Bob Windt the designer is smiling down from up above! Great guy! Totally helped me build my hovercraft UH-12T2. Started building in 1980 and still have today, better than ever before. Thanks Bob!
That's the one... nice. Is a long while i'm building one much smaller and to make it portable by rolling it around. Around 4mt long and 4mt wingspan easily detachable. From my calculations it should lift in ground effect at around 45-50 km/h.... Rigid airfoil wings are ready, "fuselage" ready , engine ready. Need a propeller some framing and assembly and maybe if is not too cold, a foam helmet.
Brilliant, how's it going? I'm at the start of the journey now, mine will have to fit into a transit van in three or four parts. It'll be slightly bigger than a two person kayak and I'm contemplating foils on the wing tips to help with the water drag. Good luck!
Holy cow that is awesome! I wish I actually had the guts to do this rather than dream about it. You are going to get a lot of frankly shit comments from the usual suspects but tell them to think about Otto Lilenthal and Richard Pearce. The principles you are making use of are not new by any means but the fact you accomplished it yourself makes it no less impressive in my eyes. Strewth!
Amazing! Is that the black plastic they sell at home improvement stores to cover things? And insulation foam? At first I didn't realize UH 18 was a set of plans that other people built as well. Do they all use these materials or was the choice of materials your innovation?
Very cool. Concider changing videos title so poeple can find you better on hovercraft searches or such. Also if you lengthen the wings slightly you should be able to create more lift on lower speeds....
Amazing! Wow great footage! Is it possible for me to use and share this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, etc. Of course full credit will be given to the owner of the footage. Looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Cheers.
Can you tell me your specs - lift engine pusher engine etc - I have had the UH18 plans for the last 12 years but got distracted when I bought a conventional hover Paul Melbourne
@@Ground-Effect Had a subaru motor in my old hover - the separate lift engine simplifies all the belts the UH like to use with their V8's. You seemed to get the balance right with the later pass. Used to fly gliders where the ground effect would allow you to fly for miles without lift - its an amazing feeling. If I can find the plans i might build one to play with on Gippsland lakes.
You need to stretch the leading edge about a foot forward and increase the angle of attack but flare and taper the lift surface ( underside of wing ) so you dont have to use the elevator to push the tail down to create enough negative pressure above the wing, the added wing profile will reduce the amount of prop you need to get it in ground effect flight , and you shoukd have to back off the throttle a bit yet still keep it in the sweet spot, nice design though it looks a bit on the heavy side, but that might just be my perspective on a 2-!/2" screen
Sorry but all I could think of is the wings being to low to the water catching a wave or if a cross wind landing would be required. Big cartwheel splash.
Is it to us to get any instructions. Manual..book to sell?..or how we can get det alla about design, how to BUILD? Any WWW ? Or somebody CAN HELP US? NICE THIS CGI ..Thanks.
@@Ground-Effect but you are the guy though?! This is your thing?! It's awesome dude I've checked your site out and everything with the kits and designs too. Great stuff
@@Ground-Effect love your response! "asdasadw0' priceless.....Now to the business at hand you did a fantastic job on on your Hoverwing. My question is with such small rudders and how far they sit back from the fan how is the turning authority?
@@chadharrison8653 Thankyou mate. Alot of work went into it! So with the rudders so far back you are increasing the moment (or leverage). This greatly increases the stability of the craft in yaw which is needed for flight. The downside is by increasing stability maneuverability is reduced. So as a hovercraft the control authority is poor and you loose the ability to spin. Also the hovercraft wants to always weathercock into wind. In ground effect flight the rudders are highly effective and only approx 10 percent movement is used in flight.
@@Ground-Effect That makes perfect sense, which leads me to a whole another set of questions.........Hope you do not mind I am just very interested and their is so little information on this subject here in the US. Yes we have HOVER-WING but they are very limited videos on them. Have you attempted an complete turn at 180 deg or even 360 deg?..... and if so how did i the altitude hold in that turn?....... Was it more like a rudder slip turn?....... or did the wing drop more like and aileron turn?.......How much up elevator was required through-out the turn to stay airborne?....Finally last question was there any fear of a stall especially during the turn or any other while airborne?.................................... Now let's re-address the"asdasadw0" in the room!!!! What I take away from what James said about the placement of his control surfaces are in the most optimum position for safety and no helmet required!!! I am certain that the intended use of his craft is to be a "W.I.G." (Wing In Ground Effect) Craft Primarily, and a Hovercraft second, hence having more control with less throw in the air is ideal. You see pilots are always thinking ahead "asdasadw0"that is just what they do! His design not only improves flight characteristics but also removes the ability/temptation for the craft to spin while running as a hovercraft which would be catastrophic if one of the wings were to accidentally "Dig-in" while attempting to perform the popular hovercraft spin. Therefore he has implemented a huge safety benefit and added it to this craft. Now my question to "asdasadw0" is.......The next time that you take a commercial flight which pilot would you rather come face to face with after they just flew you across the pond and as you DE-Plane, a crazy Aussie with a crash helmet and knee pads or a captain and first officer in fight their uniforms looking professional with reassuring faces that you are safe when you fly with them???
