We will add some internal ballast in the nose of both crafts to balance them out. A light cinder block resting on the nose of the Night Class craft helped it plane out beautifully over water. Both crafts will be on display at the NC State Rib Cookoff in Mansfield, Ohio on July 9 - 11. Come on out and see the work of our Mechanical Engineering Technology students. The front lift duct was fabricated and fiberglassed and will be installed after the skin is attached.
Engines are in transit, and skirt material has arrived.
The NC State Engineering Technology Hovercraft has become three dimensional. Both the day and night classes have begun connecting the individual ribs shown above using longitudinal stringers. The next step is to skin the craft, and our goal for the end of this quarter is to have the hulls completed. During Spring Quarter, we will work on fan and duct components and install the engines. Both bottom pictures are taken from the front of the craft.