Skype: honzaaxi
Prize choosen by winner of
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competition is motor AXI 5330/24 GOLD LINE and controller JETI Advance 90 plus.
Name: Mark Porter
Address: UK
Model: British Hovercraft Corporation SR.N5
Motor: Lift - AXI 2826/12; Thrust - AXI 2814/12
Prop: Lift - 178mm diameter custom centrifugal fan; Thrust - Ramoser Varioprop 4-blade 19.6cm SG
ECS: Lift - Jeti Advance 40-3P; Thrust - Jeti Navy 50
Lipol: Lift - 6 cell NiMh 3700mAh; Thrust - 8 cell NiMh 3700mAh
Weight: 3.2Kg
Wingspan: Length: 980mm Width: 570mm
Description:
My SR.N5 is a scratch-built model to 1:12 scale. I have built a number of these models over the past 20 years to my own design, and recent advances in electric motor technology have enabled me to greatly improve the performance of this design.
In previous models, I have used large brushed motors to drive the lift fan through a belt drive system. The high torque and lower running speed of the AXI has allowed me to redesign the fan to fit round the motor.
This model is faster and quieter than previous attempts. It is great to be able to use a brushless motor powered craft in forward and reverse!
Some of the photographs show this model running in the sea on a windy day with winds gusting to 55kph.
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