Description

Hovercraft Racing has been described as “driving a bar of soap at 70mph..with no brakes”  A technical talk on what goes into successfully designing and making a racing hovercraft.

The talk will cover the engineering that goes into designing and manufacturing a racing hovercraft, it will highlight: Principles of operation, Hovercraft Racing formulas, Thrust and Lift, Composite hull construction, Skirt Design and Operation, Engine types and Selection, Fan selection, Fan selection software, Drivetrain, Steering, Building Reliability.

Before finishing with a Q&A session

 

This event will be hosted online please sign up here