We Made A Hover Craft!?!

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[@ngochai2007]

Make military hovercraft

[@маратаминев-в6з]

I think the Dave idea isnt come realuzing due to impellers throwing airs throw the pad. It is good came if pad stand constant compressed by nipel. And the air from bottom of the pad are forcing throw the tubes from isolate impeller. Nipel may have ellectric trigging to accumulate and disaccumulate air from shortly from simple little air compressor. But the pad may be good if it has a constant airway pressure to specific riding faces.

[@lukeohora]

Cool Video!!! Please make a build video on the mini hovercraft (step by step), and a link to the electronics that you use. I tried to make it myself but did not succeed :(

[@roninricker3322]

A day after Project Air? The timing is impecable, it's gonna be fun to see how both of you do this!

[@willlll56]

I noticed that too

[@sumynona.01]

oh yeah...

[@Tristan.12348]

A bit suspicious is it.

[@LuckyMoniker]

like Peter and RCtestflight with their RC boats lol

[@azeemameer9423]

@@willlll56 same

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

This Old Man from Washington NC always enjoying your videos. Been watching since almost day one. Love you guys and what you are doing for our Hobby. ✈️🧔💝

[@dustinhanlin]

So much packed into the background of this video. Wowzers!

[@foxpopuli6982]

@1:36 Gotta love the use of the Iron Vulture for this demonstration

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[@tucsondog]

TYCO used to make an rc hovercraft, they had dedicated vents in the bottom for the airflow to move under the skirt. The lift fan turned on the moment the power turned on and then it used dial rear fans for forward/back/turning. Later designs used a more powerful lift fan but the design was still very similar. You’ll find that with a longer chassis the stability is vastly improved over the shorter ones.

[@davidjester5085]

Your really bringing back some childhood memories talking about the Tyco typhoon

[@MatsGarage]

For the hovercraft I would put the lifting motor on a separate channel with an on/off switch so it always has lift and then decreasing the rearward thrust with the throttle wouldnt let the bag deflate.

[@mustangxxmatty3106]

I CANT WAIT FOR FLIGHT FEST AGAIN!!!!! Josh and Dave your true inspirations as you already know..we will definitely be attending coming from Massachusetts again

[@davidjester5085]

So happy we could help inspire you, can't wait to hang out with you at flite fest!

[@gandaulf_fpv6925]

All these years and you guy's never disappoint. Great episode!!

[@winstonbattle]

im disappointed . the hovercraft was a huge fail. they kinda stink..

[@kensmith8832]

Nice CMMG shirt! The Dissent is a nice package!

[@MrScoutDude]

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE... Luke's Landspeeder @14:56! Is that the New Hovercraft Direction or one of the directions? Looking forward to the Iron Vulture!!

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[@shadowofchaos8932]

Iron Volture? From Talespin!?!?! My favorite cartoon growing up.

[@CJLeTeff]

On your hover craft you need the inflate tube a well as skirts! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@jwish29]

Full sized hovercraft using a bag skirt have drain holes in the rear of the skirt just behind the ground contact line. That way any water that finds it way in can escape instead of filling the bag skirt weighing it down till it can't move.

[@pharaohvwe2475]

Yes an iron Vulture! I have been asking for that since the Sea Duck was first released! After that maybe a mighty mini Don Karnage Tri Wing Terror?

[@justanoldcowboy8326]

Lifters and Thrusters, both projects are the lifters, the thrusters, the sensors, the software, all the electronics, all the decorations and behaviors. Would like to see the Iron Vulture autonomously fly a mission where it takes off, flies to a spot, hovers while something happens then it does another trick, flies home and lands. You could use the rock crawler garden. It could take a while, you have small craft to build that can to tricks too. My guess is: If it's 3 times as long as it is wide the roll sensor should read 1/3 of pitch or something like that.

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[@NBC_NCO]

I had built a hovercraft about 4 years ago, using parts from a old drone. I did not need to angle the thrust Motors out to the sides. Bc it was drone operation....it would lean into the corners automatically. Making for a very friendly user experience. Needless to say differential thrust worked very well.

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[@kentsavick2516]

Great fun! Hmm, 3D printed Iron Giant in the background. You teases! :D

[@duck075]

This is going to be a great series, can't wait!

[@jasonjones4891]

The old Tyco hovercraft worked pretty good. Played with it a ton.

[@FliteTest]

We will check it out. :)

[@kilroy07]

@@FliteTest I have one in a box somewhere if you need an example (PM me)

[@jamesthecyclist597]

I love what you guys do here. I would really love to see a monster sized spitfire, it’s my favorite aircraft.

[@dougptankerengr759]

One of my favorite toys from 30+ years ago was the Tyco Typhoon hovercraft. I might have had too much fun running it around the barracks

[@harrykeel8557]

Cool can't wait to see the bigger one finished.

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[@walk4718]

Thanks for the Herculean effort to keep the amazing content coming. Great job!!

[@needmoreboost6369]

I’m only an amateur rc hovercraft builder but I have built around 30 in total and I’ve found a contradiction To the rule for hovercraft 1/3 power for lift and 2/3 thrust I’ve found in small scale having additional lift ability very beneficial! and a 50/50 power split works best for single or multiple engines, for some I set up a dual rate for the lift motors for rough terrain also gyros are your best friend flying these

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[@richb313]

Great job guys looking forward to your next steps.

[@kilroy07]

If you don't make your full sized hovercraft look like a X-34 landspeeder, your missing out! ;-)

[@FliteTest]

;)

[@Michael-cs2fh]

So David is the brains i am guessing. Dude is amazing at what he does.

[@dutchloveRC]

another great video guys!!

[@Finnphix]

For a FC with 8 outputs, there are heaps out there, some include the new JB F7 V2 , Not sure of the exact name but Matek have some, I would have a look at those

[@LOBOMAYO100]

14:57,land speeder

[@Raycefan]

Hovercraft are notoriously tough to control. It’s the nature of the beast.

[@hopsta5628]

I built hovercraft for a living 15yrs ago, we powered them with Yamaha 650 R1 motors and boy were they powerful, they could carry four adults with no problems whatsoever. It was always fun when it was time for testing out on the bay.

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[@AFlyingGlenn]

I think "a couple of secrets" was walking behind you at 15:00 :D

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[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, guys! 😃 I want to build a hovercraft as well, but with rudders! Anyway, stay safe there with your families! 🖖😊

[@studio7channel870]

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[@anyaromneywise3006]

So cool 😎

[@Theweldingmillennial]

Hovercraft is cool but please do a Star Was death star trench run down that creek bed. It would be INCREDIBLE!!

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[@utubeaccess7]

Josh, this is total moto to get back to building!

[@terrallputnam7979]

This is like what my dad told me when I was a kid. Find a job doing what you love and you will never work a day in your life. You guys have way too much fun doing these things.

[@psguardian]

For the forward momentum I would think a couple of large slow fly props would be good. Maybe a pair of 12x3.8 or similar.

[@psguardian]

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[@brandonlee3624]

I'd be interested to see if ArduPilot would help with stability for the airship. At least it could improve hover mode so there's no drift compensation needed from the pilot and since it's so big, it could mitigate issues with wind.

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[@martinsoublette95]

Nice. Now, when will you make a giant aircraft carrier?

[@zimmy1958]

waiting with bated breath...for the success !

[@bramrc1246]

Sick

[@ericyeoman2687]

Hi. reference the h/craft skirt, they stopped using the inner holes in the skirt method decades ago. Please open youtube & find a vid. about building a Universal Hovercraft & you'll see how to divert lift air into the skirt & just dump the bulk of it directly underneath the hull. Drain holes in skirt rear release any trapped water & airflow. I've built a 17 foot SEVTEC Hovercraft & if I ever finish the trailer I'll get it to the river. Love your show...Eric. (in Aussie ).

[@ericyeoman2687]

@@OfficialKendrickMatt_ Well, I'm not on Telegram & live in Australia.

[@poporbit2432]

Just be aware the code for the kk board does not include the D term in PID. That is a limitation you may need. Beta flight code is far more versatile

[@manuelneumann]

10:36 KK2 yeah! #og

[@kastnerr]

I was shocked you could still get kk2 boards.

[@flappie3000]

Amazing

[@Hoomi2]

You guys have the best darned jobs out there.

[@AlToneTech]

Love it can’t wait to see the finished products. Just a though for next year if you haven’t already. Snoop’s flying doghouse 😊

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[@goldencheetahbnf7260]

Incredible

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[@terrywells3955]

Great video

[@nixian7813]

Keep going guys...

[@simitarknut2201]

Watch the Anime, "Strike Witches" and build some of them!

[@saymonoliveira3777]

Vcs são muito inteligentes 🤯🤯🤯

[@nickademuss42]

tip, to keep the skirt from filling with water, punch a series of small holes in the bottom edges.

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[@manchildrc]

I wonder how a 2 axis vectored thrust in combination with the differential thrust would work on the hovercraft. Would it give a more precise turn and possibly a tighter turning radius? Just thinking outloud.

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[@DistantFilms]

Hey boys, remember me? Happy to see you're still making amazing content.

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[@francescoantonini9213]

Do you ship your planes to Italy? And how much it will cost?

[@gordonpromish9218]

mmmkayyy... Might I interest you folks in an experiment, to settle a decades-long argument? It would be a hovercraft, scale-model of a heavy Panzer hovertank from David Drake's "Hammers Slammers" series. The debate concerns whether gimballed ducted fans venting directly into the plenum chamber would provide horizontal thrust when tilted. In the books, there are no external drive/pusher fans. Some (myself included) argue that the thrust/lift vectors of the individual fans will provide directional motion. Opponent opinion is that the pressure in the plenum will equalize and erase those vectors. For a full-up testbed, you would need eight ducted fans mounded in housings that seal fairly snugly to the plenum shell yet permit tilting on two axes. The fan blades would have to be airfoils, half spinning CW and half spinning CCW to avoid spinning the testbed as a reaction to motor spin. I figure a 1 : 10 scale would suffice. that would be 90cm L 50cm W and (including turret) 30cm tall. the fan diameters would be nominally 10cm at this scale. as it is to remain in close ground effect, it can be heavy and robust in construction. If you are not interested in such an experiment, could you instead tell me exactly what motors, fans, and electronic equipment I should purchase for the fans, gimbals, power cell, and control unit? I can fabricate the rest. thanks!

[@michiganengineer8621]

I'm thinking that the pressurized plenum will cancel MOST of the effect of the gimballed blowers. I could be wrong of course! You might need opening vents in the skirts to provide push in the direction you want to move, although that would also dump some of your lift air.

[@gordonpromish9218]

@@michiganengineer8621 - can't use vents and remain true to the fictional vehicle. (also: the plenum skirt is rigid steel in the books. the tank hulls are iridium castings. the mass is 170 metric tonnes. ridiculous fusion-powered monsters.) I've been in the theoretical back-n-forth on this topic for 30 years. motor, microprocessor, battery, and RC tech is now good enough and cheap enough and I have enough disposable income that it is time to just do it and see once and for all. I just don't know the first thing about the electronics. amusingly, Drake honestly does not care one bit whether the tech works. it just needed to sound good so he could set it, drop it into the milieu, and concentrate on the story.

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@gordonpromish9218 It's time to revisit that universe for me at least. I've always been fascinated by the hovertanks and the combat cars. Getting 8 ducted fans balanced would be a royal PITA since you couldn't really feed into a secondary plenum (think an airhockey table) like many more traditional hovercraft do and have that bleed into the skirted area.

[@gordonpromish9218]

@@michiganengineer8621 yes, the blowers use a direct plenum, so balancing may be a massive PITA. on the other hand... assuming fans in two columns of four, only the cornermost fans farthest from center mass need to be gimballed, the others can be fixed mountings. as this is not supposed to fly, and in fact will need to be kinda massive just to keep it from flipping like a tiddlywink, fan balance may not be as important as in a proper drone. the lateral movements are *supposed* to be "ponderous"

[@brianjfsabo]

Have you thought about adding side fans so that when you're trying to turn it gives you an extra thrust in that direction?

[@redpug5042]

or put the motors and rudders in the front so that the force turning you (air deflected by rudders) is also pushing you in the direction you're turning in

[@Project-Air]

This looks familiar 🤔☺️

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[@enzogigante65]

you guys should build a thunderbird 2

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[@jocax188723]

Well. Now we kinda have to have a hovercraft/GEV battle royale, don't we? Summon Project Air, Tom Stanton, and the RCTestflight/Think Flight crew!

[@tfs_nugget1843]

Don't forget about the French f 222.2

[@thevillageblacksmith8550]

Imagine if you could fill the IV purple blisters with helium to help with bouancy

[@jwilson7809]

Can you make a squadron of b-29s?

[@jwilson7809]

@@OfficialKendrickMatt_ bro thinks I'm as stupid as an infant, bruh 💀

[@classless007]

Hey guys here’s a challenge, build a Buzz Bomb , (edf though )that you can guide and release from a airplane. Is it possible?

[@classless007]

@@OfficialKendrickMatt_ , is this a scam??

[@sploopgaming1143]

i saw this video and knew i had to watch it

[@Sickzero]

The iron Giant! Can't wait to see him completely!

[@BenBartlow]

I want to see a hovercraft with brakes. Get some reversible motors on there

[@BensMiniToons]

I Loved pizza box PC planes, making every day trash fly, The DYI builds to follow. I'm tired of the Crazy big builds. I get its needed to grow. Bigger and crazier = more views.. But I miss the things I could do myself.

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[@Pitbull30MM]

Nice

[@IggyBiggy]

Hovercraft kit!??

[@ArslanKhan-rz8fc]

@14:18 mark, that robot, what am i missing guys?

[@FliteTest]

Teasers are fun! ;)

[@darrenshore5821]

When are you going to make the “hover tank” from “Sergeant Bilko”?

[@michiganengineer8621]

I was thinking from the book series "Hammer's Slammers"

[@NettAirLa]

Is there any place to get that *.stl for those bumper guards on the Guardian Gremlin? You can see at time stamp 10:52 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/raOYpo2KltJppM0

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[@kiyarahamlethasnainshah8757]

It's so amazing josh i am from Pakistan 🇵🇰 i am big fan fpr you

[@davidkettell6236]

I JUST STARTED PRINTING A MODEL FROM ECLIPSON ARE I FIGURE THAT I MAY HAVE ALL THE PARTS DONE BY SPRING. ? I guess that you guys have either many more or much more expensive 3d printers ? If you think that is hard to control, try it on an ice covered pond ?

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[@ryanjohnson3615]

Haha. How do you ship that mattress back?

[@docink6175]

can someone link the zeppelin vdo plz, I cant find it

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[@blue2sco]

Have a look at Project Air's channel, he's recently did a large scale hovercraft as well.

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[@ChainsawFPV]

Instead of a hover craft, how about a hover deck? A 10x15 deck that flies up about 10 feet and carries a couple people and their gear across the property.

[@tsheddie7312]

Hay guys how about adding two long skinny baloons filled with helulim inside the box section so they can't pop to give you a little extra bouncy (I just wanna see what it does hehehe)

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[@tsheddie7312]

@FliteTest just a heads up looks like peeps pretending to be you

[@Archie-ud5jo]

You should build a monsterp40

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[@tristonforde4147]

idea:A flying carrier that launches planes from it like from avengers

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[@abelladanger8399]

Try making a VTOL jet

[@kenkardynalski229]

lets get some time for the monster series production kits or pre orders ...try not to substitute xl's for small ,medium ,large,

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[@jcr1323]

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[@bencromwell4453]

love how everyone is hiding behind the doors 😅

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[@timothywalsh1001]

IDEA 💡 ... I thought of the idea 15+ yrs ago... an "almost" lighter than air flying wing. Something that flies in 3 dimensions at a higher speed. The wing concept is not for lift but for forward flight controls. Ducted and or directional thrust is also a way of control. Festo made those flying manta rays and fish. Inflating bodied CAN be formed in other than cylinders or spheres.

[@zackarybogard2263]

Yall should look at Project Airs channel he just recently made a hovercraft too.

[@philcamp8621]

Hopefully it will rise vertically, cause if it rises horizontally it will never get off the ground and will get a lot of grass stains on the bottom of it. LOL

[@csg2000]

With all of the huge advancements in flight controllers, why go back to an ancient KK2 board? Why not run ardupilot or betaflight?

[@God-pz8mz]

What about an ekranoplan

[@donaldburkhard7932]

Hovercraft had torque steer with just one motor in front, try 2 motors?

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Great hovercraft 👍. Noticed that you said you wanted to ride in it well u tuber channel project air built a rideable hovercraft out of e p s foam and foam board 👍 check it out its awesome.

[@joelacosta9172]

Build the red ship from lilo and stitch

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