The first release of the PMR Series plans is now available. This Plan Set 1 covers the hull, duct and skirt. The plans for the other craft elements are currently. read more…
Paul Moody
Coming soon – new plan set
For the past few months I’ve been creating plans for a new model of personal hovercraft – The “PMR Series”. Series because it’s not a set of plans for just. read more…
Skirt testing
We’re always trying to improve all aspects of our craft. In this case, it’s more skirt tests. In this first video, I managed to capture the performance of Owen’s Revolution. read more…
The TP6 – phase 2
After the experience of the first phase of the new bag skirt for Peter Venn’s TP6 craft, we had some new design criteria: reduce the spray coming over the bow. read more…
Hover history – a look at a Turbo 225 Wedge
. The 225 Wedge was the craft that Owen Ellis and I developed back in 1984. It ias a plan/kit craft based around the Robin EC44 twin cylinder 2 stroke. read more…
Sideways plough-in
A video and explanation of a sideways plough-in
The mechanics of segment skirts
Introduction This article examines the design limits of two attachment point segment skirt systems. By two point I mean that the skirt is only attached to a craft at an. read more…
Walk around of craft build
A short video of a walk around view of craft under construction. Just at the point of finishing the duct and beginning the mechanicals
Flat skirt trials 2017
In 2017, when I was testing the dual bag skirt, I was also trialling what I called flat segments. The “flat” segment was investigating how little tailoring could applied to. read more…
Bag skirt trials 2017
Design and testing of a hybrid dual bag hovercraft skirt. Bag skirts usually don’t fit well on segment skirt hulls. Exploring if it can be fitted and how well will it perform?
