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(...) Actually they don't. You can create a hovercraft that will lift an ordinary adult (say <200lb US) using nothing more than a half sheet of plywood, a 1/4HP vacuum cleaner motor, a shower curtain, some tape, a bunch of 1" washers to keep the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That was the SRN1 - the worlds first working full-sized hovercraft - which (amazingly) didn't have a skirt. You can see a picture of it here: (URL) Steve Baker ---...--- HomeEmail: <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkEmail: <sjbaker@link.com> HomePage (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thomas, You are mostly correct. However, keep in mind that tasks with the same priority get checked in turn. The first task in the priority chain does not get undo precedence over the others in the same priority level. Example: Tasks A, B and C all (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Basic LCAC design. The air that drives the skirt is -not- derived from the direction fans but rather from the turbine input plenums (those babies will suck as much air in just a few 10's of sec. as goes through your entire house in year). If (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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A ducted fan approach may work. Ducted fan hovercraft have one or two big fan blades on the back that push the craft forward, but a duct takes some of the air and uses it to fill the skirt. This is probably the "lightest" design approach. Direction (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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