hovercraft finger skirt
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2013
- My thoughts on how to make a hovercraft finger skirt and attach it to the hull. Worked for me. This skirt is going on 3 years old, a few patches and still holding together. Guess it's time to think about making a new one.
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Seeing this 8 years later and it's still useful. Thank you for making this video!
A no BS instruction on this process.. thank you!
hey ! .........thanks for the instructions !
Nice explanation thanks
Well explained. Thank you
Omar, thanks so much from Colombia :)
It is an 18" square that is 6" thick, It does fully inflate. Thanks
muito bom.perfeita explicação.
Although I'd like to build a full size hovercraft one day, I think I'll make a small rc model in the meantime. Would those rows of holes along the side work just as well with a bag skirt? Or is the multiple hole system mainly used with finger skirts?
Oh super , I`m thinking of building one I have an old fibreglass 6x6 either fix it or make one of these I have mega rubber back tarp from my old transport truck lots of it i was trying to figure out which way to go this way or make large balloon sides and these on the front or a flap , Thinking of going with a flat deck style being 6x6 floor is flat and use blue styrene foam & marine wood . Thanks so much for the reply so fast , I subbed ya before I think redone it anyways Thanks Ken is it .
hi Omar, can you make a new version of this video because im making a hovercraft for school. thank you
Thanks, awesome. Now i try it on radio controlled small one :-) I hope it will work.
Your welcome.
Thank you
It s a good video
Can I ask how long one side of the skirt is are they like from the trim to the outer edge before going down ,And will it inflate fully -- Unsure never seen one up close .
Hello Omar, your instructions made everything very clear and it looks so simple to make the fingers. Would I be able to sew them with a ordinary sewing machine or will I need to get a heavy duty upholsterers machine?. Also, what thread do you use? Thanks for your instruction video.
Hî, Ken
Think you . It is very interesting. But what would be your advice to design a "2 compartments finger" ? In my case I think it is better two have two bags: one quite sealed acting as supply tank and another one exactly like yours, feed up by the first bag.
Sounds interesting, are you thinking something like a cone skirt inside the finger? Hum, guess trying it couldn't hurt to tri. Good luck and have fun with it.
Thanks for the info. May I ask how do prevent wather get into the holes? I want to make my own Rc model like the big ones. or there is nothing inside to prevent water get in...I mean when you stop engine and just let it float.....sometimes the hovercraft tilt it self and wather could reach the holes......Thanks for help me.
The hole are at the top of the plenum chamber, this is were the air is forced into the outer hull. A chamber that is around the out side of the passenger compartment. Also there's the fingers, when deflated water will push them over the holes. And last there are flapper valves on the bottom side of the plenum chamber, when the hovercrafts lift fan is revved up the air will blow the water out the bottom.
omar926 Thank you so much. I was thinking about the fingers but i am learning about how everything is working so i was unsecure about the holes. I allready watched many many videos and I am starting to read some information about hovercrafts. Thank so much again.
Omar 916 would you be kind enough to give a measurment of finger.
Thank you in advance, look forward to hearing from you. Scott
hi it's grate that you went trough the trouble to show how it is done thanks can you also show how the anti scoop is made at the back fingers of the skirt thanks
why doesn't the whole pressure get lost escaping between the individual fingers.
Can you explain me how it works? there is no attachment between each individual finger right?
When the underside of the hovercraft is filled with air the fingers expand like balloons pressing against each other, pressing together makes the seal. If one were to get damaged or blown out, the fingers on both sides will expand to fill the void.
where do you get the fabric from? what's it normally used for?
"Slip stream technologies". You can find them on the internet. I am not sure what other uses this fabric may have. Tents or maybe wind breakers, baggage. Were ever high abrasion and water resistance would be needed. Hope this helps.