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Homebrew Remote Control Hover Craft (Drill Battery Powered)

video Homebrew Remote Control Hover Craft (Drill Battery Powered)

Homebrew Remote Control Hover Craft

Made with:
Two marine 12v in-line blowers (google it)
Two Ryobi One+ 18v batteries
Parallax Servo
Misc. VCR Parts (wheels, belt)
Traxxas remote & receiver
6v battery pack for the Traxxas receiver
Two Ryobi battery connectors (pulled from Ryobi flashlights)
Two power buttons (pulled from Ryobi flashlights)
Plywood
Strong, light-weight fabric
Counter weight

Other stuff used:
Hot Glue
Wood Scraps
Staples

10 comments

Feb 14, 2011. 9:51 AM

hightekrednek2396 says:

awesome i want one

Jan 15, 2011. 5:15 AMgregyy says:

hey bro i know i might be ages for you to be on since LOL, but can i ask if you are able to show a video on how you made it please?

May 21, 2009. 3:19 AMtotallymax says:

Nice!!! Have u put it on a lake or something yet?

Apr 19, 2009. 5:04 AMJodude says:

Must be hard to steer, though it looks fun. :D

Mar 8, 2009. 6:54 AMtinkerC says:

Nice. Could you show how you built it? An 'ible would be nice.

Jan 27, 2009. 3:32 PMmaxpower49 says:

what did you use for the skirt

Dec 22, 2008. 7:25 PMBongmaster says:

a full build would be good :)

Dec 22, 2008. 3:38 PM

Weissensteinburg says:

Cool! Have you tried it on any other surfaces yet? (over water?)

Dec 22, 2008. 4:49 PM

sensoryhouse (author) says:

I'm in Seattle and we are currently dominated by the snow. I tried it on snow but it was pretty powdery and the hovercrafts kept getting it inside. So i haven't yet but will soon. This is also the first version. I will be updating in the future.