hovercraft building

Discussion in 'Boatbuilding' started by nevermind, Feb 28, 2002.

  1. nevermind
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    nevermind New Member

    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
     
    nevermind, Feb 28, 2002
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  2. Jeff
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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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