From Design to Implementation: Miles Designs and Builds a Car

Miles decided that he wanted to design a car.  Above is his concept of a fan car.

We thought a little testing was necessary in the "proof of concept" stage.  So we strapped a fan to the skateboard and tried to move it across the floor.  Success!! 

Then Miles tried to ride across the front hall.  No such luck.  

The boys decided to go with a drift cart design that would use gravity instead of fan power.  

Here they are placing the pieces.  

Daddy did all the dangerous jobs.

Checking the high for the handle.  

Trying it out at the river.  

Desired result obtained.

My turn!! 

Here's Daddy in a drift.  

Here we go again! 

Miles and Chris have plans to paint it green this evening and then go again!!