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Re: Just an idea for an prop for a hovercraft
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 19:55:17 GMT
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Øyvind Steinnes <phoenix@online.(spamcake)no>
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"Øyvind Steinnes" <senniets@online.no> wrote in message
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http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Phoenix/Diverse/propell.jpg
The only diffrence by this and my construction of the propeller is that • I've
used the Technic Panel Fairing #20 (or #21 depending of the direction of
rotation) instead of #3 /#4. They are a lot smoother and push more air.

i've got some questions
couldn't be better to use maclaren F1 panels?
As I wrote I used the #20 / #21 panels. That is the panels that comes with
the Williams F1, the other has a big hole in the midle and are too bulky. I
testet both and got far better lift with the Williams F1 panels. But i dont
have those panels in Ldraw so the image I made was just for you to get the
idea how I done it.

how do you prevent tilting pannels in the oposite direction to air flow?
The panels holds itself in the raight direction because the blades tuch the
the Technic Angel Connector #2 at one end. The propel was not made by me
thinking out that solution before building, I like to "think" with my
fingers and the parts. Just take a part, look at it, take another part, hold
them together and see if they fit or I can use that, if not try another
part...  well, almost like that  :)

Is the tunnel around the propell very important?
Does it makes the propell push more air?
you know the duct gives the air right direction
and, which is very important, it gives "more" air
why quoted?
because if the duct (tunnel) is not heigh enough it didn't
you know when air is pressed under the hovercraft
it looks for escape
then when it escapes around the rotating blades
the rotor sucks it again
so the tunnel has to be heigh enough (by trials and errors :)))
it wouldn't be so importand if the machine could be stronger
but if it could be
it would be helicopter :)))

Well, I have tried the prop without the hovercraft skirts (the plastic
cladding around) and I got lift when I had enoug power, about 11-12v DC
(tried with an adjustable power source).
So if you find a powerfull enough motor it can be used as an helicopter or
plane prop.



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"Øyvind Steinnes" <senniets@online.no> wrote in message news:H9wKLu.F5y@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) dont (...) the (...) hold (...) it seems i didn't read your post carefully enough sorry (...) oh G!!! so you should try to build the lifting (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)

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"Øyvind Steinnes" <senniets@online.no> wrote in message news:H9us2z.K4r@lugnet.com... <cut> (...) I've (...) got (...) good idea oyvind i'll show you my new fixed propellor soon so probably it could be incorporated with your idea i've got some (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic)

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