part of the success of the new generation of hovercraft is that the
generation of hovercraft is that the
generation of hovercraft is that the companies that make them know their
companies that make them know their
companies that make them know their limitations so they produce practical
limitations so they produce practical
limitations so they produce practical reliable machines to fill a very defined
reliable machines to fill a very defined
reliable machines to fill a very defined niche in the market long gone are the
niche in the market long gone are the
niche in the market long gone are the fanciful dreams of the 1960s that one
fanciful dreams of the 1960s that one
fanciful dreams of the 1960s that one day we’d all be riding around on our own
day we’d all be riding around on our own
day we’d all be riding around on our own personal hovercraft hey Johnny I think
personal hovercraft hey Johnny I think
personal hovercraft hey Johnny I think you might be wrong there you look close
you might be wrong there you look close
you might be wrong there you look close enough
enough
enough there’s still a few dreamers out there
there’s still a few dreamers out there
there’s still a few dreamers out there what do you reckon yeah it’s really cool
what do you reckon yeah it’s really cool
what do you reckon yeah it’s really cool but what is it it’s not Australian air
but what is it it’s not Australian air
but what is it it’s not Australian air board yeah can I have a go
board yeah can I have a go
board yeah can I have a go no and it’s no gimmick it is a
no and it’s no gimmick it is a
no and it’s no gimmick it is a full-blown hovercraft with a proper lift
full-blown hovercraft with a proper lift
full-blown hovercraft with a proper lift fan to get it airborne
fan to get it airborne
fan to get it airborne the only difference from a conventional
the only difference from a conventional
the only difference from a conventional hovercraft is that it’s got a hidden
hovercraft is that it’s got a hidden
hovercraft is that it’s got a hidden wheel that touches down to drive it
wheel that touches down to drive it
wheel that touches down to drive it forward which is a bit of a cheat but
forward which is a bit of a cheat but
forward which is a bit of a cheat but it’s still pretty cool
it’s still pretty cool
it’s still pretty cool now if you’re sitting at home thinking
now if you’re sitting at home thinking
now if you’re sitting at home thinking you’d really like to own our Becraft but
you’d really like to own our Becraft but
you’d really like to own our Becraft but don’t want to spend a fortune buying one
don’t want to spend a fortune buying one
don’t want to spend a fortune buying one we might just have the answer we’re
we might just have the answer we’re
we might just have the answer we’re going to show you how you can build your
going to show you how you can build your
going to show you how you can build your own hover board for around 150 pounds
own hover board for around 150 pounds
own hover board for around 150 pounds all you need is a piece of plywood some
all you need is a piece of plywood some
all you need is a piece of plywood some plastic sheeting some drain pipe and a
plastic sheeting some drain pipe and a
plastic sheeting some drain pipe and a leaf blower
now this is what we’ve done we’ve
now this is what we’ve done we’ve attached a petrol-driven leaf blower to
attached a petrol-driven leaf blower to
attached a petrol-driven leaf blower to a piece of plywood though air from the
a piece of plywood though air from the
a piece of plywood though air from the blower is going to go down through this
blower is going to go down through this
blower is going to go down through this down pipe through a hole in the board to
down pipe through a hole in the board to
down pipe through a hole in the board to the underside this PVC sheeting is our
the underside this PVC sheeting is our
the underside this PVC sheeting is our improvised hovercraft skirt or air
improvised hovercraft skirt or air
improvised hovercraft skirt or air chamber and the air escaping through
chamber and the air escaping through
chamber and the air escaping through these holes that we’ve made will
these holes that we’ve made will
these holes that we’ve made will hopefully provide the lift to get us off
hopefully provide the lift to get us off
hopefully provide the lift to get us off the ground
the ground
the ground let’s put it down and I’m gonna fire it
let’s put it down and I’m gonna fire it
let’s put it down and I’m gonna fire it up mate okay air cushion provided by the
up mate okay air cushion provided by the
up mate okay air cushion provided by the blower lift the heavy plywood board and
blower lift the heavy plywood board and
blower lift the heavy plywood board and 100 kilograms of Johnny off the ground
100 kilograms of Johnny off the ground
100 kilograms of Johnny off the ground with ease I’m gonna give you a push and
with ease I’m gonna give you a push and
with ease I’m gonna give you a push and let you go yeah go and because there’s
let you go yeah go and because there’s
let you go yeah go and because there’s very little contact with the floor
very little contact with the floor
very little contact with the floor there’s very little friction which means
there’s very little friction which means
there’s very little friction which means all you need to do is apply a tiny force
all you need to do is apply a tiny force
all you need to do is apply a tiny force to go flying Johnny that’s workin a
to go flying Johnny that’s workin a
to go flying Johnny that’s workin a dream
now having a right height up just a few
now having a right height up just a few centimeters means it wouldn’t be very
centimeters means it wouldn’t be very
centimeters means it wouldn’t be very good on rough ground but on a smooth
good on rough ground but on a smooth
good on rough ground but on a smooth polished gym floor our do-it-yourself
polished gym floor our do-it-yourself
polished gym floor our do-it-yourself hovercraft is definitely a success
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