American Air car 1989

[automan1223]

I did not know Enron, and ken lay were arab ? ....

[automan1223]

wow, thats pretty good. Back around your time University of Wisconsin or somewhere around there the college kids developed a gas powered version of that using a 9 hp ICE and a compressor to regenerate the air tanks. Air is the way of the future ! did you ever put this in a passenger car ?

[blickblocks]

1:40 sounds like industrial trance!

[jim44086]

the technolegy has been around for hundreds of years it was called the steam engine it could also run off compressed air

[mikehanoo33]

Coincidentally, therefore, it is not surprising that most research regarding ‘freely derived energy’ systems come from non ‘structured-thinking’ individuals, who recognize the possibility of such ‘systems’ because they are not contaminated with ‘cognitive dissonance’ baggage. They are willing to recognize novel attributes not previously anticipated, because they have not lent themselves to previously learned encumbrances. --- Leslie R. Pastor

[jlb2]

Dude, you should make a "Paddle Cab" from your design and sale them to those who use paddle cabs in the bigger cities. This business could help you finance and expose your invention. the prototype bike you have in this video could easily be modified into a cab design.

[Topazman12]

Keep up your work. Terry Miller invented the Air Car in 1979 in USA. You can do it too.

[alzcove]

@Topazman12 Terry Miller was a good friend of mine and my mentor on this project.

I improved his design considerably, and it was with much help from him that i completed mine. He was a keen mind amd is missed. Mr Miller passed away some years ago, complications due to his diabeties, may he RIP.

[gooddiehl]

@alzcove Has any further progress been made on this?

[Topazman12]

Keep up the good work.

[vengencefrom1979]

this would wipe out the oil companies and put saudi arabia back into the stoneage.

[Minuvash]

Great Thanks

[judoyodan]

I am thinking about making an air car and recharging the tanks via windmill. Probably biting off more than I can chew, but if there is any similar ideas out there, would like to hear anout them.

[dhswpea]

I hope you kept at it.. air powered cars are the way of the future.....

[pumpkinpie78]

The problem was not that you're a minor and didn't have a degree. The problem was that you didn't show them how you could've made their wallet fat.

[Luminaring]

This machine demonstrates your ability to think of and build a complex system. the air car happened not because that french guy talked about it, but rather because he could do an analysis of it potential efficiency in mpg. it boils down to a Kwatt of electricity in 1/3 the cost of Kwatt of gasoline. store the electricity as work in compressed air, and build a car for equal price of gasoline car. new car co.

[VerystrangeMaster]

1:40 to 1:48 it's like a beatboxer man :)))

[FoZZy1300]

and this piston moves this gear which moves the drive shaft which moves this gear, this 22 tooth gear. It's really not a very complicated setup...

lq2m... great job, I want to build one..

[yllibllik]

you cant get all your energy back from any power source.good ol law of c of e. and funny, the huge compressor in my basement can compress tons of air for pennies.

[yllibllik]

the cost ratio of a machine like this as apposed to a H2 vehicle or purely battery driven vehicle is crazy. a machine like this can be made for under $1000 and run on pennies. even with dreams and stephen hawkins as a pit boss,you would not even come close to that with batteries or H2.

[yllibllik]

and how do you think hydrogen is separated from water? or how do you get the electricity for the batteries running that electric car? some magical potion that does it? or maybe your rapier like wit? do you know how much power it takes to convert water to hydrogen as apposed to compressing air? how about charging a large bank of batteries? i'm betting you don't. what about replacing batteries? those metals and chemicals don't just jump out of the ground and smelt themselves.then disposal too.huh?

[archaedemos]

awesome

[bruceok]

"I built this when i was 15 which was about 18 years ago. I could make no progress with car companies on starting a working car prototype as I was a minor and had no degrees." I hope you got a patent; the French (MDI) are stealing your idea.

[alzcove]

the MDI vehicle has a completly diffrent motor and cam function. it is an entirely unique air motor design, which is less capable of the conservation of my rough design. but i Laud the man and have communicated with him a few times, I urge him to continue and applaud his successes

[trimphbsa]

Pure genius! You are a cut above the rest. What have you been up to since this invention?

[booku4]

I hope you will tell me you sold your Idea to a Frenchman, because he says he invented the first air car. I see he is not telling the truth!

[oldtilter]

Super Job!..Too bad were stuck with the infernal combustion engine ..100 year old technology

[JasonTaintedDarkness]

this technology is older, it is effectively the same as a steam engine. the only difference is this uses air and a steam train uses water. it uses a piston the same as a steam train

[alzcove]

Update. As an FYI for people. I Am not working on this more, I had my run with the oil men and government agencies, way too much head-ache and expense. When I built this i had high hopes and dreams, but only ever wanted to show it could be done. This project was in hopes that showing others would inspire people to make their own and improve the processes. when i built this, gas was still less than $1.25/gal but i saw what was coming, war with Iraq just brought it sooner.

Good luck with yours!

[oddamit]

buddy dont let the big dogs stop your drive. just start your own biz showing people how THEY can build one themselves. I would buy the plans today. come on man dont quit now!!!

[krankiev]

Very impressive for being built by a fifteen year old kid. 5 hard earned stars. btw i'm 16 not 24 lol

[Minuvash]

Super. you can transform the American transportation.

Please don't even hesitate a moment. Contact Steven Meadows and Igor Pasternak in California and bring it to people. You have a good clean mind and you will be successful.

[xlfutur1]

Had the US auto companies invested in this technology (or any!) since 1989, the arabs would be nomads living in tents today. instead they live in palatial estates and laugh at the stupid ass americans who keep telling them to produce more of what we buy from them at ridiculous prices.

[VisionQuest2012]

Nice! With 2 or more of those air ram pistons you could run an 18 wheeler. Throw in some large carbon fiber tanks and away she should go.

[kmkledzep]

dude make a two weeler

[herbicin]

Great working model - It would be great if you were to show how to make one so others can make one to drive around for small trips.

Very impressive!

[Trance88]

That is a cool concept! Air cars may be even more fuel efficient than electric cars!

[alzcove]

Um yes man it IS running off a basic inert mixture of nitrogen/oxygen, meaning AIR. yes the same air your breathing (although alot more pure as was for most part coming from a welding company, dirt cheap as it was considered by-product from them seperating gases to get welding oxy/acetaleyn) I actually at one point hooked a line to exhaust and a scuba mask to show it was breathable.

[Mercury888]

is this usign compressed air?

[RDpapichulo]

People are pretty dumb to be paying for gas when we had air power since the 1970's. I will never buy a car unless it's air powered

[bradmann85]

its a good idea to me! the piston mechinism looks like a part of the old steam engine train. keep up the good work.

[ryankeiser]

Do you have any plans anywhere for other people (such as me) to build it? This thing is awsome. How did you come up with it?

[jeffery4507]

Thanks for sharing that very interesting haven't seen a cylinder design like that before.

[naturalfur]

I'm with tomorrowquest. GIT ER DONE

[normellow]

It sounds like techno at high speed!

[kdelaere]

LOL you're right!

[tomorrowquest]

This is a fascinating devise and your gearing (5:1) is solid economy. The Di Pietro rotary engine is good, but yours has as much potential. The MDI is noisy, does not live up to its hype, and, even though piston concept is proven, there are better, more economical and simpler systems. Please do us all a favor and make this idea live. Thanks for sharing after all these years.

[mirezwer]

cool :)

[visataxes]

TATA Cars India and France are releasing air cars this year. looks like neocons have a firm grip in US, i am sorry.

[woodytwoshoes]

Only a matter of time.....

[honda4004]

"SIMPLE" AND THATS WHAT HAS MADE YOU GET NO WHERE as all things for corporations to take on must be made to look hard so we cannot achieve our independant lifes ! but it is changing with the internet university thanks.

[melsoftm]

reminds me of a steam engine...

[alzcove]

It should it's the same basic function. the steam engine was a much less effective design, as the ability to compress gases back then wasn't as readily available. otherwise yes, the expansion of the steam was equal to the expansion of air under pressure ( though not Ft LB per Psi, equal) as the means for moving the pistons.

[TOMHBOMB1963]

This simple unit in this video use about an 80 mm cylinder and the lever on the crank is approx 100 mm. For the non technical reading here this produces around 240 nm of torque or that of a 2 -2.5 litre 4 cylinder car. So it has force to move things. Get your vertical windmill(torque to run a compressor)or solar power to compress air all day for your car and house.ALZCOVE thanks for making me think. A person with more money has made a wankel rotary air engine in australia. Goodbye gas soon!!!!

[iCEL55]

Keep inventing, the world needs more poeple like you!

[ugabugamusic]

Nice, thanks for sharing this. A shame that any patents would be outdated by now. It looks as though you beat the Uruguay inventor by many years. see the last 1/3 of the following vid to see the function. similar..yours predates it!

Moto a aire comprimido, año2005

[alzcove]

No real updates. In 92 i donated the car i had made and all the odds and ends i had left to a missouri based Not for profit company i think was called Numacomp or sumsuch. one of the CEO's was the daughter of a mentor of mine. by around 1995 they had built 3 geo metro's with diff air motor builds. other than that no new info. also DO NOT ask how far it goes on a tank or what top speed and range is as all of those statistics are completly configurable in design.

[betatalk357]

How much did it cost you to build the machine featured in the video?  What makes the engine synchronize the input/ output of the ram to make perfect rotation? Did you increase air flow to speed up the ram? How big an air tank did you need to run it and how much did a cylinder of compressed air cost? Can you reuse the air in the system or does it just drain the compressed air out of the system?

[alzcove]

it cost me around 435$ to build this machine, the spool valve controls the porting of air and had a rod with stops as an actuator lever. yes more PSI in means more power/speed out. I took it to Tusla OK and filled it with CNG (natural gas) up to 2600psi and it cost 34 cents in 1990. I was venting the exhaust, but you can add reuse tanks and cylinders yes.

[betatalk357]

This is a very impressive machine. This runs alongside a great invention as the 1957 BMW Isetta or the Peel P50. Have you ever looked at Jeremy Clarkson's (Top Gear, BBC) review of the smallest car in the world? We need stuff like this and the Peel P50!

[ChiefJusticeBadger]

What changes and progress have you made in these 18 years? What's top speed and range? Could your engine power a snowmobile type clutch system? In short, how about an update?

[amoniacarater]

wow! 18 years ago?! this is great ;)

[alzcove]

Oh they supported it just fine with the smiles and nods and even a Missouri Junior mastery and achievments award. but (at the time) Gov. Ashcroft was only interested in pictures, Because helping me hurt his millon dollar Oil company donations from Sadam Husseins Family or whatnot.

[Fiziali]

Hey, Pony, that was awesome, too bad the US Govt doesn't support things like that, hehe.

[alzcove]

as an FYI it was geared at 5:1 so for every 1 turn of the crankshaft the wheels would turn 5 times. and I used only one cylinder but could have added more and a reuse tank for each to increase distance out-put, but this was built for speed and demonstration.

[goney3]

That is amazing! and at 15! ... you're my hero :)