Steam Boat Willy :: Human Powered Hovercraft [ Aug06 #4 ]

Pedal powered hovercraft SBW on Thames August 06 Part 4.
Pilot: Simon Ward. http://steamboatwilly.org

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• hovercraft
• human
• pedal
• powered
• eco
• green
• carbon
• free
• steam
• boat
• willy

[ddashk]

you spanner . the skirt deflates when he stops pedalling

[macrumpton]

Some of their other videos show it going from land to water. also, even if it just hovering 1/8 of an inch off the water it is still hovering. Also one of the defining features of a boat is a displacement hull, and this craft has none.

[Agauaellos]

This was a good one.. I don't see a reason for the dislikes. If the people here commenting had better ideas they'd have the hovercraft or the boat if that's what they call it. I like it when someone comes up with anything that's human powered. It's a slap to the capitalistic governments and the oil companies who run the world. And I agree with @namejacked No one cares about lame comments here.

[whitebaron1993]

jw

would it be possible to somehow have a clutch system on the pusher prop?

Because you need not waste power on the rear prop in situations where u need only keep the craft afloat?

fantastic idea though :)

does it have any natural buoyancy?

[PhysicsFactory]

This is awesome!

[ryu8888]

@MrJetjoe That would defeat the purpose :(

[rlwieneke]

@macrumpton so why are you saying it is not human powered? Did you see something else powering it?

[macrumpton]

@rlwieneke I saw a hovercraft not a monkey.

[macrumpton]

@rlwieneke I saw a hovercraft not a monkey.

[rlwieneke]

@macrumpton do you see a monkey or something the rest of us can't see?

[rlwieneke]

@tewkewl Look at the other videos, it has nothing to float. The skirt is just barely inflated, it's not like there is a lawn mower engine powering the lift fan. You are not going to get spray. If he had stopped peddling over the water it would have sunk.

[LANewell2]

Yep...  He's spent!