Lub Cim Curtiss '1' Hluav Taws Xob Hluav Taws Xob yog Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws Ntawm Lub Hnub Nyoog Hluav Taws Xob Tshiab

Lub maus taus hluav taws xob tseem pom kev loj hlob sai los ntawm cov tuam txhab xws li Zero, Harley-Davidson, Energica thiab kev pib ua lag luam, tab sis ib qho marque uas kuv tau taug qab ib pliag yog Curtiss Maus taus, nyob hauv Louisiana.

Lub npe los ntawm tus tsim thiab CEO Matt Chambers rau pioneer maus taus, cav thiab aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, tau muab cov ntaub qhwv tawm ntawm nws cov tsheb kauj vab hluav taws xob zoo nkauj, uas tam sim no tau nkag mus rau ntau lawm. Pib ntawm $ 83,000, Curtis "The 1" yog ib qho khoom siv tes ua los ntawm kev sib cav rolling artwork, thiab Chambers insists buyers factory customize nws rau lawv nyiam yog li tsis muaj ob yuav zoo ib yam.

Kuv ib txwm tsis mus rau hauv lub tsheb kauj vab no (ntaus lossis hluav taws xob), tab sis Curtiss kuj tau luam tawm 45-feeb cov ntaub ntawv, Txoj Kev Tuag, hais txog lub tsheb kauj vab uas yeej highlights nws txoj kev zoo nkauj, tab sis moreso nws muaj zog function-follows-form design ethos uas frankly surprise kuv. Nws tsis yog tias Lub 1 yog qhov txawv ntawm kev siv tshuab, tab sis txoj kev tsheb tuam tsim kev siv tshuab tiag tiag teem nws sib nrug los ntawm zoo nkauj npaum li cas lwm yam maus taus, thiab cov kev xaiv no kuj ua rau ib tug tshwj xeeb aesthetic.

Lub tuam txhab Curtiss Motors muaj cov hauv paus hauv Chamber lub tuam txhab yav dhau los, Confederate Motors, tam sim no ua haujlwm raws li Combat Motors los ntawm lwm tus uas tsis muaj daim ntawv nkag Chambers. Tab sis thaum ntxov Confederate designs yog heev tshiab thaum nws los txog rau thav duab, diav rawg thiab tag nrho cov qauv tsim, thiab tseem nrhiav-tom qab collectables hnub no. Chambers tau hais tias nws tau txais kev tshoov siab kom txav mus rau kev tsim hluav taws xob maus taus thaum nws pib Curtiss Motors, tab sis cov tswv yim radical tseem nyob, thiab ntau lub tswv yim tau tsaws hauv Lub 1.

Kuv tau muab piv rau cov lus dab neeg Brough Superior hauv cov ntawv xov xwm feem ntau rau qhov zoo nkauj, vim tias Brough tau tsim los ua tus huab tais ceev ntawm lub sijhawm ua tsov rog ua ntej, uas nws yog, nrog lub ntsuas ntsuas qhov ntsuas tau pom zoo uas tau tshaj tawm ntawm 150mph. Puas yog Brough kov 150 ntawm ib lub sijhawm thaum cov maus taus feem ntau yuav tawm tsam 90 mph, cia nyob ib leeg 100? Nws yeej tuaj yeem tshuab dhau lub xyoo pua tau yooj yim. Cov qauv huv huv mus rau ib quarter lab daus las cov hnub no. Tab sis Chambers hais tias kev ua haujlwm ntawm cov lag luam nrawm Glenn Curtiss yog qhov kev tshoov siab tiag tiag rau Lub 1 thiab lwm yam qauv. Curtiss tau tsim lub V8 fais fab maus taus thiab coj nws mus rau qhov txwv - 136 mais ib teev - rov qab rau xyoo 1907, ua rau nws yog "tus txiv neej ceev tshaj plaws" rau xyoo. Tom qab ntawd nws tsiv mus rau kev ua dav hlau thiab aviation powerplants. Ib qho thaum ntxov Curtiss Motors electric maus taus renders them khoom plig rau lub tsheb kauj vab V8, uas tam sim no nyob rau hauv Smithsonian. Cov ntaub ntawv ceev maus taus sawv rau qhov tsis txaus ntseeg 27 xyoo. Curtiss yog ib hom ntawm Elon Musk-hom cwj pwm, nrhiav tau ntau lub lag luam thiab ua feat ntawm derring-do ntawm nws cov maus taus thiab dav hlau. Nws yog neeg nplua nuj thiab txawm tshwm sim ntawm lub npog ntawm Time magazine.

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CEO Chambers, nrog rau Lead Designer JT Nesbitt, Design Engineer Vinay Valleru thiab Designer thiab Strategist Jordan Cornille, tau tuaj nrog lub tshuab muaj kuab heev thiab muaj kev caij tsheb zoo heev hauv Curtiss 1. Ib qho tseem ceeb rau lub tsheb kauj vab kev ua tau zoo: adjustability.

Saib ntawm cov khoom uas ua rau Curtiss 1, nws yooj yim xav tias lawv yog "tsuas yog ua yeeb yam." Qee cov khoom, zoo li lub hauv paus vaned seem ua ntej ntawm lub rooj zaum, tau tsim kom meej meej nrog style hauv siab, tab sis saib ze dua, thiab cov ntsiab lus tshwm sim uas qhia cov neeg tsim qauv tau koom nrog kev ntxhov siab thiab ntau theem ntawm kev hloov kho rau hauv lub tsheb kauj vab kom haum rau cov neeg caij tsheb thiab los kho qhov kev ua tau zoo - tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tuav - ntawm txoj kev.

Ob qho tib si pem hauv ntej thiab sab nraub qaum tuaj yeem hloov kho rau cov khoom ib txwm muaj xws li rov qab damping thiab preloading, tab sis los ntawm kev siv ib tug xov tooj ntawm finely milled concentric adjusters, tej yam xws li rake, txoj kev thiab wheelbase kuj hloov tau. Koj yuav xav tau lub sijhawm thiab cov cuab yeej los ua nws, tab sis Curtiss ua rau cov neeg kho kom yooj yim nkag mus thiab hloov pauv, muab cov tswv lub peev xwm los hloov lub tsheb kauj vab los ntawm lub nkoj qis qis mus rau qee yam uas muaj peev xwm ua si ntau dua.

Ntawm nws cov tub ntxhais, 475-phaus Curtiss 1 ua rau 110 horsepower los ntawm nws cov counter-rotating Axial Flux YASA P400 hluav taws xob lub cev muaj zog uas kuj ua rau 145 phaus taw ntawm torque. Cov lej no tau muab tso rau hauv kev sib tw nrog kev muab los ntawm Zero thiab lwm tus, thiab xyuas kom Lub 1 yuav muaj peev xwm mus nrawm nrawm thaum saib zoo, tab sis nws kuj yuav tsis dhau qhov kev nrawm rau cov neeg caij tsheb tshiab. Lub hwj chim los ntawm lub roj teeb 8.8kWh, uas Curtiss hais tias muab Lub 1 lub nroog ntawm 120 mais hauv nroog caij tsheb thiab 70 mais ntawm txoj kev loj. Kom meej meej tsis yog ib qho kev mus ncig ntev, tab sis qhov ntawd yuav tsum tau pom tseeb los ntawm kev tsim tag nrho. Them rau 80% yuav siv sij hawm ob teev ntawm theem II J1772 kev sib txuas, nrog 100% tuaj 40 feeb tom qab.

Thawj renders ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab nrog nws cov qis-slung, me ntsis phallic roj teeb pob yeej tsa ob peb pob muag, tab sis dua, ua kom qhov hnyav qis hauv lub tsheb kauj vab ntxiv rau kev siv roj teeb ntau tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv ib lub pob ntim raws li qhov yuav tsum tau muaj lub tog raj kheej es tsis yog lub thawv, raws li rau tus tsim qauv Nesbitt, uas yog tus coj lub zog tsim qauv. Thaum ntxov renders muaj lub roj teeb zaum hla tus ncej zoo ib yam li BMW boxer motor. Lub proboscis tseem ceeb ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab ntau lawm yog tamed me ntsis los ntawm cov qauv nyob ib puag ncig nws, nrog rau kev kho tau pem hauv ntej thiab nram qab subframes, uas tau ua hauv carbon fiber.

Tsav yog los ntawm carbon-fiber Gates txoj siv sia uas nyob hauv qab lub npog carbon fiber, tej zaum tsuas yog qhov tsim qauv kuv pom qhov txawv me ntsis. Txwv tsis pub, yuav luag qib fractal ntawm cov ntsiab lus me me ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab ua si nrog koj ob lub qhov muag. Muaj ib lub moos nyob rau ntawm qhov chaw ntawm lub handlebars, braced los ntawm ob yuav luag steam-punk nyob ntawm tej uas coj mus rau hauv lub headlight / speedometer cheeb tsam. Lub rear swingarm pivot khiav los ntawm qhov nruab nrab ntawm lub tshuab hluav taws xob, txhais tau tias txhua qhov kev sib tw swingarm ua rau txoj siv tawv nruj tsis tas yuav tsum muaj lub log idler lossis lwm yam teeb meem. Kab rov tav monoshock rear ncua kev kawm ntawv muaj kev xaiv ntawm ob lub ntsiab lus pivot uas cuam tshuam rau kev caij tsheb siab thiab ncua kev txiav txim yog nyob rau ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab sab laug, thiab cov neeg yuav khoom tau txais ob lub rooj zaum tawv - ib tug solo thiab ob-up eeb - nrog kev yuav khoom. Ob tus neeg caij tsheb thiab cov neeg caij tsheb tuaj yeem xaiv los ntawm ntau hom kev tso rau ntawm ko taw rau ntawm cov phaj ua ntej drilled uas tuav lub pegs.

Cov nyees khawm thiab cov keyboards ntawm lub handlebars yog dav hlau-zoo, thiab cov pa roj carbon fenders reminiscent ntawm vintage BMW R-series tshuab tau ua tib zoo crafted di ncauj rau nag caij. Braking yog ua tiav nrog cov khoom sandwich-style Beringer Aerotech 4D rotors, uas muab lub zog nres niaj hnub tab sis muab qhov kev xav ntawm vintage nruas nres ntawm Lub 1. Bar-kawg tsom iav qhuas ib suite ntawm LED teeb liab thiab teeb, artisan nyob rau hauv lawv me me thiab tsim, thiab khaws 1 DOT raws cai. Tus qauv log yog 19-nti hais rims pem hauv ntej thiab nraub qaum. Carbon fiber tsib-hais log yog ib qho kev xaiv $ 2,500, thiab thaum lub sij hawm pib khiav yuav ua tiav nyob rau hauv dub, unpainted "dawb" tsheb kauj vab raws li pom nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv yog nyob rau hauv kab. Cov tswv kuj tuaj yeem qhia cov xim kev cai.

Ntawm yuav luag rau tus lej rau lub hauv paus Curtiss 1, cov neeg yuav khoom yuav tau txais cov khoom siv tsheb thauj mus los uas txawj sib xyaws kos duab, kev tshawb fawb thiab caij kev lom zem, thiab CEO Chambers hais tias lawv tab tom tsim cov tsheb kauj vab kom zoo li qub txeeg qub teg ntawm tus nqi thiab tsis tshua muaj. Nesbitt hais tias thawj 50 lub tsheb kauj vab yuav sib sau ua ke hauv New Orleans ntawm Curtiss qhov chaw tseem ceeb. Cov neeg caij tsheb txaus siab tuaj yeem tau txais cov ntaub ntawv ntau ntawm no.