RC Hovercraft Development
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- As mentioned last week, I wanted to come out with a version 2 of the 3D printed hovercraft... well here is version 3!
The 3D printer STL files and instruction manual will be available to all of my Patreon supporters. However, if you don't wish to support me via Patreon, I've started uploading my STL files to Gumroad
STL files can be purchased here: gum.co/EOiPG
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You should take the transparent model and use colored smoke to see the airflow, it would be amazing!
& use SLOW-MO VIDEO !!!
Oh. My. God. That’s freaking brilliant!
This 100%
Slomo to dang you are one smart man or woman
Take it, stick it in a box, ship it off to FliteTest, and wait for the orders to come pouring in *;)*
Add a red and yellow led that turn on based on the battery current so the thrust looks like fire 🔥
Can't say I ever thought FPV hovercrafts would be a thing. Very nice!
What an epic project and end result! Enjoy the well deserved holiday :)
skirts should be 3D printed as well... 😁
MIKE MIKE cant be
I really hope fpv hovercraft racing becomes a thing
The tracks could be so awesome and just switch between water and ground
Screw it. I’m gonna make a fpv hovercraft now
good luck, toms fpv footage just made me happy lol :)
Ryan M. Search up tinywhoop hovercraft they’re so awesome
I Like your idea, bro!
It's like Formula D, except less fun.
did he make it yet
Thank you for considering the height! and this revision is clearly a must do hobby project.
For a long time I was looking for a single motor Hovercraft design like this. Great job! Immediately ordered the STL files via gumroad. Thanks for sharing, It is worth every penny.
Epic build! Made me fall in love with hovercrafts again. Btw, an idea I had years ago which you may be interested in: use an air hockey table as the lift/circuit, then make a micro hovercraft with the smallest components you can find, which just channel air from the table for lift and thrust. Imagine an air hockey table with a bunch of micro hovercraft racing around on it.
Brilliant project, so much excellent development work demonstrated and explained. Beautiful end result. Have a brilliant holiday, chill out and relax.
Lol i didn't expect to see you here.
When I was 6 years old, I built a Hovercraft with my vather made of 2 PC fans, foil and some cardboard...Seeing now your professional creation is really funny! xD
Greetings from Germany
Enjoy your well deserved holiday. Thank you for all the effort you pit into this project.
That is bloody spectacular. Great iterating and final execution. It looks amazing.
Tom, i really enjoy your indepth videos and physics explanations for why you change your designs. Keep up the great work!
Tremendous amount of work reflected in this short video! excellent!
Again, brilliant work Tom!
Enjoy your travels.
AWESOME video and encouraging way to reach a great part of one's goals. Thank you very much Tom! Really interesting. I love the transparent filament and the leds ambient light.
This is definitely one of the most ingenious use cases for 3D printing I've ever seen.
A for result, A+ for amount of work put in to it. Well done
Thanks for the great content again, Tom. Your product development skills are really great. I look forward to your next video when you get back. Enjoy your travels
Very cool - thanks Tom. Going to have to make this now.
Have a great holiday - hope you come back buzzing with lots of ideas!
I really like the transparent hovercraft, with the lights. Keep up the great work!
The final design is brilliant and to go all out and make a manual is perfect for newbies like myself. I shall be supporting you sir! Again well done, keep up the excellent work and have a fantastic time traveling.
enjoy your travels!
Documentation is a killer, usually takes me longer than the actual project! Well done for braving it.
Now if this thing could vacuum the floor at the same time....:whistle:
youve gave me an idea
I'm a Rc mini quad/fixed wing pilot, so watch your stuff for Rc related things & this is super cool 😎😎😎. Particularly the fact that it's clear and has LED's. Very well done!
Best video yet, I love the continuous improvement theme.
Amazing project ! Love all the work you put in, the end result was perfect Cant wait to make one myself and use it with micro fpv
Awesome build. Just bought the plans. My first STL file purchase. Printing now. I look forward to my hovercraft!
*Well done indeed!*
I built one of these back in 1986. This was 12 feet long, and was based on the method that your design uses.
Back then, this design was referred to as "Simple Cyclone."
The power source for this was a 400cc twin cylinder 2 stroke engine.
My hovercraft performed admirably, and it supplied me with endless fun :) .
Amazing project! congratulations for the results! Well deserved!
Excellent progress and explanations of the design changes, top notch engineer in the making !!
I’m going to make a couple of these to race! Love the design and the way you only use one motor!
Very nice! Even though its smaller, I'd still have to print it in two parts as I'm limited to 150mm build hight. No problem though, thanks for the great effort, Safe travels!
David haha, just hinting.....😂
Nice work refining the design, it works really well!
Really nice job, and I'm so glad you told about how much time it takes to do something like that. I always have projects and repair jobs piled up and can't seem to finish anything. I was thinking you and so many other You Tubers can do this stuff with just a few minutes a day!
I finally just built one after buying the STL and instructions about a year ago. Totally amazing! i can't believe how good you are at driving it though, its not as east as I hoped!
I have intentionally been avoiding RC as it's another hobby I don't need to spend thousands of dollars on, however with a 185mm build height on my HyperCube this is REALLY tempting me!
Jamie You can get pretty cheap, especially if you make things on your own. Once you get a transmitter, depending on the project, the motors for a simple robot are pretty cheap. I made a 3D printed RC Tank that's fun to drive around with 2 geared motors and cheap ESCs.
Jamie man you have got to try it! I bought a $15 drone and put a $20 camera on it and got a $20 receiver and I wish I could afford more. Totally worth your time make sure you buy plenty of batteries and it's game on.
I have the model printed, and everything ordered. All in its probably about €50
Jamie RC was never cheaper. You can get a FrSky QX7 - an insanely powerfull 32-channel transmitter - for about 100 bucks. And if you don't get on the hype train and don't mind waiting for packages from China you really can do it on a budget.
Great work. FPV hovercraft drifting the next big thing.
Excellent work man! I need to get my hands on a 3d printer now so I can put those files to use :D Much deserved holiday though, enjoy your break and we'll see you again soon :)
Top work, excellent video, very inventive and I like your alternative solutions to common problems. Enjoy your travels.
That clear hovercraft turned out pretty damn awesome.
that's ace! I love ur dedication to these projects and the regular Friday vids. but that said hope u have a great holiday.
Your projects are always top notch!
In my opinon, coolest project you've made yet
Fantastic work Tom. In fact it was so good that I've even signed up on Patreon (you are my first). Also thanks for having the foresight to make it fit a Prusa I3. I'm just warming up my Mk3 :-)
Came across your channel last week been watching the videos some great projects loving the 3D printer and Cad Drawings. Being able to think of something draw it and make it with the printer fantastic stuff looking forward to your next project
those kitchen cabinet knobs are HUGE!
Brilliant mate! Thanks for sharing! Amazing work.
Such a brilliant hovercraft!!
Don't worry go on your well deserved holiday. Although im not a patreon because I am too young I still want to show my thankfulness that you take your time to make these awesome videos :)! Awesome work man.
You my friend have got a gift! Awesome project and channel!
Awesome project!! Have a great trip!
Tom, you are a genius! Awesome work! Enjoy your well deserved holiday. Looking forward to your upcoming videos after your recharged your mental batteries. Cheers!
Awsome design, I really liked the clean design and espcially the air flow design very nice!:)
T-dog, you outdid yourself on this project, this thing is awesome.
Wouldn't the world be a lot better if almost everyone had his personality and drive to do better! Great job love your work!.!.! subscribed!!!
Awesome, performance is really good for such a small size.
Great development process and to finish with, your hovering medusa is awesome ;)
Nice work! This build is now on my list!
Great stuff Tom. Can't wait for your next project. :)
very very cool. loving the effort and detail!
Amazing effort!!!! Enjoy the vacation and go play in the snow!!!!
nice work on the designing and execution
That definitely looks like fun. I don't have a 3d printer but it's more enjoyable watching such a model being built by someone with experience lol great video mate
Stellar video Tom!
Love the indoor night FPV. =)
Bought the STL files and I must say, they're fantastic! Thanks very much Tom; unexpectedly comprehensive instructions too :)
@Blauer Elefant That's quite a tough one to answer because it very much depends on what transmitter, receiver and motor you buy. Prices vary wildly, but I tend to go for the cheapest for hobby stuff like this, so the cheapest suitable motor would be around £7 and £35 for transmitter with receiver. You can of course re-use the same transmitter for multiple projects
@Blauer Elefant Yes. I've given you all the prices in previous comment, plus printing costs of course, maybe £1 for the servo and £10 or so for a 3S lipo battery
Great job, loved the man o war hovercraft!
I enjoyed very much, especially the camera feed
Great videos Tom. Keep up the good work!
Wow! What an amazing job!! Congrats
I was hoping you'd try the dual rudder version. Again, great job! Glad I found your channel. Thanks Tom! Till next time...
Your vids really are great to watch, safe travels and looking forward to more stuff soon.:)
Really awesome! Will definitely print this
This was such a fun project
That last prototype was sick mate! Well done
I TOTALLY LOVE IT! I've been watching your videos since yesterday! I'll buy the STL to 3D print it!
I have to buy some things online...
The gumroad STL is version 3?
How much filament is required in order to print this?
What dimensions or weight should the battery have?
Thanks in advance.
Your project is so perfect!!! I will print it as soon as I will get my filament ;D
Nice one Tom, that looks quality! :D
Have a nice break, Tom.
Look forward to your next invention.
Really well done Tom !
Hello, Tom.
This video has given me great insight on a few of key elements (in my opion) on rc hovercraft design. For a past month Ive been working on a ducted fan hovercraft using a single 64mm duct and a hard foam skirt. I used a similar method to flow the air under the craft using an airflow system under the main chassis and a double rudder steering mechanism. Both are extremely simple and make the craft inexpensive and energy conserving due to having a single motor and exceptionally responsive while steering due to the double rudders.
The craft can reach speeds up to 60kph and is powered by a 3 cell 2500mah lipo. Ive had runs that go up to 30 minutes. Ive run the craft on a local velodrome because of its ludicrous speed. In high speeds it tends to understeer due to the nature of aerodynamics of it flying like and arrow, but its possible to turn on a huge radius because it can drift like a hovercraft.
If I ever plan on publishing this hobby project ill be sure to point to this video. These are great concepts.
this rc hovercraft is amazing!
Hey Tom, I make lots of coroplast swamp boats and have the same problems of lateral stability as with your hover craft. I found that using a helicopter single axis gyros work really well for holding the nose straight once you let go of the sticks. It becomes really locked in and doesn't get effected by wind at all, keeping the boat track G dead straight even in the long straights. Also, I use a single axis thrust vetoring system to steer, turning the whole propellor and motor set on a heavy duty hinge hanging over the back of the boat. This gives it immense amounts of authority in turns and stability, being able to turn in its own length.
The FPV version of the hovercraft is so damn cool. I need to get a 3D printed to try this out . really enjoined watching this. You'vejust got one new subscriber!!!!
Awesome little hover thingy!
I really need to get a 3d printer, this is excellent work.
Have a nice vacation.
Best regards from Sweden
Can't wait to build it!!!
The title should be: "How I Became a Pro at Racing Hovercrafts"
Your driving skills are incredible!
Brilliant Tom, I can see Tiny Hover Racing being the next big thing ... embed some colour changeable LEDs in the frame and it will make racing really cool ... love it !
Very well thought out.
Great piece of engineering.
looking forward to putting this one together
Top build Tom!
Very nice development! Well done!
*Who would win?*
-1 water
-1 glowey hovercraft boi
boi boi boi boi
Water
Water
it works awesome!!! but mounting the skirt is such a pain :D thanks for all this effort!
Cool project. The instruction manual is well "above and beyond" what can be expected :o)
Cool house, too.
So Good! Thanks for doing this!
Well done young man
You need way more subscribers, man! Great video!