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Old 02-28-2002, 10:15 AM
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hovercraft building

i am building a 2 seater hevercraft 10ft/4.5ft with a 7.5HP/7000RPM 2 stroke engine for lift. I am stuck wtih the propeller. i can`t calculate the flow and presure needed for creating hoverheight and i can`t calculate the proppeler pitch and diameter
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Old 03-02-2002, 05:45 AM
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I'm not sure if we have any hovercraft builders on the forums yet... you might try asking at some of the dedicated Hovercraft sites such as http://www.4wings.com/ and http://www.hoverhawk.com/ since they sell engines, parts, and kits.
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Old 03-02-2002, 05:49 AM
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You might also find the Hovercraft Calculator and its author interesting: http://www.olshove.com/HoverHome/hovcalc.html
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