Hoverboard test2

[mapukmapuk]

hey its Makarov and his band from cod 6! XD

[novatron11]

We need a skateboard that levitates somehow.

Cool, but not practical

Almost there!.

[neiltigh]

Aye, the power systems actually failed in the end. The engine actually had enough grunt, but the 90 degree bevel gear we used to drive the customised fan wasn't up to the job and in the end failed. There IS enough air moving through the pressurised air chamber underneath for lift and hover, however a poor skirt design (it is a pre-inflated tractor inner-tube) meant it couldn't deal with the rider shifting his/her bodyweight and the low inertia throttling system caused the drivetrain to fail.

[joeratti]

i think this would work fine as it is. that engine is crap though.

[135287]

pollution...

[TheThegirlsnextdoor]

its not a huverboard

[happysingerinoz]

The hoverboard used at the Olympics in Sydney had a small drive wheel underneath, I think it cleared the ground when moving but if u leaned back you could put weight on it for drive and to tuen lean back and to the side to assist with steering, maybe u guys could look at adding something like that next,,,

[neiltigh]

Yeh, thats a good idea. Our design brief stipulated that directionality was not achieved by additional systems. The concept was to use an over-rated lift fan and a deformable skirt, allowing the additional thrust produced by the lift fan to be vectored simply by the rider shifting his weight... if you follow. It didn't exactly work (poor skirt design, faulty drivetrain to blame.)

[PorkyPiggles]

Good effort! I can't see where the lateral propulsion comes from though. I like the zimmer frame helm too! :)

[skywood12]

i want 1

[LilKyL7]

Shutup its not about if its cool, its about if it works. I am a 5th grader, and I did my science fair project on hovercrafts and used something as simple as this and I got a second place award! So if you guys (Virtue) are about rich. Your dead wrong my friend, so just

[sprintrjm]

dumb vid of a lame product

[neiltigh]

Its not a product, its a 3rd year university project, but thanks for the constructive criticism. Watch out for this years 3rd years efforts, they look like they might take it forward another level.

[AceOfPuppyfeet]

you can have fun riding your hover board while cleaning your floor!!

[DevilMaster]

That's a lot of noise and smoke! I wonder if an electrical engine would improve performance...

[WingsOfAnAngel777]

They used a leaf blower engine

[guitarguy950]

dude virtue is right, u cant actually do anything on that except...like do nothing

[neiltigh]

its cool guys, it was just a uni project, we didn't have the budget or time to do anything fancy with the skirt and our brief didn't allow independent drive systems. Happy hovering virtue!

[VirtueDesignNZ]

Thats not a Hoverboard you Idiots, thats just some cheap junk with an Air Cushion underneath, nothing special.

[sueflokey]

Calm down VirtueD! I know, I know, YOU know someone who has a REAL hoverboard (your beloved AGC) but let other people post/share in peace.

[VirtueDesignNZ]

Yeah, let them make their 'successes', Hopefully in a Few Years you will see out in the public the Hoverboard I am talking about.

Cheers,

VirtueDesign

[1clue]

You got a lot of talk and no action VD. Rather a real experiment that doesn't work than a bunch of lame game videos from a guy who never gets off his rear.  Get up and do something with your life. Just because you can get some simulator to do your tricks doesn't mean it works in real life.

[VirtueDesignNZ]

What a stupid accusation you presented.

You have no Idea what you are talking about, you have no Idea what I get up to, Each day I work on different types of projects and one of them relates to 'Anti-Gravity', you honestly cannot say 'from a guy who never gets off his rear', unless you have a hidden camera in my house watching me.

At least I have a life, there is no action to publically show yet, because things don't just happen just like that, have fricken patience.

[1clue]

Ok, how about this then: When you get REAL proof of something you did working, THEN you can get critical about somebody else's project. Your mention of anti-gravity is just more proof of my point. If you were really working on something like that I doubt you'd be posting game videos on YouTube.

As soon as you show something REAL that you accomplished, I'll give you a little more credit for accomplishment, but still none for class.

[Venezino90]

Whoot! Go 1clue! Stick up for the logical side of thinking! *cheer*

That wasn't said mockingly.

[1clue]

Nobody who has built something with their own hands would bash a project like the one presented in this video. If they were wildly more successful on a similar project, then maybe but probably not even then. Even if they think the idea is stupid, they can and usually will discuss it politely and intelligently to offer suggestions rather than undirected criticism. Or hold their peace.

Some day your parents will kick you out and nobody will pay you to play games all day. What you gonna do then?

[mattwier]

Dude VD, you just got owned.

[IronKevlar]

Jesus, you're a dumbass. 1clue is completely right, you have no right to bash somebody's video until you have proven you can do better.

[IronKevlar]

Jesus, you're a dumbass. 1clue is completely right, you have no right to bash somebody's video until you have proven you can do better.

[supersaiyan3ethan]

dude! i want a hover board!!!!!