I am building a Back to the Future car/drone that has EMFs as the hubs of the wheels .
I saw Ed Kirk's Scarab Quad video and figured that I could build the fans into the wheels just like in the movies.
I already have a prototype wheel/fan unit that transforms from a wheel with a rotating tire, to a horizontal turbo fan. I have the drive system figured out as well. In order to cut down weight I figure that the rear fans would control the forward and turning by speed control rather than by changing the pitch with servos.
I am planning on using 4 - new model 70mm Emfs from Hobby-King, with 7 blade fans and chromed to make good looking hubcaps for the wheels They extend to an angle approx 15 deg.off horizontal outwards.
I have no problems designing and manufacturing the physical car but my savvy of the electronics is minimal, just what I read on line.
Has anyone ever built one of these models ? I have designed it to drive like a car , stop and transforme
into a drone and then fly away , return to earth and transform back to a car. I am not planning for it to be a race car or do any loop D loops while it is in drone mode. Just simple moves.
I could use some good advice to avoid some of those inevadible tragedies.
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