Burnelli aircraft design, cheaper, safer, more fuel efficient... why aren't these being built, what does Boeing and the other major commercial airline builders have against it?

Burnelli News Story from http://justacargal.blogspot.com/search/label/Burnelli where Tere has more than one post that displays photos, engineering drawings, and lots to read to show that the basic flying wing design that has evolved or drawn inspiration from the 1921 Burnelli lifting body design is a damn good idea. Creat more lift with the body, have smaller wings, and you'll have less drag as well I imagine

The Old Motor http://theoldmotor.com/?p=5935 had posted this 1935 press photo back in Feb 2011, which is in great focus and close up of the fuselage. The 1934 Ford was underslung to demonstrate it's high altitude starting ability (would have been easier to have a press conference in high altitude Colorado mountains)

I think I've posted this image before, but it's lost in the archives if I did.

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An innovative way to get a big engine in a small car, invented many decades ago, but this is the first I've seen it, used By Shelby American on AC cars to install big blocks

Found in the Feb 2012 Hot Rod issue

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Getting closer to a compressed air car... Tata isn't the only company working on it, so is Toyota

The TATA Mini CAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis, a body of fiberglass that is glued not welded and powered by compressed air. A Microprocessor is used to control all electrical functions of the car. One tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, turn signals and every other electrical device on the car. Which are not many.
The temperature of the clean air expelled by the exhaust pipe is between 0-15 degrees below zero, which makes it suitable for use by the internal air conditioning system with no need for gases or loss of power.
There are no keys, just an access card which can be read by the car from your pocket. According to the designers, it costs less than 50 rupees per 100 KM, that's about a tenth the cost of a car running on gas. It's mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car, a factor which makes it a perfect choice for city motorists. The car has a top speed of 105 KM per hour or 60 mph and would have a range of around 300 km or 185 miles between refuels. Refilling the car will take place at adapted gas stations with special air compressors. A fill up will only take two to three minutes and costs approximately 100 rupees and the car will be ready to go another 300 kilometers.
This car can also be filled at home with it's on board compressor. It will take 3-4 hours to refill the tank, but it can be done while you sleep.

Because there is no combustion engine, changing the 1 liter of vegetable oil is only necessary every 50,000 KM or 30,000 miles. Due to its simplicity, there is very little maintenance to be done on this car.

Toyota's air powered car Kurin

Derived from the Japanese word for air (ku) and wheel (rin), the Ku:Rin project came into being in December 2006 in the Dream Car Workshop of Toyota Industries Corporation. A team of 40 members designed and built the first car to run on the air inflated by a compressor that had a pencil shaped rocket. The eco-friendly tricycle became the fastest car driven by a compressed air-engine in the world in 2009 and the company even intended to get it entered into the Guinness World Record for this achievement. Though looks like a steam punk vehicle, the Ku:Rin uses air to propel itself thus outputs zero carbon emission. Running only on air compressor, the vehicle has a speed of 80.3 MPH (129.2km/h) and is fueled by on-board compressed air tank and generates electricity by expanding the compressed air using a reversed AC compressor.
info on the Toyota from http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2011/11/1540069457/is-air-power-the-future-of-transportation.html

Thanks Mike!

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the most far out cool and ridiculous stuff I came across at SEMA

Hi Patrol 4x4'ers!  This is just one of 8700 galleries of things I've posted, I hope you'll check out some of the rest. I recommend the humorous stuff most, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/humor but I have about 1000 catagories and you might be more interested in something else specific.

Jesse

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/

Far out ridiculous rims... no self respecting Charger or Dukes fan is going to buy these Forgiato rims that badly mimic the Tornado rims

Most ridiculous vehicle to use low profiles, and thousands of dollars of airbrushing.

Most ridiculous place to put a gold club bag

I doubt the below is true. Too coincidental, and I stopped believing everything I was told many years ago, especially when it comes to advertising. I can believe it rolled down a 300 foot dune, but I doubt there was anyone in it, especially just a day before it needed to be the prize winnign advertisement for this safety roll cage

Wow this would be a lot of fun

way cool gerry can mod... this is just bitchin  http://www.rampageproducts.com/trailcan.html

coolest toy, but dangerous too. You only live once http://scooterx.biz/gas-skateboards/52ccskaterx.htm

most bolts and screws I've ever seen to hold a hub cap on

these look really damn good http://www.maxtrax.com.au/

What in the hell are these indicating?

this is the most far out and nuts amount of speakers... it's the Kicker speaker demo car http://www.galaxisound.com/tuning-show-especial-honda-vtec-kicker-demo-car/

most ugly front end I've ever seen on a Camaro

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the Auto Moto is pretty cool, gets incredible 83mpg gas mileage, and has a bunch of storage for deliveries, courier service.

 Street and highway legal, 150cc motor mounted really low to the ground for a better low center of gravity, so you can carve corners with pizazz. Cost? Msrp is 3800, it has ABS brakes, a continuously variable transmission, 3 speakers with MP3 jack, and posi traction

 Looks like about 8 pizzas worth of storage! And that is only 1/2 of the upper shelf

Here is a map of all the places you can buy them, but not in California until they get through the Calif Air Resources Board smog process
http://www.theautomoto.com/

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