Comments on: Collapsible Airplane Wings Are Made of Rubber Tubing (Feb, 1931) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: slim http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060197 slim Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:04:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060197 Here you go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane Here you go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060136 jayessell Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:43:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060136 Dear Mythbusters: I saw a photo of a glider made of inflated rubber tubes covered with fabric. I doubt it would be possible to achieve an air pressure high enough to keep the wings rigid. Without killing yourself or Kari, can you recreate this improbable AIRcraft? yours Dear Mythbusters:

I saw a photo of a glider made of inflated rubber tubes covered with fabric.
I doubt it would be possible to achieve an air pressure high enough to keep the wings rigid.
Without killing yourself or Kari, can you recreate this improbable AIRcraft?

yours

]]> By: Kent http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060133 Kent Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:04:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060133 Inflatoplane? Inflatoplane?

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060110 Toronto Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:00:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060110 I'm picturing myself with my trusty Rema patch kit, out on a wing... I’m picturing myself with my trusty Rema patch kit, out on a wing…

]]> By: JM http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060103 JM Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:23:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060103 At least if you fall on water, you could keep floating in that At least if you fall on water, you could keep floating in that

]]> By: slim http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060100 slim Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:49:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060100 Imagine pumping it up? Imagine pumping it up?

]]> By: Eliyahu http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/collapsible-airplane-wings-are-made-of-rubber-tubing/comment-page-1/#comment-1060093 Eliyahu Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:12:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5252#comment-1060093 Imagine trying to get FAA certification for this sort of contraption? Imagine trying to get FAA certification for this sort of contraption?

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