leaded50
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well, this is the Mad (Scratch) Builder's Corner..then i can try take it faaar out. 
In a minor talk on a other post, where we joked around whats flying, ugly or not, i wrote that i had a small model of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but never could get it flying. Somebody said i was "capable" trying too....
After some research, and found good pictures, scaled it up, measured, it seems perhaps possible...(?)
Wings need get a longer wingspan though, and wouldnt be collapsible as on the "original".
It was a pusher type, even it that push in the movie for sure was quite insufficent. By a car size (fuselage) at approx 850mm long, it seems possible get a 9" prop at rear though. Then its to find a motor with sufficent specs for best thrust at that size...
Rear of the car body had a "boattail" style, that should be possible get airflow to propeller, and without glass in the window, or it layed down as on picture here, no stop of the airflow. Rear seats must go out, or just be "black painted fake" for motor space.
Rear fender parts seems can be made used as part of elevator control, perhaps together with the front fin as a canard similarity? ..but also it had a bird-style tail that can help in the matter.
- and rear wheels as rudders. No vertical fin though....hopefully can rear wheels help?
Of course all wheels should be turning
Is it doable? well, its possible to try! But sorry, forget plans, since this will be total bottom up individual part scratch.
It will for sure take time, and "as always" i wants much resemblance with the original , and seems need "some detailing" to do... and for sure some creative solutions, and changes along the build..
Can i get the build done, flying, it gonna be fun though
In a minor talk on a other post, where we joked around whats flying, ugly or not, i wrote that i had a small model of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but never could get it flying. Somebody said i was "capable" trying too....
After some research, and found good pictures, scaled it up, measured, it seems perhaps possible...(?)
Wings need get a longer wingspan though, and wouldnt be collapsible as on the "original".
It was a pusher type, even it that push in the movie for sure was quite insufficent
. By a car size (fuselage) at approx 850mm long, it seems possible get a 9" prop at rear though. Then its to find a motor with sufficent specs for best thrust at that size... Rear of the car body had a "boattail" style, that should be possible get airflow to propeller, and without glass in the window, or it layed down as on picture here, no stop of the airflow. Rear seats must go out, or just be "black painted fake" for motor space.
Rear fender parts seems can be made used as part of elevator control, perhaps together with the front fin as a canard similarity? ..but also it had a bird-style tail that can help in the matter.
- and rear wheels as rudders. No vertical fin though....hopefully can rear wheels help?
Of course all wheels should be turning
Is it doable? well, its possible to try!
But sorry, forget plans, since this will be total bottom up individual part scratch. It will for sure take time, and "as always" i wants much resemblance with the original , and seems need "some detailing" to do... and for sure some creative solutions, and changes along the build..
Can i get the build done, flying, it gonna be fun though
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