Aerocar
Aerocar
If anyone was wondering what the cheap radio contol gear, motor & ESC were for see below!
Always wanted to have a go at building something like this after seeing a video of Gordon Diplock's Aero-Railcar.
Need to mess about a bit with different propellers but the basics are there. The very short video below is clips from the first test run of the chassis.
It's a bit difficult filming and operating the R/C but you can get it to run round at something a little less than Mach 1
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Always wanted to have a go at building something like this after seeing a video of Gordon Diplock's Aero-Railcar.
Need to mess about a bit with different propellers but the basics are there. The very short video below is clips from the first test run of the chassis.
It's a bit difficult filming and operating the R/C but you can get it to run round at something a little less than Mach 1
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Very nice, a suitable dose of lunacy in a far too serious world.
There is a prototype of this idea. There was a German aerocar built in the 1930's (I think). I have seen a rear view of it and a dirty great prop spinning inches away from passengers on a station platform looks like an interesting way of relieving the housing shortage![/i]
There is a prototype of this idea. There was a German aerocar built in the 1930's (I think). I have seen a rear view of it and a dirty great prop spinning inches away from passengers on a station platform looks like an interesting way of relieving the housing shortage![/i]
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Thanks for the comments Andrew. I'm not too unhappy with it myself.Andrew:114500 wrote:That looks fantastic - congratulations! I saw the original at work once or twice - you've really captured the feel of it. Alas, I have no photos...
I'm sure you'll film it in action in due course - I look forward to watching!
Andrew.
Blowing a hooley down here in sunny wiltshire today but i managed a short video of the Aerocar in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vXvQFr5cBE
Alan P, I write in your topic. I did the same air car. I was inspired by a strange car with a propeller "Helica" Marcel Leyat .
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