theconrodkid
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 12:41 PM |
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hairy plains
ive got a petrol strimmer,25?cc 2 stroke kawasaki engine,i fancy building a plane round it,anyone done these things before or should i do the garden
with it in stead?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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timf
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 12:49 PM |
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you'll need nitrous to take off.
then if you fly low enough you'll cut the grass as well
mad garden tools
i built a 250cc ride on rotorvator for my dad to do his allotment great fun 50mph whilst digging 
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ijohnston99
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 12:58 PM |
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I saw plans somewhere for making a 'personal' hovercraft, using one of these motors.
Now that would be cool!
Ian
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James
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 01:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ijohnston99
I saw plans somewhere for making a 'personal' hovercraft, using one of these motors.
Now that would be cool!
Ian
A guy at school did one for his A'level final project- can't be that hard!
James
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simonH
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 01:52 PM |
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Try this site !
found these plans on the web!
http://www.amasci.com/amateur/hovercft.html
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ijohnston99
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 02:11 PM |
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Who's up for some star-wars style pod racing...Jet engined hovercraft
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splitrivet
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 04:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by timf
you'll need nitrous to take off.
With nitrous you wouldnt need the plane to take off
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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JoelP
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 04:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by simonH
found these plans on the web!
http://www.amasci.com/amateur/hovercft.html
thats a great way of making a soft skirt and having lift all at once!! I suppose they all do that, i assumed it was literally a skirt all round! doh
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GO
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 04:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
thats a great way of making a soft skirt and having lift all at once!!
forgot what we were talking about there for a moment...
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Viper
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 05:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
ive got a petrol strimmer,25?cc 2 stroke kawasaki engine,i fancy building a plane round it,anyone done these things before or should i do the garden
with it in stead?
I got me a couple of 1/5th scale rc cars with 22cc tuned "strimmer" motors in them 
[Edited on 22/1/2004 by Viper]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 22/1/04 at 08:07 PM |
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really fancy a plane,devine wind into a gatso would be a fitting end,it is jap after all
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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