philip.jolly
Dec 13, 2003, 04:01 AM
Just completed the Turbo Demon version, went to copy shop and then cut up
copy of plans practiced cutting the corex on some estate agents old For Sale
boards saved alot of mistakes. Testing on 4 channel system 2 speed
contollers used a cheap one way for uplift and 4sonik eco27 for thrust
..Skirt is of a plastic may upgrade to rip stop nylon. Few problems getting
rudder to operate properly and getting motor mount straight but cured
problem easy enough. But in all a good kit i am 51 and a complete newbie
took about 5 days.
Phil
"ChrisBHover" <ChrisBHover.ybgr4@rcgroups.com> wrote in message
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>
> Interesting to see this thread.... seems that RC hovercraft's don't tend
> to command the same level of interest as other land vehicles.
>
> I'm a complete RC modeller newbie, but have decided to go for a
> Hovercraft as my first kit as it seemed a great way to get something
> that has the advantages of being able to work on land and water as well
> as being great fun!
>
> After a lot of research and lurking on these forums I have decided to
> go for the US Army Sk5 Hovercraft off the
> http://www.hovercraftmodels.com site.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of this kit? It uses 2 400 size
> electric motors - one for lift and one for thrust. I am planning on
> going for a 4 channel setup (forward and reverse thrust and
> controllable lift), but still need to get the RC equipment.
>
> Anyone have any recommendations for a good quality 4 channel RC
> transmitter available in the UK for this kind of application? I would
> prefer to stick with one of the well known brands such as Futaba or
> Hitec, but the choice is pretty bewildering. links to good online sites
> stocking RC equipment would also be welcome - I need to suss out prices
> etc.....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
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copy of plans practiced cutting the corex on some estate agents old For Sale
boards saved alot of mistakes. Testing on 4 channel system 2 speed
contollers used a cheap one way for uplift and 4sonik eco27 for thrust
..Skirt is of a plastic may upgrade to rip stop nylon. Few problems getting
rudder to operate properly and getting motor mount straight but cured
problem easy enough. But in all a good kit i am 51 and a complete newbie
took about 5 days.
Phil
"ChrisBHover" <ChrisBHover.ybgr4@rcgroups.com> wrote in message
news:ChrisBHover.ybgr4@rcgroups.com...
>
> Interesting to see this thread.... seems that RC hovercraft's don't tend
> to command the same level of interest as other land vehicles.
>
> I'm a complete RC modeller newbie, but have decided to go for a
> Hovercraft as my first kit as it seemed a great way to get something
> that has the advantages of being able to work on land and water as well
> as being great fun!
>
> After a lot of research and lurking on these forums I have decided to
> go for the US Army Sk5 Hovercraft off the
> http://www.hovercraftmodels.com site.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of this kit? It uses 2 400 size
> electric motors - one for lift and one for thrust. I am planning on
> going for a 4 channel setup (forward and reverse thrust and
> controllable lift), but still need to get the RC equipment.
>
> Anyone have any recommendations for a good quality 4 channel RC
> transmitter available in the UK for this kind of application? I would
> prefer to stick with one of the well known brands such as Futaba or
> Hitec, but the choice is pretty bewildering. links to good online sites
> stocking RC equipment would also be welcome - I need to suss out prices
> etc.....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> --
> ChrisBHover
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------
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> View this thread at rcgroups.com:
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>