nitrosportsandrunner

axon came out with the 1st racing hover craft some time back.
but man it was costly!

as i understand it, the company went under and designs were sold.

now HSP makes a clone of it.

and hobby king has it for $90 with shipping costs. just pop in a Rx and lipo batt.

seems like a neat toy for under $100

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=16606

the only thing im not sure about is the speed. the axon was said to hit 40MPH, but i dont know if the motor/esc combo in the hobbyking version is as powerful. still, make a fun little parking lot drifter.

proanti1

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Yeah, I got the email for that... I think I may order one.

nitroholic

Yeah probably be fun for 100,can't really go wrong.As far as top speed,i don't believe anything anyone/company writes or claims.My jato 3.3 65+ yeah right.The street in front of my place is 45mpr and i can easily keep up,but 65+.No not out the box anyway.

The_Shark

i wa won!

electricrc68

gimmeh that.

The Collector1

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I had this for about 3 weeks now and its a different learning curve but manageable, I had to separate the escs so I could run the lift and thrust separately

electricrc68

:O i want.
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The_Shark

i already have a chopper setup and a few lipos lying around HMMMMM HMMMMMMMMM HMMMMMM? HMMMMM..... yeeeees

but im cheap and going to be blowing money on a .44 and getting my car paint fixed, maybe i'll get one later.

nitrosportsandrunner

please explain
do you mean to say that the throttle controls both the lift fan and push fan?
i would think that the lift fan would be on all the time, and that the push fan would reaspond to throttle input. its that how you changed yours to work?

also, will alittle sand on the ground be an issue with these? do you have to have perfectly smooth surface to run them?

electricrc68

sand in Maine? thats the first time i have heard that. i always thought Maine was like Pennsylvania where there were a lot of hills and grass and no sand. (well Pennsylvania doesn't have sand since we are locked in between other states)
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Argess

A friend had a toy one once. A Tyco I think. The only time it really moved was on a frozen pond. Was a little difficult to get stopped on ice, but it could be done. I suppose a gym floor would be the same as ice, but probably not large enough an area.

nitrosportsandrunner

well, we put sand on parking lots and roads when plowing them. when the snow melts, most parking lots are pretty sandy.

electricrc68

oh okay we just put salt.
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The_Shark

its got alot more power than nikko crafts, and lighter too, it rides on a cushion of air, however does not have a skirt to get dragged on things, very curious to try one.

SyCo_VeNoM

had the tyco one with the skirt that would sink in water (even though it said land and water)

tempted to buy one of these though

The Collector1

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Exactly, since both escs are hooked up with a Y connector the lift and push fans run at the same time so I used a 3 channel Rx and used channel 3 for lift.

I have used it around dusty areas and it would just push the dust around and I did run it through a patch of dirt but since the lift fan isnt protected I wont run it though grass, I didnt try a puddle either but its suppose to rain so I will let you know how it survives water

SyCo_VeNoM

damn too bad shipping is $20 (the cheapest one) or I'd order one now.

wonder if they are going to get them in the US warehouse

Eman77

Hmm....

nitrosportsandrunner

i was thinking of waiting a bit to see if it ends up in the US warehouse as well. might be cheaper, and i wont have to wait 3 weeks for it to ship.

The Collector1

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Its still cheaper than what Axon wanted for them...........

nitrosportsandrunner

yeh, if i recall, werent they over $200. i wanna say they were $300 when they 1st came out.

The Collector1

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Yeah they wanted $250 for the ARR and $300 for the RTR. I almost bought the ARR but I ended up buying something else, or maybe I paid a bill, I know what ever it was I didnt regret it