I Evolved My Oldest Super Sonic Land Vehicle To Break The Sound Barrier WAY BETTER!

Welcome to another episode of Trailmakers! Today I want to revisit my old super sonic land vehicle that used a whopping 70 dragon engines to break the sound barrier. With what I know now about super sonic speed, I think I could get a huge improvement in the number of engines by evolving the design!

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[locke_ytb]

I like the fact that ScrapMan simply looks at his old vehicle and IMMEDIATELY spots various possible improvements. He has risen.

[ThePhonax]

Scrapman, definitely revisit the small propeller sound barrier concept, it’s the one you couldn’t do! Now with your new knowledge, and improved small prop hitboxes, it’s definitely possible!

[tomasmokrys]

There is one improvement that you can make. If you have two wheels, one in the front and one in the back of a vehicle, there is a gap between the two wheels. You can fill the gap not with blocks, but with shields. Shields have a "hitbox" of the size of a normal block for the air, but the real HITbox does not exist. In your case, put 2 by 4 shield blocks on the bottom of the vehicle. It is going to remove the green arrows on the rear wheels.

[Nariku]

for those who don't understand why it rotates like that with the ski:

what's happening is that the power is only coming from the rear right, which is causing a gradual turn to the left; whereas before there was also a wheel on the front left, which balanced the output.

[Pystro]

If you are using gyro stabilizers anyways, then there's nothing keeping you from trying it with a *single wheel.* No skis, just a single wheel right behind the center of mass.

[SteveShoeLicker]

I would love to see a video where you try to break the sound barrier in the shortest distance possible, since acceleration would be important just having lots of heavy engines wouldnt be the solution so it would probably be pretty cool

[emveribardolaza]

That editor is one of the best decision scrapman did for the channel! Really made the video better with the educational stuff

[NoodleIDK]

Idea: Break the sound barrier by spinning.
Idea: Make a stable aircraft with no gyros or stabilizer fins.
Idea: Dogfight with NO BUILD RULES
Idea: Dogfight with only experimental/never built aircraft
Idea: Glider race from the highest mountain on treasure island to a finish line (Not who makes it farthest but a RACE).

[Axolotl_]

Idea: Make an airplane that can maintain stable flight without the use of a vertical tail fin/rudder or quantum rudder, by using logic or something.

[Angel_OwO_]

OMG i wached to original vid when it came out but dosent feel like 4 years lol great vid keep it up(also where running out of sound barrier options lol)

[huey]

A few videos back I had suggested skis, but on the BACK. Wheels in front, skis in back, inline with the bottom of the craft. I also used 4x1 arrow blocks all the way to the ground in front.

Using this design I was able to break it with 18 dragon engines.

Love all of the experiment videos, Scrap!

[mistymakertheguyinthecorne]

Fun fact: if you write fun fact people will read it

[nordinleger]

“Sixty seven, sixty eight, SIXTY NIINNEEE and then seventy” - Scrapman

[thekingjdd]

@ScrapMan, All of your thruster based sound barrier vehicles can be improved thanks to the recessed ski method

[therealecho]

Fun fact: Scrapman was 4 years younger in that video, time flies fast

[WoolyGriffin]

Its crazy what removing 2 wheels can do. Glad I found that, you're welcome :)

[joshuabates]

It's nice to watch videos where someone shows the progress they made over the years of doing something.

[wavecraft]

Scrapman, I was able to break the sound barrier with only 17 dragon engines by using one wheel and an extra gyro! I uploaded the recording on my channel.

[goldenandesite]

If you put shields on the underside, they will block the drag points on the rear wheels so you don’t have to use wedges in the back.

[tomsterbg]

The editor is amazing, thank you for the calculations!