Topic: How many rolls of duct tape do I need?
brie !kGoudaMCFA started this discussion 9 years ago #58,546
I'm planning on adding wings to my Toyota Yaris™ but I'm not sure if 12 rolls is enough for stable flight. Help!
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #748,906
Depending on the distance of your flight, remember to pack extra oil for mid flight 1,000 mile oil changes!
Indy !KUahHbg6fY joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 9 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #748,921
lol The original idea was not to fly it like an airplane. It was to install small wings. When the car was on the highway and reached, say, 80-90 mph, it would life off of the ground for a short period, then go back down. During that period, it would use no fuel, and so it would get better mileage.
brie !kGoudaMCFA (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #748,927
Indy !KUahHbg6fY replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #748,932
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uh, but no, that won't workThe Doctor !7MHPahvoGY joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #748,969
squeegee replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #748,972
now what would work would be to take and tie a tow rope onto the vehicle in front of you and then when you hit 80-90 or so the wings will lift you in the air and the tow car will keep adding momentum through the tow rope and you'd sail in the air behind them like a kite - using no fuel, and therefor getting better gas mileage.of course the car in front of you is hauling about 2500 pounds through the air behind it and they'd need to keep the RPMs up to keep you aloft, so they would actually be getting way, way worse gas mileage. you'd probably want to hook up the tow rope pretty discreetly.