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Toy inflatable

Post by Mark » Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:53 am

Just an interesting toy idea.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Mark » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:15 pm

This too reminded me of something I saw in Jane's, and that is a duffle bag with prop that can be inflated into an airplane. I think someone previously posted the inflatable craft design with two men flying along in the air. I would post it but I am really tiring of scanning and posting. Jane has worn me out.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Bruno Ogorelec » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:37 am

Thre are workable modern inflatable aircraft. Check out this Swiss company: http://www.prospective-concepts.ch/

The website is not the most user friendly of websites, but persist and you will see some amazing craft.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Mark » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:00 am

And there is this concept too.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Mark » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:01 am

Here's a pump up human "air craft" of sorts.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by marksteamnz » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:54 am

Bruno Ogorelec wrote:Thre are workable modern inflatable aircraft. Check out this Swiss company: http://www.prospective-concepts.ch/

The website is not the most user friendly of websites, but persist and you will see some amazing craft.
Fantastic Bruno. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Mark » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:20 pm

Some of those designs give a whole new meaning to the word "air" plane.
Interesting stuff. I wonder if any has ever sprung a leak?
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Bruno Ogorelec » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:38 pm

Mark wrote:I wonder if any has ever sprung a leak?
I think they have an internal cell construction that does not allow leaks to become general. A slow leak would manifest itself gradually. A bigger craft would have means of in-flight repressurization, too. Even smaller craft can carry a small compressed air bottle, I guess.

The construction is amazingly tough. I've seen pictures of cars driving across inflated 'bridges' that were only about a foot thick and completely unsupported by trusses, wires or anything else.

I guess the construction is something like a penis. The flaccid thing can become remarkably stiff when pumped up with blood. Those Swiss guys do it with plastic rubber and air.
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Re: Toy inflatable

Post by Tom » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:10 pm

Bruno Ogorelec wrote: Those Swiss guys do it with plastic rubber and air.
Well whatever works for them I suppose, If they started to leak, I suppose the smaller craft would have some sort of Viagra capsule they could use?

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