Here is the basic shell of the cockpit made , minus the seat and steering items, i have specifically left these items out for now so that once the basic hull is created i can add the motor and work out what the weight distribution will be and then create the internals of the cockpit […]
Newspaper ArticlePhoto : Peter McIntoshBuilding Hovercraft an Uplifting Experience By Katrina MeggettWhat is yellow, blows air and does not touch the ground?Answer: A hovercraft. Larry Shieffelbien’s home-made one, to be exact.The 34-year-old Dunedin mechanic spent 15 months building the craft. Mr Shieffelbien worked on it “every night and every weekend”, finishing just before Christmas.“I felt […]
View Trike BuildView Hover BuildI’m EmptyBuild TipsI decided that for new hovercraft builders a “Tips” page was probably a handy thing that way i can list a few of the things i thought about and found answers to during my build process.I will however state that i currently do NOT have my craft finished therefore […]
View Trike BuildView Hover BuildI’m EmptyFan Frame 2Got all the 9 blades in place, not yet all cut to the correct tip clearance (i’m aiming for 5mm clearance) but they are in and spinning for now. You can also see here that i have the fan gear now sitting on the shaft, when i bought […]
HoverCraft HomePage Start Here View Trike Build [vcv_widgets tag=”wpWidgetsDefault” key=”WP_Widget_Search” instance=”%7B%22key%22%3A%22%22%2C%22value%22%3A%22%22%7D” args=”%7B%22before_title%22%3A%22%22%2C%22after_title%22%3A%22%22%2C%22before_widget%22%3A%22%22%2C%22after_widget%22%3A%22%22%7D”] [vcv_widgets tag=”wpWidgetsDefault” key=”WP_Widget_Categories” instance=”%7B%22widget-form%22%3A%5Bnull%2C%7B%22dropdown%22%3A%22on%22%2C%22count%22%3A%22on%22%2C%22hierarchical%22%3A%22on%22%7D%5D%7D” args=”%7B%22before_title%22%3A%22%22%2C%22after_title%22%3A%22%22%2C%22before_widget%22%3A%22%22%2C%22after_widget%22%3A%22%22%7D”] 2021 update In my earlier days i got creative and built a 3 man hovercraft and a two man fuel injected Trike. This website is a collection of the build process i went through to achieve both those […]
Today i managed to wire the front planning panels in place then filleted and fiber glassed all relevant seams. It’s a timely process but worth the effort to do it right the first time Here is the hull with the inner section coated with 3 coats of clear epoxy primer, and the buoyancy tank […]