Sariel Posted April 12, 2014 Posted April 12, 2014 I beat my personal LEGO speed record today: I don't think this is the maximum speed you can get with LEGO using legal solutions, but it's probably cutting it pretty close. Photos & reading: http://sariel.pl/2014/04/torpedo-trike/ Quote
Darth Dino Posted April 12, 2014 Posted April 12, 2014 Hi The number of people who think you are an amazing and funny Technic designer: +1 Dino Quote
Hrafn Posted April 12, 2014 Posted April 12, 2014 Sweet! It's hard to imagine anyone could beat that speed by much - you've really stripped the vehicle down close to the minimum possible weight. Quote
z3_2drive Posted April 12, 2014 Posted April 12, 2014 Nice! I remember building this crazy thing: Trikes are awesome if you get them to be stable! Quote
Captainowie Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Great job. Is there a reason why you inverted one of the shock absorbers? Also, from your blog post you say Seeing as the trike took quite a while to fully accelerate, I would say that lowering weight may be an option, because torque seemed like an issue here. If you're aiming for top speed, surely it doesn't matter how long it accelerates for? If you're aiming for shortest time along a given path, though, that's a different matter. Owen. Quote
Tadej Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 He probably inverted the shock just because he can and because it adds to the vehicle's crazy look. Quote
Sariel Posted April 13, 2014 Author Posted April 13, 2014 The inverted shocks are an accident that I somehow missed, because I was so focused on propulsion :) Quote
aeh5040 Posted April 13, 2014 Posted April 13, 2014 Awesome work! I'm guessing quite alot more speed would be possible indoors on a smooth floor (maybe a gym or convention center). Those bumps really don't help... Quote
Saberwing40k Posted April 14, 2014 Posted April 14, 2014 Hmm, might it be possible to make something faster if it had a pneumatic engine, and a bunch of tanks? I can think of other methods, but they involve stuff like slingshots and rocket motors... Quote
Phoxtane Posted April 14, 2014 Posted April 14, 2014 Awesome work! I'm guessing quite alot more speed would be possible indoors on a smooth floor (maybe a gym or convention center). Those bumps really don't help... I second this. There's a reason they do the land-speed record tests on the salt flats! Quote
Blastem Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Nice Project!!! It brings me some ideas for a future competition... Quote
Chas Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Paul, I have seen and admired your work for quite some time, this is awsome!!! You are truely and artist at what you do! I agree with the smothe floor as well, you could probably beat the 20.8 on a smothe surface. And for my american counterparts 20.8 km/h is 12.9245 mph. Edited April 17, 2014 by Chas Quote
Captainowie Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 If acceleration is an issue, then it may be that it proves tough to find an indoor smooth floor large enough. Quote
Hrafn Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 If acceleration is an issue, then it may be that it proves tough to find an indoor smooth floor large enough. Maybe a meeting hall of some sort? Or an indoor arena? Quote
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