ianxofour | Bad Piggies: Heavy Bomber Strikes Runaway Egg @ianxofour | Uploaded 11 years ago | Updated 4 hours ago
I've previously demonstrated a bomber that can carry 2 bombs in the S-1 sandbox:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMHiqTIjANU
This video has a scaled up version of the bomber using Field of Dreams, which has a larger starting slate that can also accommodate a small rover with a runaway egg. The balloons over the bomber are used to gently lower the plane so that the TNT bombs slide into the weapons bays without exploding. In case you didn't know, the weight of a vehicle with balloons will suddenly increase when it makes contact with the ground. Since the front wheel of the bomber touches the ground first during the bomb-loading operation, the rear wheel needs to be padded with a sand bag underneath so that the lower balloons don't pop when the bomber suddenly drops as a result of the additional weight. The lower balloons keep the TNT in place during flight, and the wheels on the bomber keep the balloons from rolling out of position. Pop the lower balloons to drop the bombs.
The egg's escape vehicle is a small rover that uses the suction cup wheel, which has more traction than the standard drive wheel. This added traction on the front wheel allows the rover to pull away from the bomber at start up so that it doesn't disturb the loading of the bombs. Using both drive wheels and suction cup wheels on the same vehicle also allows you to tune the speed of the vehicle if needed (e.g., front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, or all wheel drive).
During the bomb-loading operation, the TNT boxes often get jammed as they slide into the weapons bay, or a lower balloon may pop due to contact with the ground. As a result, it can take many attempts (e.g., a few minutes) in order to correctly load the bomber so that it can perform a conventional takeoff on the runway. The last clip shows a more robust way to load the bomber, but the takeoff is less realistic.
I've previously demonstrated a bomber that can carry 2 bombs in the S-1 sandbox:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMHiqTIjANU
This video has a scaled up version of the bomber using Field of Dreams, which has a larger starting slate that can also accommodate a small rover with a runaway egg. The balloons over the bomber are used to gently lower the plane so that the TNT bombs slide into the weapons bays without exploding. In case you didn't know, the weight of a vehicle with balloons will suddenly increase when it makes contact with the ground. Since the front wheel of the bomber touches the ground first during the bomb-loading operation, the rear wheel needs to be padded with a sand bag underneath so that the lower balloons don't pop when the bomber suddenly drops as a result of the additional weight. The lower balloons keep the TNT in place during flight, and the wheels on the bomber keep the balloons from rolling out of position. Pop the lower balloons to drop the bombs.
The egg's escape vehicle is a small rover that uses the suction cup wheel, which has more traction than the standard drive wheel. This added traction on the front wheel allows the rover to pull away from the bomber at start up so that it doesn't disturb the loading of the bombs. Using both drive wheels and suction cup wheels on the same vehicle also allows you to tune the speed of the vehicle if needed (e.g., front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, or all wheel drive).
During the bomb-loading operation, the TNT boxes often get jammed as they slide into the weapons bay, or a lower balloon may pop due to contact with the ground. As a result, it can take many attempts (e.g., a few minutes) in order to correctly load the bomber so that it can perform a conventional takeoff on the runway. The last clip shows a more robust way to load the bomber, but the takeoff is less realistic.
