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Hoverboard

Posted by Skhumbuzo Dube on May 1, 2017 at 4:24am

Good day.

I have been given a school project to design a hoverboard (that actually hovers), I would like to know what kind of motors I would need to power my propellers, how many motors, which batteries to use etc

Thank you

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  • Trey Hagg May 3, 2017 at 5:24am

    I just wanted to point out that the Lexus Hoverboard was a joke video. They buried a conductive metal track underneath the concrete so it followed a certain path. Great video, though!

    Bill Piedra said:

    It's certainly been done before, but you might find the cost to build one more than your budget.   There's a lot more to it than just strapping on some motors and props.   Here are a few examples.

    If you want to do some calculations yourself, you can use ecalc to get an estimate of how large the motors and batteries would have to be to make it work: ECALC the most reliable RC Calculator on the Web

    Good Luck with your project!  

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    Bill Piedra May 2, 2017 at 8:04am

    It's certainly been done before, but you might find the cost to build one more than your budget.   There's a lot more to it than just strapping on some motors and props.   Here are a few examples.

    If you want to do some calculations yourself, you can use ecalc to get an estimate of how large the motors and batteries would have to be to make it work: ECALC the most reliable RC Calculator on the Web

    Good Luck with your project!  

  • Skhumbuzo Dube May 2, 2017 at 7:57am

    Its a university project. They want a technical report

  • Skhumbuzo Dube May 2, 2017 at 7:56am

    good question

  • Skhumbuzo Dube May 2, 2017 at 7:55am



    Yes it is intended for people to ride own. So i need to know how many propellers, motors, power source I would need etc

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    Bill Piedra May 2, 2017 at 7:38am

    What kind of school are you developing the 'hoverboard' for?  Is it something intended for people to ride on?

  • Trey Hagg May 1, 2017 at 1:31pm

    I think he means making a hoverboard as in an actual hoverboard. Where would he put the stickers without a hoverboard?

    Andre K. said:

    ....so , by "design" you mean to choose colour and put on stickers ? :)
  • Andre K. May 1, 2017 at 8:04am
    ....so , by "design" you mean to choose colour and put on stickers ? :)
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