A1_8 Chitty Bang Bang

Abstract

The film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tells the story of a man and his incredible car. One of the things his car was capable of is the ability to fly. This paper investigates the feasibility of such a vehicle based on the film specifications. In reality the car as it is seen in the film would not be able to fly but by increasing the wing area from 10m² to 56.99m² the car would be able to take-off within its normal performance parameters.