Mega-CNC router carves polystyrene foam into a life-size flying Delorean

When You own A huge CNC router, you have obtained has find projects that justify he. SO Why not to pull For THE sky — literally — And build THE 1980s possible thing: A full-scale flying Delorean.

Attentive readers will No doubt remember [Brian Broken] Since her recent attempt has bring A welding robot out of retirement. That work enough GOOD, And team with A great speed pin, THE giant ABB robot East NOW A of THE the biggest CNC routers We have Never seen. As For THE flying Delorean, short of THE well known Mr. Fusion mod, [Brian] had has adjust For less fictional approaches. THE project East always In It is early phase, but he appears that THE flying car will basically be A huge quadcopter, with engines And propellers hidden below THE frame. That of course means avoid THE stainless steel of THE OEM design For something lighter: extended polystyrene mousse (EPS).

THE video below watch THE manufacturing of most of THE body, which departures as big blocks of PES And ends up as shaped panels And A unthinkable Rising of dust. Individual pieces are glue together with What looks as plain old PVA adhesive. THE standard Delorean “fuck” has has been replaced by A louvered assembly that will act as A air admission; We presume THE back engine blanket will get THE even treatment. Interesting way, THE weight of THE finished model East almost Exactly What Fusion 360 predicted base on THE 3D model — A simple 13.9 kg.

[Brian] East Currently thrust test engines And propellers And has a few interesting details on that process In her writing. There is obviously A plot of work LEFT on This project, And A plot more dust has be do, And GOOD be strongly following along.