An inflatable wing using the principle of Tensairity
These Swiss guys have a new take on inflatable wings. No, not a variation on the inflatable party noisemaker horn that you blow in and unrolls like a lizard's tongue, but rather one that uses a low pressure (~3 lbs./square inch) and therefore light weight bladder as a truss web between lightweight compression and tension members. They're making lightweight inflatable bridges to drive trucks over this way.
Please read and think this over, then share your thoughts.
These Swiss guys have a new take on inflatable wings. No, not a variation on the inflatable party noisemaker horn that you blow in and unrolls like a lizard's tongue, but rather one that uses a low pressure (~3 lbs./square inch) and therefore light weight bladder as a truss web between lightweight compression and tension members. They're making lightweight inflatable bridges to drive trucks over this way.
Please read and think this over, then share your thoughts.
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