LCAC-1 Navy Assault Hovercraft

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LCAC-1 Navy Amphibious Assault Hovercraft

 $289.98

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The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-1) is a assault vehicle designed to transport U.S. Marine fighting forces from naval ship off-shore to inland combat positions. The model kit is a reproduction of the 200 ton craft.  Great father-son project.  The model can transport similar scale R/C tanks, hummers, and armored personnel carriers.  Decals and LED running lights are inlcuded to accent the crafts details.  The model is equally at home on land, water, ice or snow.   

  • Scale = 1:35

  • Length  = 32 inches

  • Width   = 18 inches

  • Weight = 5 lbs. 

Includes

Equipment Required: (Included in Combos)

  • 2 Channel Radio System w/Servo
  • Reversible Electronic Speed Control
  • 6 or 7 Cell Battery and charger

Customers LCAC-1 Hovercrafts

 

I’d just like to say thanks for selling a great product It’s been a long time coming but it’s been a labour of love. LCAC-35 finally took its maiden voyage and stayed afloat. Lift battery lasts about 15mins so lots of fun to follow.
I’m using a Futaba T6EXA
CH1- Rudder   One x servos supporting thrust motor.
CH2- Thrust  Two x motors with propellers
CH3- Lift  One x 5amp relay switching two x motors with propellers
CH4- Rudder    One x servos supporting thrust
CH5- Travel light  One x 2amp relay switching two blue flashing LED’s (powered by a triple AA battery pack) CH6- Bow Door   One x Sale winch with one x 2amp relay to operate one Amber warning LED (powered by a triple AA battery pack)
Channels 1 and 4 are programmed to operate together on the transmitter. I have used two 2400mAh 7.2v batteries, one for the lift motors and the other supply the rest of the electronics. I am using a RCLine digital BS-30 ESC rated at 30A, 8 – 12 cells. This has been a great kit to work on with plenty of opportunity for customization There are films and picture's of the hovercraft 
Michael Dennis

 

Carry the Tamiya RC Tanks   

1/35 German Tiger I Early Production

1/35 German Leopard 2 A5 Main Battle Tank

on your LCAC-1 Hovercraft

Load Weight - 20 to 25 lbs - 

The actual ACU-5 Web Site Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC)

The Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC -- pronounced Ell-Cack) Transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel of the assault elements of the Marine Air/Ground Task Force both from ship to shore and across the beach. The landing craft air cushion (LCAC) is a high-speed, over-the-beach fully amphibious landing craft capable of carrying a 60-75 ton payload.

Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC)

Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC)

Capable of operating from existing and planned well deck ships, it is used to transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel from ship to shore and across the beach. The advantages of air-cushion landing craft are numerous. They can carry heavy payloads, such as an M-1 tank, at high speeds. Their payload and speed mean more forces reach the shore in a shorter time, with shorter intervals between trips.

Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC)

Pictures and Videos

 

North American Navy has been first in using them for missions military. In 1966 it proved three patruileras of air cushion in Vietnam (PACV, Patrol Air Cushion Vehicles), assigning them to the Market Time and to the Game Warden. The vehicles (of North American manufacture, constructed with license of Bell Acrosystems), took in the prow the drawing of a shark mouth, reason why it knew them like "Monsters". Once surpassed shiningly the test of use, they operated in the well-known marshy zone like Plain of Reeds, during the operations Quai Vat ("monster "in Vietnamese language). The crew formed by 4 men (an official and three sailors), was completed by eight to twelve green berets of the special Forces, and hovercrafts, supported by armed helicopters, caused damage to the enemy.