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My Personal Mule: Hovercraft
Thursday, June 29, 2006

Hello everyone, just finally posting my home-made hovercraft which I nicknamed the Mule. This would be me, riding on it.



Just wanted to share with ya'll.

COMMENTS

Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:02 AM

TENTHCREWMEMBER


Need some shiny markings on that mule!

Here's some BDM Mule skull markings:
http://www.cafepress.com/10thcrew.48703654

Friday, June 30, 2006 12:30 PM

MSG


yeah our science teachers do that as a project with the students. It requires if I remember a leaf blower, duct tape, and something else...anyway looks like yours came out great way to go!!

Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:20 PM

WASHBURNEFAN


Sorry,

It works with a lawnmower blowing air down into a plastic sheeting that has holesin the center of it, in a kind of Doughnut shaped balloon. It's called a plenum chamber, it distributes air equally and creates a huge amount of reduced friction. The plans can be found here: http://www.amasci.com/amateur/hovercft.html

although they are slightly different from what I used.

Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:48 PM

MAGHAFFAR


Gorramnit man -- let's have some details here! What's the workings?

Bit of a rockety ride there on the start,
but with a little help from a cute girl with a stick...
(now there's a recipe for unpleasantness.)
Shiny, man, Shiny.


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