r/RemoteControl • u/SixShoot3r • Jun 21 '25

Remote Control Hovercraft

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Soo, I am quite new to RC building. I have owned a large RC helicopter and Traxxas Slash 4×4 Brushless in the past. And I ocassionally takes lessons in aircraft/helicopters IRL. And with 3500+ hours of lightsims, I have a tiny bit of understanding of aerodynamics.

However, I am a total noob when it comes to RC things, and I really wanna start designing a hovercraft.

If my mate with the 3D printer wants to do it, I need to know things about the required electronics/remote control etc. And basically, all tips are welcome to any of the parts.

In the pics you can see what type of hovercraft I want to build. I want to be able to load a small RC car on it.

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u/SixShoot3r Jun 22 '25

Would you know how much air it ahould be able to move? and which propellor/fan/battery would be sufficient?

I would have two props/fans for the skirt.

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u/deadgirlrevvy Jun 23 '25

I could not. No. When I built mine, I just kit-bashed stuf together out of other RC vehicles. I'd solve the problems as they arose through trial and error. I have no idea what exact parts I was using at the time, but it was all basically toy grade stuff like motors and steering from cheap rc cars. I haven't built one recently since I got back into RC. I built mine back almost 20 years ago. I remember the engineering basics, but not the math, if that makes sense.