3D-Printed Hovercraft

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I Got the Idea to Build a Hovercraft Last Year When I Read an Article About Hovercrafts, Then I Started Studying the Topic and Decided to Build One for Myself. This Is My Second Prototype: Now You Can Control the Thrust Motor Directly Without Needing Any Rudder Systems. For the Design I Used Autodesk Inventor 2013 and My Printer Was the MakerBot Replicator. The Base Is Made of Styrofoam Which Has Several Advantages, Including Being Floatable Even If the Engines Fail, Also Not Printing It Would Save a Lot of Time. Similarly, I Did Not Print the Bicycle Tubes Because They Have to Be Flexible, One-Piece, and Able to Maintain Airflow from the Sides. To Get Started You'll Need the Following Materials: A Styrofoam Base Measuring 35” x 14” x 0.8”, Two Bicycle Tubes Measuring 28” Long with an Extra Light Weight of About 0.31 Pound, One Hacker a30-12M Brushless Motor, One Pichler Boost 18 Brushless Motor, Two Xetronic 50A ESCs, A Servo That Can Handle a Pulling Load of About 4.5 Pounds, A Receiver and Transmitter Unit, Hot Glue, And Finally Two Lipo Batteries with 11.1 Volt Each Measuring 2800mah and Propellers. Here Are the Printing Settings Used for This Project: Printer Brand – MakerBot, Model – Replicator, Rafts Are Not Needed in This Case as Supports Were Added Manually Using Autodesk Inventor 2013 Software to Ensure Better Results. To Assemble Your Hovercraft You Will First Need to Glue the Plate Number One Onto the Base, Next Is Gluing the Servo Arm and Ring on It. Then, Take Motor and Sevo Two Together and Glue Them Directly into Place While Placing the Servo Inside Its Proper Socket And Glue It Around Motor. The Final Step Is Attaching the Servo Arm on Servo Number One Using Halterung 2 While Maintaining a Visual Picture for Easy Reference.