Building an ELECTRIC hovercraft

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I built a 12000w electric hovercraft I can drive! Check out PCBWay at www.pcbway.com for your one-stop solution for PCB prototype services and more.
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@Project-Air Жыл бұрын

Here's the model hovercraft plans you can buy and support me through. 😀Thanks for watching! store.projectair.co.uk/products/rc-hovercraft

@johnnyrocket3200 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hey, is your hot glue gun powered by battery? Which one is it? Mine from Bosch is pretty crappy. It's more for warm glue not hot...

@SutherlandBoswell Жыл бұрын

I think it'd be great if these plans were part of the patreon perks! I'm not sure if I have the time to build any but if I could take a look at all of them out of curiosity it would make me more likely to join the patreon

@Project-Air Жыл бұрын

@@SutherlandBoswell thanks for the suggestion, I think I’ll do that!

@Project-Air Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrocket3200 mine is an amtech one which has a detachable charger

@Blutankalpha Жыл бұрын

@@Project-Air Why are people disliking this? It's really cool and interesting!

@kasroa Жыл бұрын

The best thing about everything being hot glued together is that nothing ever breaks it just fall off 😂

@abdullahbawadi8188 Жыл бұрын

Just like old cartoons

@uberchipmonk2568 Жыл бұрын

Haha, I'm rebuilding my rc seaplane with polyurethane glue for the same reason.

@quinnfoster1234 Жыл бұрын

Except if it breaks after it goes flying off

@ashleyreid7260 Жыл бұрын

This is true 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@RGOR30 Жыл бұрын

Hot glue is strong when used right

@L1mJahey Жыл бұрын

Your dad shouting "BANG!" was a classic dad move 😂

@cyphercollider2824 Жыл бұрын

5:35

@RonDennisMum Жыл бұрын

ProjectAir + DIY Perks = Dream Team. Brilliant work!

@gerryfalke Жыл бұрын

Tom Stanton as a bonus would be awesome.

@Craftlngo Жыл бұрын

@@gerryfalke like in the Damm Buster Video, a couple of years back?

@gerryfalke Жыл бұрын

@@Craftlngo exactly

@backgammonbacon Жыл бұрын

The whole other famous youtuber just lurking in the background thing comes across as creepy. Normally its just done in the hope of sharing subscribers or business trip tax dodge.

@SingleTrackMind207 Жыл бұрын

Came here for this comment!

@OfficiallySnek Жыл бұрын

Your dad has only spoken a few sentences, but I already really like him

@historythyme Жыл бұрын

When I was a teenager my dad bought a hovercraft that was 13ft long. It was an old fan boat that had been repurposed into a large hovercraft. The thing was a beast and fun to drive around. We brought it out on a lake several times. Good memories.

@Runoratsu Жыл бұрын

Very cool. I only rode a hovercraft once, but that was one of the massive English Channel Hoverspeed ferries from Calais to Dover, in the early nineties, when my parents and me went to Britain for vacation. Good memories there too, I was over the moon getting to ride that even once as a kid! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverspeed

@dandeve 5 ай бұрын

As a man about the same age as your dad, I remember the hovercraft plans that they used to sell in the back of comic books and kids magazines. The expression on his face truly tells that story. I have driven 180 miles per hour, flown airplanes, repelled out of helicopters and other cool stuff; but I known I would grin ears wide on that DIY hovercraft!

@WoodsPrecisionArms 6 ай бұрын

Your dad is AWESOME. I too had a really wonderful father. We are lucky people. Damn lucky.

@PCBWay Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always👍!! We are sooooo proud to partner with you, James!

@Project-Air Жыл бұрын

Let’s do it again!

@PCBWay Жыл бұрын

@@Project-Air Terrific! 🥳🥳

@thetobyg Жыл бұрын

@@Project-Air Can you lend me a trillion billion Dollars? I need to fuck some shit up!

@davesendit1348 Жыл бұрын

@@PCBWay I think it’s great you guys help out and support project air! Great stuff 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@dominicmillerca Жыл бұрын

Having a dad looks so fun! This is the part that got me. 🥰

@andymuzzo8568 Жыл бұрын

Takes me back to my year 11 at high school days. Was doing a project on hovercrafts for physics. I made a 8x4 ft hovercraft from 3mm plywood. I spent a lot of time on the plenum chamber design. I used a 2 stroke lawnmower motor for the lift motor. Awesome build mate.

@claudiamiranda2630 6 ай бұрын

wow my school would probably just make me write an essay

@marcovw6415 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see more of this. Maybe get a sponsor and create a bigger one which has more stability so you can sit more comfortable

@muirjs Жыл бұрын

Your dad is a legend. He needs to be in more videos. Such dad energy, clearly an absolute 1st class chap. Also DIY perks!!! Best collaboration on KZfaq. Incredible scenes.

@Blender3DProjects Жыл бұрын

What is this trend of youtube RC makers colabbing to make ride on vehicles?? First RCTestflight and Think Flight, now you guys. It's awesome!

@user-wm5ku4vv7g 6 ай бұрын

i really like the way you solve problems so quickly and fix it fast

@badad0166 7 ай бұрын

I saw where someone had great success with a full under bag setup with strategic silver dollar sized holes. Appeared to have better lift with similar motors. Of course, comparing apples and oranges, but, also easy to try! I'm like your dad with the "always wanted to build a hovercraft" dream.

@motor_misc 2 ай бұрын

This video inspired me to build my own RC hovercraft and I have to say they are by far the coolest vehicle except maybe ekranoplans

@nothing-ue8fb Жыл бұрын

ok that was perfect timing for refreshing youtube main page

@theoriginalpauly Жыл бұрын

This video demonstrates (over and over) the benefit of weak attachment points. Parts fall off, but they don't break.

@SvdSinner Жыл бұрын

I love it! I grew up drooling over the hovercraft plans advertised in the back of Boy's Life magazine. I bought them and built one, but the 1980's requirement of using a vacuum cleaner motor plugged into a wall outlet made me dream of making a cordless one.

@steprockmedia Жыл бұрын

Gas-powered blowers work great. I assume the battery-powered ones would also be good.

@pauldent3059 6 күн бұрын

Great proof of concept model

@katbutnohat_ Жыл бұрын

Another brilliant colab with DIY Perks done and dusted. Am I the only one now desperately awaiting another colab with Tim Station?

@unusualfabrication9937 Жыл бұрын

I had done a lot of stuff with hovercrafts and have learned that using impellers for the plenum are better as they generate far more static pressure.

@user-om6ci5lv8t 4 ай бұрын

Man you make things that might become revolutionary to the world I’m not joking at all

@THY.. Жыл бұрын

At 4:49 that was the most quickest advertisement that my whole life saw

@monkeyman1406 Жыл бұрын

The best thing about ProjectAir, they still care about family, and family wants for a long time.

@JoseCarlosSgdf Жыл бұрын

DIY Perks is life.

@themerseybore8875 Жыл бұрын

Christopher Cockerell will be smiling down. I’m old enough to remember the mighty SRN4 Super 4s and the ill-fated French N500. With an east wind, you could hear them coming from Calais/Boulogne long before seeing them. Happy memories of visiting my great aunt in 70s Dover. Keep up the good work.

@randybobandy9208 Жыл бұрын

Maybe centrifugal blowers would work better to create the pressure underneath? Although they are probably heavier. Awesome work!

@rogerrabbit80 Жыл бұрын

The small racing hovercraft also use rudders, but at least some of the steering comes from the driver shifting their weight from side to side. That may give you a little more control.

@vitowizard4867 Жыл бұрын

I like that I am noticing content creators that started with rc are slowly just making vehicles they can get in. No complaints because it's cool, let's be real

@chimee1237 Жыл бұрын

My dad has always wanted one of these finally he can have one!

@TriviaChallenge Жыл бұрын

Li-ion and brushless motor make almost anything possible!

@OrenTirosh Жыл бұрын

Great! Now fill it with eels.

@RetinaBurner Жыл бұрын

Corner thrusters will help to keep the vehicle on track, and will also help to compensate for terrain that isn't completely level. Also some sturdy fan guards and corner bumpers will help to protect the vehicle and nearby personnel. Nicely done job of "hot gluing your way to a better tomorrow." (Yes, you can use that if you like, with attribution) :)

@martinfairweather700 Жыл бұрын

This chap sounds exactly like ‘diy perks’. Well spoken and we’ll explained. Well done.

@davesendit1348 Жыл бұрын

Those throttles are BEAUTIFUL

@parkerk3599 Жыл бұрын

That is amazing how little power was needed to get it to work so well and RC plane parts even though it broke quite a bit

@kevo1163 Жыл бұрын

This guy deserves more subs 😍😍

@feebster11 Жыл бұрын

I always love it when James says "What's the worst that could happen?" Great build.

@Simonize41 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!! Well done, be proud of yourself.👊🏻😎

@krissfemmpaws1029 6 ай бұрын

Nice start to a SEV. A friend of mine use to design hovercrafts or surface effect vehicles to be more correct. Barry warned me to keep the cushion pressure below 10 lbs per square foot that would be about 50 kg per square meter. Oh Berry designed the Sevtech hovercrafts about 30 odd years ago... the bag skirt that he uses is more stable then the finger skirt developed in Britain that you are likely familiar with.

@dan725 Жыл бұрын

lol your dad is awesome!

@mrsmith4662 Жыл бұрын

Incredible, possibly needs a little more development to be a 'practical means of transport', but Christopher Cockerell would be proud.

@user-vt8kz1ll7b Жыл бұрын

To quote Anakin, “It’s working! It’s working!”

@sandofpv9719 Жыл бұрын

diferencial thrust XD nice proyect

@NPC5273 Жыл бұрын

This is gonna be more amazing if you make this a series. About making some vehicles from scratch

@Hoch134 Жыл бұрын

So when is your hoverboard coming out? These turbines should be powerful enough?

@frankgraham1403 Жыл бұрын

Slap a portable fusion generator on that puppy and it's Jetsons time. And I thought my solid fuel balsa tissue paper model plane was cool until flamed out on lift off. Nice one guys.

@olivander65 3 ай бұрын

really cool project!

@thepianoaddict Жыл бұрын

It would be cool to see a hovercraft / car (or bike) hybrid. Use the fans and skirt to reduce the friction of the wheels when cruising, and drop down onto the wheels for sharper turns.

@definitelybored Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so awesome!! They are so entertaining and fun to watch! It also teaches me things!

@MrGridStrom Жыл бұрын

Such a fun project. Really neat seeing how they're made, I might have to try building a small scale RC one at some point.

@Spiros219 Жыл бұрын

That's great I am jealous

@SunnyOst Жыл бұрын

I used to daydream about making this while on a bus in middle-school 15+ years ago, glad to see you making my dreams come true 😁

@jestnutz 3 ай бұрын

Make a guard/cage around the propellers, you don't want sliced up body pieces if you jerk backwards.

@timnook9090 Жыл бұрын

That's so cool, amazing work!

@astro_che Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Id love to see another video trying to go as fast as possible with beefed up rear motors

@rickibaron4816 Жыл бұрын

Great job! When I was much younger I wanted to build a hovercraft but at that time with internal combustion engines the cost was way too high. Keep up the good work and tweak the machine to get it even better.

@steprockmedia Жыл бұрын

Good work! I've built a few basic disc hovercrafts out of a vacuum cleaner (indoor, extension cabled) and a leaf blower (gas-powered, outdoor) That type is fun for kids and you kind of play a giant game of air hockey pushing them across tennis courts and that sort of area. Yours is much more of a vehicle and seems to have good lift. Way to go.

@fonwoolridge Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Love it James and Co!

@randomyoutubeuser3918 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@brrp8407 Жыл бұрын

I'm really amazed at your designs - they're mostly capable and work really well! keep up the effort :)

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, James! Amazing hovercraft!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@sffpv9671 Жыл бұрын

Really cool fun project. Would love to see a more refined version of this in the future

@WindCatcherRC Жыл бұрын

This is fantastic! I've always wanted a hovercraft.

@_spartan11796 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@STE6677 Жыл бұрын

Very cool dad

@RazShifrin Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always!! Extremely entertaining "big you-tuber style" well edited videos. Thank you, it was a great watch:)

@jacobmiguelenriquez6647 Жыл бұрын

That’s how u get freinds or girls easily build something really cool and smart and that’s basicly project air

@needmoreboost6369 Жыл бұрын

Great build! I love the duct tape engineering! And Thanks for not just 3D printing everything! and actually saying how it’s faster just making it yourself! I still want a printer though lol I highly suggest a gyro it makes hovercraft builds so much easier to fly

@JacobKrizan Жыл бұрын

Great video! Looks like you all had ton of fun building and riding it together. I wonder if you could use thrust vectoring with your dual prop setup? Do you know about how much thrust they each can produce?

@motosk8er2 Жыл бұрын

Differential thrust*. But yes, this. Would have been easier to just use a rc transmitter and receiver to control it. Then rudder and differential could just be tied together on the TX.

@eduardschreder1623 Жыл бұрын

pretty cool, imagine it could go even fast if you just installed 2 more propellers!

@michaelkoelbl4004 Жыл бұрын

Amazing project! I think the only thing that it really needs is directional thrust, meaning you steer by changing the direction of the motors rather than moving the rudders.

@SAHarry Жыл бұрын

My dad has also pulled the bang move on me, seems it’s universal🤣

@TheHandyAndy Жыл бұрын

I love hovercraft. I build an RC one from scratch it did not work well but it was fun.

@MrYart Жыл бұрын

You need differential thrust for the edfs so that you can ride on slanted surfaces. If the surface is slanted, power down half of the craft and power up the other half to tilt the craft for more straight traveling.

@cupidzsnakes6865 Жыл бұрын

I actually watched the ad because I hadn’t seen it before and it was relevant ish to the video and it’s something I’m interested in

@0789-Sid Жыл бұрын

A wonderful invention. You are very well. I follow you from Algeria

@davidkettell5726 Жыл бұрын

What fun, i built an r/c one and as you have found out they are almost impossible to steer and seem to love goin sideways , but boy are they fun on snow.

@Xander_Wiersma Жыл бұрын

Bro you are so underrated!!!

@LITTLEEXPERIMENTCHANNEL1 Жыл бұрын

The youtubers are all making boats. Its like they are competing content against each other. No complaints, its all brilliant material to watch.

@BazilRat Жыл бұрын

I think the best part is your dad asking for one for Christmas XD

@csf6614 Жыл бұрын

That was brilliant man .... thank you

@kitsandham7001 Жыл бұрын

Nice one! Rip stop kite fabric for the skirt worked for my rc one, didn’t take too long to make a finger skirt. 5 blade fan from a scimitar 1500 does the lifting.

@kjsandham9478 Жыл бұрын

@@user-yp8by8yu4n This is a poor effort at scamming. 2/10

@bennickerson9581 Жыл бұрын

awesome project!

@sofascialistadankulamegado1781 Жыл бұрын

Feature your dad more often. He's a legend. Hahaha

@chrisbarnes8887 Жыл бұрын

Very nice work.

@andie_pants Жыл бұрын

I want to hang out with your dad. He seems like a trip! 😄🍻

@Louis_Roper Жыл бұрын

This is so cool!

@ThLDQ Жыл бұрын

That's crazy ! I like this !!!!!

@pollyg562 6 ай бұрын

plastic sheeted hoovercrafts will wear through you must stick a sacrifice layer to the bottom of the plastic skirt, thin squares of nylon made from a very thin chopping board work great

@GuyonaMoose Жыл бұрын

man this brings me back. dad and i found a backpack leafblower on the side of the highway(all smashed up, likely fell off truck) we turned that sucker into a hovercraft. plywood and 6mil plastic

@johnymodem1326 Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Keep up the good work.

@tuniconian Жыл бұрын

Dad was the MVP! Dad jokes, "fire and disaster" and hovering with sunglasses which is safer and cooler!

@stormtastic7083 Жыл бұрын

this is so impressive

@cswrighty Жыл бұрын

You did my suggestion. Nice.

@Sebza_Tshabalala Жыл бұрын

Well I'm impressed 😁 This is fabulous 🤞☝️

@ThomasGrillo Жыл бұрын

If you moved the thrust props to the centre of the craft and installed them in ducts, this would give a much better point from which to use them with reversible, differential thrust to instantly stop, go backwards, and have yaw control. The simple way would just be to make a throttle that lets the props spin backwards to blow air toward the front for stopping, and reversing thrust, and or producing yaw. The tricky way, is to take a page out of the helicopter rotor swash plate, and tilting blades page to allow more control. The rudders would still help provide stability in forward flight, and allow for fine yaw control at faster speeds. This is very cool.

@pete3897 Жыл бұрын

If you want to level up from driving sliders with servos, consider looking at digital potentiometer chips - they're an awesome alternative to a slider pot :)