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Demonstrating Patented Design

In this 1976 image, William Walter takes his HedgeHopper™ up on a ½-diameter air cushion to demonstrate how his newly patented design improved upon conventional skirtless air cushion craft (ACC).

 

Back in the Old Days, folks didn’t have remote controls.  Gas-powered engines were too heavy for models, and the Ford Mustang came in a groovy teal metallic color.  In this 1976 image, William Walter (bio, history) takes his HedgeHopper™ up on a ½-diameter air cushion to demonstrate how his newly patented design (technology, markets) improved upon conventional skirtless air cushion craft (ACC). You can see Bill’s hands on a homemade rheostat, regulating juice from the Mustang’s battery, through that pair of white wires, to the HedgeHopper’s electric motor.  Bill handcrafted this 1/12-scale model with balsa model spars, aluminum flashing, and an array of swappable electric motor & wooden fan/propeller combinations.

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