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Tensegrity Biplane

4,007 LordGardevoirX  4.6 years ago
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Taking a Meme of the Year to a whole new level: this contraption not only seems to defy gravity structurally, it also flies with baffling maneuverability. What other potential craft will use this long-lost building technique?

Edit: Actually, this meme, as far as I discovered, seems to be much older, perhaps as far back as 2012, if not earlier... although that might just be a science video rather than the sculpture craze that is spreading through the internet almost as fast as the current pandemic...

Also, there was no use of overload in this creation...

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 31.9ft (9.7m)
  • Height 14.8ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 5,375lbs (2,438kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,970lbs (3,161kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.216
  • Wing Loading 24.6lbs/ft2 (119.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 283.9ft2 (26.4m2)
  • Drag Points 3791

Parts

  • Number of Parts 80
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 572