(original post by rumbletummy on 10-JUN-2005)

I fly a paramotor and am going to build my own twin-engined hovercraft this year. I will use my 120cc Radne cart engined paramotor which provides about 45kgs of (propellored) thrust and a lawnmower engine for the lift with a ducted fan. The thrust side has powered a friend along a runway on a mountain bike at 78 mph so reckon it should be good for 20-25mph on a hovercraft! I was thinking of getting rid of the steering rudders and using a swivel seat where I would turn my whole body and the harness and paramotor together for changing direction. What do you think? Would a lawnmower (100cc) be sufficient if I drove it straight off the crank with a 16 inch, 5 bladed fan? Would stability be a problem with the direct steering method? Cheers, Steve

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(original post by Anonymous on 18-DEC-2005)

[quote:2a55dfbd66="rumbletummy"] I will use my 120cc Radne cart engined paramotor which provides about 45kgs of (propellored) thrust and a lawnmower engine for the lift with a ducted fan.[/quote:2a55dfbd66]

Damn, i never thought of looking at it that way, thanks.

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