Air Skimmer (Hovercraft / Ground Effect Vehicle) (Print in Place)
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A parametric ground effect skimmer design I recreated for the Make It Fly contest
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Modeled after the Air Skimmer I made in middle school, I decided to recreate the model in an easily printable and reconfigurable design using OpenSCAD.
Modify the OpenSCAD code and tweak the settings as you like.
The hooks are used for rubberband launching the skimmers. Hand launching works fine as well. Best used on a hard, flat, and smooth surface. These skimmers fly far.
Hand Launching: Grab it with one hand around the sides, and throw it underhanded like one would a bowling ball (or a curling stone, if you know what that is)
Rubber Band Launching: Only do this if you REALLY have space for the skimmer to travel, and try not to hit your hand with the tail if you do. We used to anchor a rubber band to the floor and use the belly hook to launch it in a safer manner.
PRINT NOTES
Print at any layer height you want, no supports, and maybe a brim if your bed adhesion is lacking. For bed slinger printers, it is recommended to orient the print's long side in line with the Y axis.
My printer uses a 0.6mm nozzle, but I believe the files supplied should also work fine with an 0.4mm nozzle. If your gcode looks like it's using 2 layers for the tail, it is correct.