Why stop there? Do like Breedlove & add a fin on the roof that moves with the
steering input (wheel) and helps to turn the car with air pressure.
Ed
"Hyatt Engineering Ltd." wrote:
> OK, how about if I steer with both the front and rear wheels, and propel the
> car with neither (middle wheel drive, see the attachment) !
> The rationale is:
> Directional stability is maintained by the front and rear wheels if the
> middle driving wheels are spun or locked up
> The wheelbase is lengthened without the usual compromise in chassis
> stiffness associated with the extreme span from front to rear wheels in the
> conventional arrangement
> The engine (most of the mass) is far forward, and the center of aerodynamic
> pressure is rearward so it is self correcting and inherently stable at speed
> The drivers tank is at "zero energy state", with the engine, fuel, battery
> and other sources of potential energy in the other tank
> The loading of the steering wheels (relative to the driving wheels) is to a
> considerable extent adjustable by jacking them without moving the center of
> gravity
> I call the steering "telemark" style, in that the curve is carved by front
> and rear wheels turning in opposite directions, just like you do when
> downhill skiing on cross country skis (the telemark (sp?) technique)
> Of course we will never know if it works, if it remains illegal.
>
> Greg
> PS John, I was planning on doing this with the tanks I bought from you last
> year, which turned out to be from the F-84F (the USAF museum is just down
> the road from me, the ultimate resource for such info)
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