Air Power

[mart.hart]

Air Powered cars are now in production and looks to have some quite good results.
Looking forward to where this may go.
You could use the frame as a storage tank and fill up at a garage tyre inflator.
In pictures: the car powered by air - Car News | MSN Cars UK

Mart

 

[flecc]

Yes, they've been very determinedly developing these for some while now. Compressing air to extreme pressures is a very inefficient process though, consuming so much energy I can't see a long term future for this technology.

Their electricity free nature makes them ideal for internal use in some dangerous environments though, like oil refineries, chemical plants, explosives works etc.
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[Barnowl]

Dream on. I don't think garage tyre inflators can do 350 bar

Interesting French designed vehicles.

 

[mart.hart]

Dream on. I don't think garage tyre inflators can do 350 bar

Interesting French designed vehicles.

How about a foot pump ?

You would need a good frame though. Imagine if it blew whilst sat on it.
Seat post travelling at 200mph

 

[flecc]

How about a foot pump ?

. Bigfoot?

No human could pump to the required pressures in a realistic timeframe.
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[Barnowl]

How about a foot pump ?

You would need a good frame though. Imagine if it blew whilst sat on it.
Seat post travelling at 200mph

LOL. Could become an ejector seat.

4 bar is less than 60PSI & 110 PSI is only 7.5 bar just to give it some perspective.

 

[eddieo]

These French designed Air cars have been around and promised for a while and I thought the original company had sold the rights to TATA the indian car maker.

the originals had a few different body styles including a van and are more practical then the quirky 3 wheeler......

YouTube - Air Car! Runs on compressed air!

YouTube - CARS THAT RUN ON AIR ! ? COMING NEXT YEAR - GEM

The video shows them trundling around the Cote de Azur where the french company was based.

 

[mart.hart]

This prototype blew at only 200 psi.

 

[Barnowl]

Tee Hee. That'd make your eyes water.

 

[Phil [OnBike]]

Brilliant....... I think