MT-14 swamp
The holidays are over, but still try to find some more time for fun. Today we present a model that is slightly more labor intensive than previous designs. In this episode of the cycle of our master class, we will deal with a remotely controlled model, the so-called swamp boat.
According to one of the well-known encyclopedias, the first prototype of such a boat was developed in Canada in 1910 by a group led by Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) - the same one who first patented the telephone in 1876. In America, this structure is also known as a swamp and fanboat (airboat). This is a boat (usually flat-bottomed) whose translational motion is achieved through the use of a propeller drive, most often with a propeller protected by a net from unwanted contact with branches, clothing, or even the boat's occupants. These are very popular modes of transportation today, especially in Florida or Louisiana, where a large amount of aquatic vegetation makes traditional propeller drives impossible. The flat bottom of swamps allows not only to swim across algae, algae or reeds, but also (after acceleration) to fly out onto land, which makes them almost competitors of hovercraft.
Swamp vehicles do not have brakes and reverse gear, steering is carried out using rudders located in the propeller stream and an engine speed controller (most often an onboard or adapted car). In most cases, these cars have open seats for the pilot and several passengers, but there are also more complex models designed to carry more tourists and are used by patrol and rescue services.
In Poland, airboats (also commonly known as "reeds") are most often found on a smaller scale. They are an excellent alternative to all kinds of water bodies polluted not only by vegetation. With them you can swim in almost a larger puddle. These models are equipped with typical aircraft engines - internal combustion and electric. The latter also has the advantage of being able to use unidirectional regulators.
Download drawings useful in the manufacture of the MT-14 swamp:
