Wacky Racers in the Air!!!!!!!!!

[Cobra]

Hey Guys, Remember the Cartoon 'Wacky Races'?? What if All the Racers were in Aircraft?? What Planes would Work for All the Racers?? just something i was Inspired to ask about! thanks for Looking. btw, Only the 'Red Max' was an aircraft!!!!!!!!!

[Daryl J.]

Dick Dastardly and Muttley took to the air later didn't they?
[Edit]   Yep.   Linky:  http://www.amazon.com/Dastardly-Muttley-Their-Flying-Machines/dp/B0007QS31A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256020040&sr=8-1

For Wacky Racers, there's a ton of material.   Putting one's brain into a blend of Rat Fink, ecological shapes, tie die and polyester should help.  

I'd start with the SE5a myself.
Penelope Pitstop would get a pink, flowerdy Travel Air Mystery Ship or a stubby Bf-109F.



Daryl J.

[Stargazer]

Of COURSE, Dastardly and Muttley DID fly, as German-ish World War One would-be aces trying to keep the same witty pigeon to carry messages across the border!

Back to Wacky Races... I really wonder what kind of aircraft the caveman brothers could possibly use??? 

[Weaver]

Wright Flyer-style thang made out of skin, bamboo and bones and pedal powered?

[SSgt Baloo]

Wright Flyer-style thang made out of skin, bamboo and bones and pedal powered?

Nah, they'd take a page from the Flintstones playbook and use pterodactyls for propulsion.

ETA: Example link to Youtube video. Look about 12 seconds in.

My favorite designs were the ones with a wood and stone airframe with smaller pterodactyls as engines.

[SSgt Baloo]

Wright Flyer-style thang made out of skin, bamboo and bones and pedal powered?

Nah, they'd take a page from the Flintstones playbook and use pterodactyls for propulsion.

ETA: Example link to Youtube video. Look about 12 seconds in.

My favorite designs were the ones with a wood and stone airframe with smaller pterodactyls as engines.

Oops! Forgot to provide the link. There will be a slight delay while I try to find it again. 

[SSgt Baloo]

Found it!

[batmancustoms]

i loved that cartoon!

[Stargazer]

Over here it gets the occasional TV repeat and it's good to see it's stil as enjoyable as way back then. My kids even like it, which can be a good sign in this case...