2007-08-31 07:31:59 · 5 answers · asked by swaps 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
I doubt it very much. All the hovercrafts I have seen designed have two motors. One for thrust and one for lift.
2007-08-31 07:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if it's a very powerful one. You won't be able to if you're going to run a 10 hp lawn tractor motor. You'd need something more like a small VW or Subaru engine, or Rotax engine, to have enough power to split, plus lift the weight and move it. Then designing the power split / air channeling will be more work. So it can be done, but it won't be a piece of cake, nor extremely cheap.
- The Gremlin Guy -
2007-08-31 13:30:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I saw it done on the TV series "Junkyard Wars". They had two teams build a hovercraft from junk and one of them only had one fan and motor that both lifted and propelled the craft.
2007-08-31 07:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, lots did. You just need to split the power between the lift and drive. No fundamental difficulty.
2007-08-31 11:11:08 · answer #4 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With enough thrust, a brick can fly.
2007-08-31 09:56:24 · answer #5 · answered by rossmt66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋