It’s been a while, but the engine-powered skateboard I started working on at the end of summer runs great! I clocked it with the GPS in my iPhone, and it currently tops out at 10.2mph on flat ground. It has a much smoother ride than I had expected; I surprisingly felt rather safe riding it. Check out the engine detail after the break.
I think I will be able to milk a lot more speed out of her with a different prop size, possibly one with more pitch, but I am waiting until Kyle Nordby helps me tune the engine. It currently is powered by a O.S. BGX-1 glow fuel engine turning a Master Airscrew 20×10 pusher prop. It’s been a lot of fun putting together and I look forward to improving on it in the future. One idea is to mount the engine on a mountain board so I would have the ability to break, but I am unsure what effect this change would have on the overall speed.
