store rather than order it from the site

[neomodernbill]

neat, looks fun

[OoROBIoO]

al je ljudima dosadnoooooooooo

[quomaya]

yo tom, you grandma, watch my video

[sublime6636]

ok plzzz tell me how u did it w/o a leaf blower plzzzzzzz

[HONEYWELLMONITORING]

i think it is a gas powered leaf blower with a custom enclosure.

[DSishere123]

Its easy to make one without a leaf blower. The same concept is used in commercial military hovercrafts. The fan is placed in a ducting, and the blades and about 1 -2 mm. from the edge of the duct. This creates massive air pressure behind the fan, and allows the fan achieve more lift, with less air leaking around the blades. Leaf Blowers are convenient for beginners, but lift fans are more reliable, and work better on water because of their higher CFM output.

[hamish9900]

Awesome, im planning on making one and if you dont mind me asking what is the song at the start called, with the flute in it. I heard it on woodstock but i cant find what its called.

[crookedtool]

The song is Canned Heat - Going Up The Country

[vicksho]

cool ride for the kids!....is that your design? (clever single engine for inflation and propulsion).....cool

[PAELofDI]

awsome!!! could you ride it, or is it not strong enough to support an adults weight?

[wtf01s4]

looks impossible to steer

[mayosmith]

Everything looks impossible to steer when elementary schoolers and pre-schoolers take the  helm for the first time -- after about an hour they were pros.

[BeSafeStaySafe]

hey dude realy cool would be cool to see the drivers ride faster

[Bynke]

its incredible string band no? Wow, ;-D

best wishes from Copenhagen

[diton10]

stop posting the same comments on all youtube videos! its annoying!

[cavaliers52812]

what type of propellor is that engine attatched to?

[NMR22]

is that Pavarotti?

[NTComputer86]

best levitation ive seen so far on hovercrafts as far as hommade, u should work on adding a faster engine and another turbine to move it foward

[narcovice]

cant it even steer just you neeed long rope to pull something that sits still cute though

[mayosmith]

long rope is for training and safety.

[bronco263]

WOW I get to be the first to ask..."what was that song"? Nice job I bet the kids love it too.

[pastryhat]

now all it needs is brakes

[CozmoFajita]

Was it hard to assemble? I'm thinking about ordering.

[kapazas2002]

seriously this was the bar room plan: plant a christmas tree farm and instead of hiring workers- use a hover craft to trim them for seasonal sale- I did not say much at the time. you can tag that as drunken brainstorming on how to save the environment_ fiberglass & styrofoam?

[Millas78]

that would suck if the string broke

[mayosmith]

I strongly recommend using a rope for beginner pilots. Particularly if they're under the age of 13. Hovercrafts are tricky to steer and take some getting used to. After a while children get used to the mechanics and you can let the rope go (see the end of the movie).

[FreedyIllusionist]

I built the Pegasus, but it has no way to steer...that's boring! I'll try carving a hole near the rear like yours. Check out my video and let me know what you would modify, yeah?

[wildhart7]

i bet if i bought the plans i could add a 12 or 14 hp engine and make it go alot faster,or even carry a load

[Zeezy]

@ wildhart7

No one cares.

[wildhart7]

hmmm....how much did it cost

[TheZombix]

You could use a second lawn mower that's facing the back and is able to turn left and right. You then could push the hovercraft into turning without that string thing.

[mayosmith]

Its fully steerable. The line is a safety mechanism to keep younger pilots from escaping to New York City.

[nunzconz]

Wow .. that is one of the most innovative HC designs I have seen in a while. Did you design it yourself?

[redhov]

Awsome project.

[leroyskagnetti]

I like the opera music matched to the young prince and princess sitting regally on their new flying machines. Look at the way our young raja deftly maneuvers the craft. Fly on, sons and daughters of Atlantis!

[DylanJeffery]

hey there. ive made a few hovercrafts myself and i was curious, what kind of engine/propellor did you use, does the single engine lift and thrust and what type of skirt material is that? thanks

-Dylan

[ccstudiosrye]

Amazing!!!!