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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

    I don't plan on building a quadrotor, or buying something pre-built, I want to do something myself.
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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

    Thanks for the response, I will be trying to see if I can grab a couple of helicopters in the next few days.
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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

    Alright- so far you guys have helped a lot, buuuuuut I still can't find a good fan that can lift around 2 ounces (~60g) and is under $30 each. I could calculate this myself, but I'm not quite sure how I could calculate the lift and thrust and all that, so even if you can't find any fans, can you...
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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

    Yes you got the 2 inch by 8 inch part right, I don't think its a good idea to try to do something of that scale (Yet), and I wasn't quite functoining so let me clear some stuff up, my main issue is that I can't find a fan capable of producing enough lift, I've looked into model airplane engines...
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    Undergrad I want to build a mini-hoverboard (2" by 8" scale model)

    For the past week or so, me and a buddie have been trying to figure out how to make a mini-hoverboard kind of this, now it doesn't even have to look like a hoverboard we just want it to be able to get off the ground with 2 fans. What we were going to order was all this stuff...