October 19th, 2005 in General.
It worked!
Mike and I took the hovercraft to a small road in the rain and drove (slid) around until the skirt popped. See “hovercraft” on the right, or click here.
After a few nights of work, I had a hovercraft I was proud of. Beautifully crafted from plywood, a 2×4, and Visqueen, I was certain it would provide hours of hovering enjoyment.
Hah.
My test versions worked perfectly. I figured that the physics would scale up, and all would be great. Turns out, propellers don’t scale up. […]
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