5th Grader Air Car 2008

[StigBelcherStyl]

5th Grader Air-car, 2008

To my fellow GT planet members this post is a little bit outside the norm of the usual car requests, but as soon as I read this story I had to post it up. A fifth grader made his own Compressed air car and won his local science competition. PD we need to support this youth by including his creation in Gran Turismo.

INFORMATION
A fifth grader has created an air-powered car for a science fair, according to two videos on YouTube. The car has a range of .425 miles and a top speed of 10 MPH. There are two videos about the air car available below the fold. The first video, all about the creation of the car, includes the young boy welding the frame and getting the engine's pneumatic actuator timing right. The second video shows the child driving the vehicle on the street. Needless to say, the air-powered car won first place at the science fair. Watch out MDI, you've got competition.

Follow this link for more info and YouTube videos 5th Grader Air-Car.

SPECIFICATIONS

ENGINE
• Engine : Compressed Air
• Power: ???
• Torque: ???
• Engine location: Mid

PERFORMANCE
• 0-100 km/h Time = Not Possible
• Top Speed = 16.1 km/h (10 MPH)

DRIVETRAIN
• Layout Mid engine, Rear-wheel drive system

Range
• Tank Size: 53 Litres
• Maximum PSI: 120
• 0.684 km's of standard driving (0.425 miles)

For other similar Competitors refer to Alternative Fuel Sources page under Air Powered Cars.

Can we please keep all these comments positive only, kindest regards

 

[Rhykus Finlay]

Umm..that's cool but it's not really suit for a racing/driving game...imagine driving that on a track

 

[StigBelcherStyl]

Umm..that's cool but it's not really suit for a racing/driving game...imagine driving that on a track

Yes it's not one of the usual recommendations but as it is a young American 5th graders design it would be great to support the little people and not just the big companies, obviously it won't be able to complete a lap of the Nurburgring and no it won't be able to keep up with the smallest of cars, but it would be fun none the less

 

[Rhykus Finlay]

Ah what the heck, not like PD hasn't done weirder things before.

 

[GBalao888]

That's gonna be the second slowest thing compared to the Benz Patent Motorwagen and will be a very unusual car to drive if it comes to GT.

 

[Not_A_Guest]

I do like the concept and I would like to commend whoever this fifth grader might be. But a range of .684 km is quite... sparing at the least.

That being said, PD would give this thing a range of 684 km instead of .684 because he missed the decimal

 

[StarLight]

The range and design is very disappointing, but the idea is brilliant ... on air powered.
👍

 

[Azure Flare]

Can we please keep all these comments positive only, kind regards

Not gonna happen.

 

[CostasDrifter]

I vote because of the idea and the inventiveness 👍

 

[Scuderia Paul]

Fair play to him for that. I couldn't make it. Having said that, it would add nothing and there is a significant amount of game issues to address and relevant content to include before this.

If you start to include school science projects then were do you stop?

 

[DJTHEKING]

What the hell is this thing?

Even the Auto-Union is scared of it

 

[Epic B]

Well, if the Benz Motorwagen won't return, I guess...?

 

[DJTHEKING]

Well, if the Benz Motorwagen won't return, I guess...?

I would welcome the Benz as a King.

 

[StigBelcherStyl]

What did you build in the fifth grade?

 

[Harsk100]

I voted because this car is original and very epic! 👍

 

[StigBelcherStyl]

Could Compete against these epic cars:

• 5th Grader Air Car, 2008 (TS = 16.1km/h / Range = 0.684 km)
• Benz Patent Motor-Wagen, 1886 (TS = 14km/h / Range = 96 km)
• Daimler Motor Carriage, 1886 (TS = 19km/h / Range = 96 km)
• Lunar Roving Vehicle, 1971 (TS = 30km/h / Range = 65 km)

 

[JKgo]

...............-_-............zzzzz..........
Uhm, I just woke up. What now, a 5th grader made a weird bicycle thingymajigy with comp air? Huh, impressive. Not getting my vote...I fear if it's in the game, the avatar might get shrunk to fit a 5th grader size...

 

[StigBelcherStyl]

Tracks Capable of doing a Lap of: Max Range 0.684km (0.425 miles) Bold Shows Tracks already Included in current Gran Turismo

0.376km (0.233 miles) = Piazza del Campo, Siena
0.377km (0.234 miles) = Driving Park Circle Course 60R
0.400km (0.248 miles) = Las Vegas Drag Strip
0.535km (0.332 miles) = Grand Canyon Mini
0.628km (0.390 miles) = Driving Park Circle Course 100R
0.650km (0.403 miles) = SS5 (Toyota Pod Race)
0.657km (0.408 miles) = Kart Space II
0.668km (0.415 miles) = GT Arena

 

[gamermaniac55]

I voted because of originality! That's a very creative design!

 

[Famine]

5th Grader Air-car, 2008

I think we might need to come up with a better manufacturer name than "5th Grader". Any thoughts?

 

[gamermaniac55]

I think we might need to come up with a better manufacturer name than "5th Grader". Any thoughts?

Maybe put it under the gran turismo section, or call it an original design manufacturer. I'm not very good with names.