Profile image

MacGyver Challenge Entry-Balloon Bike

122k asteroidbook345  6.0 years ago
Auto Credit Based on FalconGT12's MACGYVER CHALLENGE


Story

It’s 1987-MacGyver has been trapped in a Libyan junkyard by a group of terrorists who have left him to die and needs to escape quietly and efficiently. He finds two metal boat shells, rivets them together, and fills them with helium from two wasted tanks. He finds a discarded bicycle and replaces the front wheel with a cardboard stablilizer held together by PVC pipe. He then mounts the helium tank to the bike with more PVC and puts a ballast tank made from an old fuel tank. After that, he mounts two electric fans powered by a small rotary generator in the pedals. The rig works successfully, getting MacGyver out of the junkyard to his getaway driver he called with a makeshift radio.


Controls

Act. 1 - Gyro
Act. 2 + Throttle - Fans
Throttle - Ballast
Gear - Kick Stand Retract
Trim - Shift “body weight” for pitch


Note

Being pretty difficult to work out while building a flying bike before he died of thirst or heat stroke, MacGyver had little time to work out, limiting his range.
.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor MACGYVER CHALLENGE
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 28.3ft (8.6m)
  • Length 73.1ft (22.3m)
  • Height 50.7ft (15.5m)
  • Empty Weight 11,270lbs (5,112kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,270lbs (5,112kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.996
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.07
  • Wing Loading 43.2lbs/ft2 (210.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 261.0ft2 (24.3m2)
  • Drag Points 29646

Parts

  • Number of Parts 423
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,239
  • Log in to leave a comment
  • Profile image
    24.1k BagelPlane

    Man this thing is cool!

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image

    cool anyway.

    5.9 years ago
  • Profile image

    @asteroidbook345 I'm a fan of the new Macgyver. Sorry, haven't seen this.

    5.9 years ago
  • Profile image
    9,220 T8flight

    well yeah, but something always goes wrong so theres a leak in the rivets right as the terrorists see him, so he has to jump out into a convieniently located lake and swims to safety

    5.9 years ago
  • Profile image
    2,565 FalconGT12

    @asteroidbook345 your welcome

    6.0 years ago
  • Profile image
    2,565 FalconGT12

    @asteroidbook345 it work very well

    6.0 years ago
  • Profile image
    2,565 FalconGT12

    30 out of 30

    6.0 years ago
  • Profile image
    2,565 FalconGT12

    good i give 10 out of 10 on looks

    6.0 years ago
  • Profile image
    232 bcook333

    Happy new year

    6.0 years ago