tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post514092464886978858..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Sky Toboggan (1935)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-73123310128665831272008-08-03T07:48:00.000-04:002008-08-03T07:48:00.000-04:00Nevermind all those minor quibbles about propeller...Nevermind all those minor quibbles about propeller and engine design. You can't possibly knock an aircraft that has no need for fuel tanks!trialsanderrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09855345727221414496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-34651255820941127452008-04-01T19:31:00.000-04:002008-04-01T19:31:00.000-04:00Dangerous?"As strong as, or stronger than, canvas!...Dangerous?<BR/>"As strong as, or stronger than, canvas!"<BR/><BR/>4 feet propellers should be enough, hey, you should just make them spin a lot faster, duh.<BR/><BR/>Also, I can not see how such small engines could ever be noisy, even in the cabin. <BR/>Small engines use little fuel, so small tanks in the back of the plane won't make the center of gravity shift TOO much, I hope. <BR/><BR/>So, no problem. I order one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-5108110495846909362007-11-20T10:10:00.000-05:002007-11-20T10:10:00.000-05:00The engines are in the cabin. Wouldn't that be a l...The engines are in the cabin. Wouldn't that be a little noisy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-39745101744028512132007-10-18T00:34:00.000-04:002007-10-18T00:34:00.000-04:00Not to mention that the propellers look like they'...Not to mention that the propellers look like they're 4 feet across. Yeah, that'll fly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-70459615615294744562007-10-16T22:25:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:25:00.000-04:00It is a tractor-propeller, lifting-body aircraft -...It is a tractor-propeller, lifting-body aircraft - while most existing lifting bodies or flying wings have either jet or pusher propulsion, I'd hardly call it "completely impractical." Though as an engineer, I have to admit that the wing loading looks really really high...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-31332870988108386402007-10-16T20:09:00.000-04:002007-10-16T20:09:00.000-04:00In keeping with the "Toboggan" nomenclature, the S...In keeping with the "Toboggan" nomenclature, the Sky Toboggan is unsteerable and no brakes.<BR/>I want one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-63643578813123757942007-10-16T19:27:00.000-04:002007-10-16T19:27:00.000-04:00Well, it *is* 1935 afterall. If it stays up, its f...Well, it *is* 1935 afterall. If it stays up, its fun. If it crashes, it puts you out of your misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-33362310330509766432007-10-16T13:39:00.000-04:002007-10-16T13:39:00.000-04:00Heck, that wouldn't be dangerous at all.Heck, that wouldn't be dangerous at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com