"De Lorean DMC-12 has been an inspiration for countless design iterations all these years, right from the time it was first showcased to the world in the Back to the Future movie trilogy. Driven by Doc Brown to trigger time travel at the speed of 88 mph, the futuristic vehicle customized for the movie made this possible using a 1.21 gigawatt power source and flux capacitor."
"The rear-engine two-seater sports car with its stainless steel body and gull-winged doors was a desirable object for motorheads, even more so, given its limited production run (approximately 9,000 units) in the early 80s. In fact, the DMC-12 went out of production even before the release of the movie. Now, a DIYer imagines the ionic car as a flying machine made out of an unassuming material."
"This one has been more than a year in making, as Brian finalized the basic form factor on the flying DeLorean using a mega-sized CNC router. The body is made out of Styrofoam panels encapsulating the carbon fiber frame (replacing the previous aluminum frame) and motorized louvers and doors. Talking of the ladder frame, it has carbon fiber tubes and forged carbon fiber corners that are carved using tow nd resin using a 3D printing technique."
The DeLorean DMC-12 inspired many design iterations after its Back to the Future appearance. A DIY builder spent more than a year creating a flying DeLorean replica, finalizing the form with a mega-sized CNC router. The body uses Styrofoam panels over a carbon-fiber frame, replacing the original aluminum, and includes motorized louvers and gull-wing doors. The ladder frame uses carbon fiber tubes and forged carbon fiber corners carved using tow nd resin via 3D printing. The build adds a tire-tilting mechanism that retracts wheels before landing and uses four rotors at each corner for lift. Initial flights require airframe and PID tuning refinements.
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