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philcaretaker
Commodore
Hovercraft
Hovercraft
Liked by Trident73 and Mike Stoney and
4 comments
  • zoomaVice Admiral
    Since my first comment I have been able to open your link and see the short hovercraft video Phil.

    The model is described as a GRIFFON so I am guessing that I should be able to find out more about the model online - maybe there is a commercially available kit for it?

    I will see what I can find out about building and running an r/c hovercraft.
  • philcaretakerCommodore
    Hi Bob, yes the Griffon belongs to Hayling Island Model Club Member Mike.
    The club are a great bunch of guys with a wide range of model knowledge and I enjoy being able the share media from such an enthusiastic club.
    Rob is the website manager who sent me the video clip - I thought it too good not to share through my RCSailing channel while experimenting with "Youtube shorts".
    P.S my channel is not monetarised - its just for fun.
dave976
Captain
Hovercraft and other models Sailing at CreweMBC
I am posting this video as it shows more of our Hovercraft in action from about 1:01 on.
dave976
Liked by RonBMK2 and steve mull and
Dave M
Vice Admiral
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Hovercraft
As requested I have obtained some pics from Brian Clewes's Hovercraft.
The motors are 900 Kv with 80 amp Escs the lift fan is a 7 blade ducted fan, the thrust prop is a 12in x7in cut down to 10in.
Battery is 14.8v 5000Ma.
Liked by Martin555 and Brightwork and
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  • Dave MVice Admiral
    One of our members used a couple of old drone bits to make a twin prop version with steerable nozzles. Worked OK but very twitch as only a small craft like yours and the motors were powerful.
    Liked by Martin555 and RNinMunich
  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    Funny that! I was just considering the same mod 😉
    Think I'll try it first 'as is' before I start experimenting.
    Cheers Doug 😎
    Liked by Martin555 and Dave M
Dave M
Vice Admiral
Hovercraft
This is Brian Clewes Hovercraft on a frozen Boundary Park Lake in Cheshire UK.
Our resident cob swan and his wife were sat on the ice probably hoping we had brought some feed. They don't bother us and we leave them alone. I should have filmed them taking off later, not an easy task on ice for one of our largest birds.
The hovercraft has two brushless motors and uses a LiPo.
Liked by Martin555 and Brightwork and
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  • BOATSHEDCaptain
    That looks fun. Have you tried it on snow ??
    Liked by Martin555
  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    Very nice, the hardest thing to do is probably to drive in a straight line.
    Liked by Martin555
Gascoigne
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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SRN 4
An old favourite from my hovercraft phase. Runs really well on land and especially water. Although no reverse, it will auto-rotate on the hover, so when pointing in the desired direction on with the propulsion with the brushless motor and away she flies.
Realistic in operation. Looking a bit work worn now. Could do with up-dating with Lipo batteries which would make it even lighter. Seen here with lift motor running with skirt inflated. Steering
interesting, with twin air rudders. Must get some videos of the action.
Liked by Brightwork and doghouse and
4 comments
  • RNinMunichFleet Admiral
    But maybe not before the motors are suppressed!? 😉
  • DonnieboyWarrant Officer
    It's a learning curve to operate a hovercraft.It's fun to watch them drifting in a turn and then trying to go in the direction you want them to go.Lots of fun.
    Liked by Dave M
ModelHover
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
Palaform Griffon 600 RNLI
A 600mm long model hovercraft built from a kit using Depron polysyrene. Excellent kits and extremely light, quick on the water and very quick on polished surfaces such as sports halls. Contact Palaform for further info. Just Google them. Use styrofoam paint to decorate otherwise you risk melting the polystyrene.
Liked by reilly4 and Dave M and
3 comments
  • ModelHoverChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    The kits are made by Palaform Ltd see website www.modelhovercraft.co.uk This one is a Griffon 600 made from deprom. Very easy to assemble. Get the electrics pack with it rather than supplying your own.
    Liked by rolfman2000
  • rolfman2000Warrant Officer
    Thanks very much. I can see the bank account getting a hammering soon 😉 Cheers, Dave W 😊
ModelHover
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
Palaform Griffon 600 - Police
A 600mm long model hovercraft built from a kit using Depron polysyrene. Excellent kits and extremely light, quick on the water and very quick on polished surfaces such as sports halls. Contact Palaform for further info. Just Google them. Use styrofoam paint to decorate otherwise you risk melting the polystyrene. Reflective marking from local police - thanks guys!
Liked by reilly4 and doghouse and
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  • tonymidRecruit
    Fran Oakey designed the Griffon 600 as a wooden model.
    Originally called the MM600 it used 2mm liteply without any lightning holes.
    It is heavier than the Depron version but will operate in rougher water and higher wind speeds. Takes the knocks better too.
  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    That looks like a flooded road that the model is sitting on. Looks like the police there to control traffic!
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
Ships, Subs, Torpedoes and Hovercraft at my local RC show (4K resolution)
One of my favourite RC shows of the year. The Southern Model Show has a bit of everything. The temporary boating pond is used by about 6 clubs who demonstrate their various watercraft to the appreciation of the visiting public.
Liked by Martin555 and SelwynWilliams and
6 comments
  • lesliebreameChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    thanks Dom
  • markyCommodore
    Just seen this, for some reason the videos wouldn't play when it was originally posted , loved the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues under the sea ,one of my all time favourite films after Forbidden Planet.

    Cheers Marky👍
EricMB
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
Captain haddock hovercraft
Captain Haddock out for a hover earlier today.... with thanks to Jerry for the video!
Liked by Martin555 and circle43nautical and
2 comments
  • saintsalvioChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    As sea gets less raged I'll launch it toward horizon and open sea ( the script was in a strange way self corrected)
  • saintsalvioChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Excuse me was the post to another chat good hover anyway
THECAPT2012
Leading Seaman
RC HOVERCRAFT
MY OWN DESIGN HOVERCRAFT & SKIRT FILM ON LOCATION AT GARLIESTON SCOTLAND, 10 inc THREE BLADE PROP, OUTRUNNER MOTOR, 12 VOLT LIPO BATTERIES.
Liked by Martin555
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  • THECAPT2012Leading Seaman
    Thanks Don for your comments, My hovercraft is scratch built,the skirt is unique because it has no holes for lift, the lift comes from slots under the hull, making it fast on land and water. Was that you travelling south on the M6 motorway with your craft Sat 8th?
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  • don83000Able Seaman
    This is the third craft I built and this was test day went very well on both land and calm sea now resides in South America giving tourists rides.It is powered by a 110hp KawasakI 600 Ninja engine for thrust and a 13hp B&G for lift.

    Liked by Martin555
ModelHover
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Griffon 2000 TD
Built from light ply and balsa from a plan available on the Model Hovercraft Association website (under resources) www.modelhover.org it is powered by two 540 brushed motors with dedicated speed controllers.
This model has now been sold and replaced with a newly built Canadian Coastguard Griffon 2000TD built off a Mark Porter plan but using two Graupner Speed 600 motors, one powered by a 3000 Li-Po battery for thrust and the other on a 7.2v Ni-Cad for lift.
Liked by Dave M and reilly4 and
2 comments
  • Chris BLeading Seaman
    I have just got the plans to build this from MHA
    Any info you have on your build, would be much Appreciated
    good looking model by the way 😊
    Liked by Skydive130
  • tonymidRecruit
    Check out the website at www.rc-hovercraft.com where construction details in photos show how I built the griffon 2000TD
    and also the military version 2000TD(M).

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