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[@hoverbovver]

I used to build 6 man commercial hovercraft and have built models. The problem with models and small craft is the available parts are made for aircraft. So the propellers have too large a pitch and are not meant for ducts. I'd suggest using 2 or 3 two bladed mounted onto one motor shaft. And crop the tips so they are wider at the tip. Also you should not taper the duct after the motor. It should be parallel or even slightly divergent. Tapering is for jet aircraft as they travel much faster.

[@surfhealthy4272]

Dave should get a raise. Jaja. What an incredible asset to the company. Building a battery bank from scratch requires a lot of research and skill. Great job Dave!

[@Lampkeeper]

Again, I must say: You're a genius, David!

[@spyder7758]

if you're adding mylar for the reflection, you should add a base layer of some abrasion resistant material for the skirt, the boat is tough but not rough parking lot tough

[@JohnnyWednesday]

I love that you're showing us the electronics in more detail - there are so many disciplines you cover to create RC craft - and each could be a channel of their own :)

[@davidjester5085]

We would love to cover more but unfortunately it is very difficult to put so much information into a video without making it 4hr long. Thank you for watching!

[@JohnnyWednesday]

@@davidjester5085 - I get it :) thanks though - that wiring loom was pure art :)

[@tomasinacovell4293]

It's "R/C".

[@r1m.s877]

Could you guys get an EDF type fan to put on instead of the props? It would create a crap load more pressure. Probably not something you can buy off the shelf though.

[@maartin111]

slow and steady. Take your time and do it as best you can. Dave is an R&D genius!

[@davidjester5085]

Thank you! I just want to clear this up and say I am nothing special. I do what any other person can do if they put their mind to it. Anything is possible if you approach things with the right attitude and mine set.

[@neilcaywood3803]

I think your right about Dave! I love Flite Test

[@neilcaywood3803]

@@davidjester5085 My be not every body. but yes I get stuck on problems some times, Your team is a lot of times is a good thing but you are growing with your job and we noticed! Thank you. I love Flite Test!

[@frankclint7919]

Really wanna se the completed one..Great Job Guys

[@w.m.michaels72]

I guess this is the last video. 😢

[@y_i_fly6256]

Looks great! Awesome job you guys, didn’t think it would get so complex but y’all are pressing for greater detail.

[@DirtyApronBoy]

I had saved the outer part of a raft for years to use as a skirt like this. Just never found my round tuit. Happy to see my idea realized here.

[@johannnorris6350]

Hey Josh, looking good can’t wait to put those wings on this hovercraft lol ❤❤😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘

[@MasterBo39]

Consider: For the sake of Air Volume. Expanded Metal mesh as a hood insert would tend to maximize air flow. Mirror Mylar skirt laminations would tend to go well with aluminum foil laminations. Propane Iris afterburners would be a blast.

[@slateslavens]

This is looking amazing! That's a badass wiring job! One of the discoveries made in early work was that it's more efficient for the lift fans to actually blow through the skirt and vent into the underside sideways towards the center of the vehicle. It was more stable and efficient, though I don't know how much.

[@VestedUTuber]

It's enough that if you design the vents just right and have enough airflow, you can actually ditch the skirt entirely as the air effectively forms its own invisible skirt via air pressure.

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, guys! 😃 That's a wiring nightmare! Kudos, Dave!!! Stay safe there with your families! 🖖😊

[@D.Don2.0]

Im excited to see this thing floating cant wait

[@samsonfpv8902]

Dave is The Man! I wonder if he has his own channel

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

you need to tilt the inflation props 15 degrees forward.. it helps move the vehicle

[@Steve-Cross]

The big kid in me, is getting really excited about seeing this project finished and working. 😊

[@davidjester5085]

It is getting very close! I can't wait to drive this thing around the golf course!

[@walk4718]

I believe he has earned the title: Doctor Dave 👍

[@fourthwindrc5125]

It’s looks awesome, coming along nicely!

[@paulhays9449]

Diamondback is on my truck and I can hands down day it’s a savage bed cover! I’m a general contractor and I’ve had all kind of stuff on it including a four wheeler !

[@bobbyduke777]

I have a feeling you will need to use reverse thrust to steer from the 2 side thrusters. the one top should be set up for power a rudder is needed but then you do not look like your objective.

[@plugtheheliflyer]

I can't wait to see it all done and working.great job lads.

[@freesk8]

Amazing project!

[@scottbishop7899]

If you don't make a deeper skirt you're gonna be stuck only being able to traverse extremely flat or level surfaces (watch your first road test to see what happened when you hit that first bit of uneven ground where you grounded it). A deeper skirt would take up that dip, you would not lose air pressure and you'd keep moving. Watch clips of the military ones to see what I mean lol

[@worrelodorrel7432]

E.T’s family were in Star Wars,so E.T’s head for the console is quite apt 😂😂

[@neilcaywood3803]

I love that you're showing us the manufacturing of the parts in more detail, I like the throttle control and definitely interested in the details of that? I love Flite Test

[@Robert-ni6ut]

This build is coming along so good can't wait to see it finished and painted 😀

[@ourplaypen]

Great work so far guys. If you can integrate the yoke pulling and pushing to also control the main blower motors, that would add a nice touch to be able to fine tune / control the main bag inflation while driving. May the force be with you.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

You would want independant control over the front and back rotors to level it out depending on who's in it. But, you wouldn't want to control the inflation with a yoke. You pretty much want it on or off with a front to back dial.

[@earthsciteach]

You guys have built a lot of cool stuff, but this in totally next level! I can't wait to see it when you finish building!

[@richb313]

Great job guys looking good looking forward to the next episode of this build.

[@jammin859]

The bat bone is a blast from the past. I remember the old kk boards and the days befor mini quads where you actually had to build your stuff. Look how far we have come.

[@fleetarin.]

Congrats on the improvements

[@fleetarin.]

I was first

[@JS_CIC]

Astounding job on the wiring Dave!

[@davidjester5085]

Thank you!

[@artvandelay8030]

this build is totally nuts. Cool switch panel, servo testers..... wow. can't hardly believe you're getting it to work. 💯

[@pinwizz69]

The wiring and electronis development portiponno is my favorite as a 40 year tech / mech on Arcade and Pinball games. For my last 8 years working full time I was building Multicade 60 in 1 Arcade games using old Arcade game cabinets as well as new out of the box cabinets. I used new jamma harnesses, led lighted game buttons. I'm the only person who installed flipper and shake buttons on the side of the cabinet level with the control panel so the digital Pinball game could be played like a real Pinball game insteadofusing the joystick. There was many other mods I had to do including braiding the wiring harness. I'm now converting a 25th anniversary Pac Man game that the original power (no over voltage protection built in) supply blew out the mother board with a 60 in 1 Multicade board. I also installed a lighted mini track ball to play 3 trackball games instead of using the joystick for those games. The one I'm doing now has no actual coin door so I'm going to have to move the test switch located on the lower right backof the cabinet to the top right back and add a on/off toggle service switch to program the games limiters including number score levels of lives ect.. For me, it's going to be as interesting as your component design process and wiring installation which I'd be tickled pink to be involved with. You guys are doing a bang up head thimpin' job on that machine.

[@cogboy302]

I do wonder why you didn't go with multi-blade fans like on commercial personal hovercraft. Surely they would shift more air than a two blade prop? For lift & propulsion.

[@davidjester5085]

I definitely agree with you on what you are saying, and it simply comes down to we are using what we already have and reusing stuff that is at our disposal

[@countbuggula]

@@davidjester5085 I get that, but by using the wrong kind of fan you're making a really inefficient machine, adding way more weight and cutting down on battery time. With a fan providing the proper amount of static pressure you could cut way back on the throttle and run this for hours instead of minutes.

[@jonathancorbett5917]

@@davidjester5085 understand scrounging parts but cut some hubs down or make adapters so you can run 4 blades on each motor. Block the middle ~1/3 of the duct under the blades for pressure

[@leeh45ks]

Beautiful construction!! I think the way Normal hovercrafts are designed, with a flat bottom and all the lift air coming from the edge out the bottom of the inflated skirt would take a lot less power. multi rotor lift and hovercraft lift are different. good luck

[@scottmichael3745]

Yeah, I never liked their "skirt" design. I think they're loosening a lot of efficiency.

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

This is looking awesome!

[@1young-geezer]

This has just been great to watch, fellas!

[@OwenRC3]

Please build a giant Aircraft carrier to carry airplanes so you can fly and launch them off of there😍

[@scottdaniels3033]

So excited about this project. Keep these coming

[@davidjester5085]

Thank you for watching

[@traveler7137]

Totally amazed guys. Dave you are an absolute whiz. Oh for you young guys that means he's really Good at what he does to borrow a British phrase, I'm absolutely gobsmacked

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

Really enjoying the progress you are having. Going to be awesome. This Old Man from Washington NC loves you guys. ✈️🧔💝

[@johnnymaynard299]

Way too Cool, awesome work Dave and the whole crew ! A Flite Test / StarWars dream come true ! I can't wait for the whole thing / finished !

[@thejohnhend]

Love the cmmg shirt

[@Mikebfpv]

Guys, this is insane! Great job, especially to Dave. That guy needs a raise! Haha, really though you all are amazing, Bravo!

[@tomryner5830]

Really nicely done guys! And Thank god for British engineering 👌

[@brantwedel]

If you put controllable louvers on the left and right intake, the blower motors could alternately suck air from the right or left, which might offer some bow control. (same for the back, for a turn in place without extra motors)

[@footgod420]

It's lookin cool😎

[@Ender1king]

I have three ideas for you to build. 1: General MacArthur's private plane 2: P-80 Shooting Star 3: F-86A-5 Saber

[@csrcm]

Looks awesome guys!!!! Can't wait till it's done!!! Josh, on your quad or tricopter design could you put in a self leveling camera mechanism? or even one that has head tracking.

[@rosskennedy4333]

Looking good guys, Thank for the honorable mention in the mylar idea.

[@davidjester5085]

Thank you for the idea we are nothing without the love of the community

[@Uncle-Quinns-Garage]

You should make the forward throttle integrated into the yolk so when you push it in it goes forward and when you pull it back it comes to a stop. Separate button for reverser, momentary switch or something.

[@Uncle-Quinns-Garage]

Super awesome though, can't wait to see the final product.

[@natehill8069]

While it wont look as much like the SW Speeder, if you are going to have differential thrust on the engines, I think you really need "skid steer" style controls rather than "throttle and steering wheel"; it will also give you the most effective "brakes".

[@AddictedRC]

We say "silly noid" for fun, but it's solenoid, brother Dave. Keep it going!

[@jaqueslagerweij6882]

Please cover it with fiberglas when its finished!

[@dutchloveRC]

I thought you would have a Single Stick in the middle? for forward and throttle and turn!?

[@stephenhudson8739]

Next you need to build R2-D2 and C3PO

[@ericstutes2327]

Great work guys. Can't wait to see the finished product. Quick Question, why did you use props instead of the traditional hovercraft fans used for the lift? Aren't fans supposed to create more pressure?

[@masonstudiostv2194]

Nice!!!

[@dukedblu]

I am a fan

[@luckypikachugamez8497]

Yeah for the thrust just add more propeller in the jet shaft than you might produce more

[@VestedUTuber]

I think I might start designing and building my own at some point. But I have a bit of a different design in mind.

[@jonathancorbett5917]

Static pressure, you need Static pressure, sure the props are large diameter for the model craft you normally build, but the surface area of the blade is microscopic for a craft of that weight especially with people in it. Look at any other fan blade design that actually has to push air: EDF blades, computer fans, vent blowers, axial leaf blowers, airboats, (and I Hate to have to say this but real hovercrafts)

[@kennethwallace34]

You should solar panels on the nose. To charge the batteries.

[@thomasohanlon1060]

Throttle control should be through the wheel push in move forward, pull back stop reverse through the stick.

[@LCAviator26]

This thing better be driving around when I come for the Spring Open House next month! Also I’m curious. You mentioned previously that you’ll be reviewing planes other than yours again. From what manufacturers can we expect these reviews?

[@danielhreno9582]

Just don't let the smoke out of it! Refill kits are at a premium.

[@scottmichael3745]

What Kind of foam did you use for the airframe? Very cool project! Been watching you guys for years now. Cheers!

[@alanbockelman]

7:20 Stringing! STRINGING!

[@mybackhurts7020]

I love how he installed a camera on the drone

[@rinlxl]

Once again a great video!I just want to give a suggestion to make a Curtiss P-40 aircraft of The Flying Tigers remote control plane if u haven’t

[@jeremygeorgia4943]

You could add some mirrored armor panels, like in Spaceballs. From a distance, it might make a cool effect. I suppose, if the controls were made to be fly by wire, then you could easily control everything by R/C, too. Have a computer actually fly it, but interpret input from the controls or the transmitter.

[@northerndrifter1]

I've been watching your videos about the speeder. I was just wondering, why wouldn't you place the control panel right on the steering yoke? wouldn't it be faster and easier to access there rather than in the dash or console?

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Don't forget folks, THIS THING FLIES TOO!

[@nirodha7028]

Still love it! Frustrating long waits in between lol.

[@eljuano28]

The Navy LCAC hovercraft is considered an aircraft. I assume your speeder is light enough. You could theoretically register it as an ultralight. 🤔

[@dwahnaslowdown8887]

Why is one of the lift props at 15:08 upside down? Wait... was that because you couldn't get a left-hand prop for counter-rotating? I hope that shot was an early mock-up and you have the proper prop (er) now.

[@hugh_jasso]

What about that new toroid prop design that's supposed to be quieter and provide a little bit more power?

[@jstagzsr]

if you "enable retraction" youll get rid of the vast majority of stringing on that 3d print.

[@MatthewGompertLordOfSealand]

which drive-thru fast food place are you going to first?

[@Zimmy1205]

When mounting the steering wheel leave clearance for the windshield

[@Axion770]

Every time I watch the intro, I remember the OG Flight test Crew

[@mustangxxmatty3106]

i really wish flite fest would take place at edgewater!! love where its been every year but being able to visit your space would be amazing and i live 20 hours away and only get one trip to ohio a year

[@davidjester5085]

We agree but unfortunately the grounds at Edgewater would make Flite fest a logistical nightmare. I would recommend just taking a day while at flite fest and drive over to Edgewater and check it out. It's only a 7 min drive away 😊

[@mattdelaney9418]

Can someone explain what the switches on the transponder do, I didn't get it the first 5 times.

[@davehill1693]

hacksmith would love you guys to help them out at some point.

[@augustusgenetin-robertson7951]

Make the v1 flying bomd

[@icouldseethesquirrels]

Today on how to waste your time-hovercrafts😂 Bring back flight videos😊

[@samuelvega8978]

I love you guys to much to explain I’ve looked up to you a lot I’ve been watching sence almost the beginning as far back as the cinder block plane. I do have a question. I would love it if you Awnser but if you don’t that’s ok. Last flite fest I got your master p47 I finished it 3 days ago and now we are going to paint it anyway for a silver/aluminum look what paint do you recommend this is my first time painting one of your planes. Thanks keep it up, below is the paint scheme we will do

[@samuelvega8978]

Please tell me you have some other communication than discord … I’m 14 and for some reason my mom doesn’t approve:(

[@jasonstokes5469]

Green Screen skirt

[@anonplayer8529]

Well, that is a totally different beast than what you started with, so my prediction about capacity of OK for one 4-legged wookie and fat chance for Bixler is debunked, 👍👍👍. But one thing comes to mind, (I'm missing the flabbergasted headshaking emoji) what ever would you do without Dave? If I recall right you are planning sound system on your car (perhaps go easy on subwoofer), playlist has to have hits from Figrin D"an and the Modal Nodes 😊.

[@icebear6393]

As for the throttle for safety reasons I would have it rev up as you pull the stick back not as you push it forward this way if you run into something you don't end up accidentally jamming it to full throttle probably not such a big deal for a hovercraft but something to think about

[@jcr1323]

👍👍

[@seangere9698]

You should look up Aurebesh (the Star Wars common alphabet) and change the words on the console to Aurebesh instead of our own alphabet.

[@ruthdoyle9085]

If you want to add strength to ur styrofoam, cheaply and easily, just latex paint it, put fiberglass window screen material or cloth on the wet paint and immediately paint it again. It will surprise you how much stronger and durable it makes styrofoam. Crashes will be less damaging to wings and fuselage...(poor man’s fiberglass that won’t dissolve the styrofoam)

[@donaldstewart9873]

👍👍👍👍

[@ricoengelbrecht3806]

Lets gooooo

[@farmerjoebailey]

I can't wait for you guys to paint it it looks good but I just can't imagine you guys driving it was painted now the hard part I know you guys are going to have to deal with is figuring out how you going to be able to move a lot of weight and still go fast

[@davidjester5085]

We have a few big hurdles we still have to figure out, but perseverance will pay off. It is going to be awesome!

[@farmerjoebailey]

@@davidjester5085 yeah you guys do stuff that like I wouldn't even think of doing but you guys gave me the idea of taking like one of my old power wheel cars that doesn't work anymore and making it RC

[@DanielColson]

3:29 - Does he have to hand-catch the quad carrying the insta360? Landing on its own would probably risk scratching the lenses?