#rctestflight — Public Fediverse posts

What Do You Call an Ekranoplan With an Outboard Motor? https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/what-do-you-call-an-ekranoplan-with-an-outboard-motor/ #outboardmotor #groundeffect #rctestflight #ekranoplan #MiscHacks

3D Printed Hydrofoil Goes From Model Scale To Human Scale With Flight Controller https://hackaday.com/2024/10/06/3d-printed-hydrofoil-goes-from-model-scale-to-human-scale-with-flight-controller/ #TransportationHacks #rctestflight #dRehmFlight #3dprinted #hydrofoil #e-foil

3D Printed Hydrofoil Goes From Model Scale To Human Scale With Flight Controller - Hydrofoils have been around for several decades, but watching a craft slice throug... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/06/3d-printed-hydrofoil-goes-from-model-scale-to-human-scale-with-flight-controller/ #transportationhacks #rctestflight #drehmflight #3dprinted #hydrofoil #e-foil

A Paddle Wheel Ground Effect Vehicle - Who said paddle wheels were just for leisurely riverboat cruises? [rctestflight] i... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/a-paddle-wheel-ground-effect-vehicle/ #groundeffect #rctestflight #ekranoplan #mischacks

I like to imagine someone somewhere using all those videos from #rctestflight for reference, when designing a large, non-rc #hovercraft or #groundeffect vehicle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxhJ9T_VkEc

sadly there don't seem to be any passenger/cargo-planes of that kind around anymore.

Testing Futuristic Propeller Designs With a 3D Printer and a Solar-Powered Boat - The toroidal boat propeller pair installed. (Credit: rctestflight)
As boring as pr... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/02/testing-futuristic-propeller-designs-with-a-3d-printer-and-a-solar-powered-boat/ #transportationhacks #toroidalpropeller #rctestflight #3dprinting

Autonomous Ground Effect Vehicle Demonstrator Aims To Speed Up Maritime Shipping - Ground effect vehicles, or ekranoplans, have the advantage of being more efficient... - https://hackaday.com/2021/10/10/autonomous-ground-effect-vehicle-demonstrator-aims-to-speed-up-maritime-shipping/ #transportationhacks #groundeffect #rctestflight #thinkflight #ekranoplan #ardupilot #lidar