ExperimentsOct 17, 2026 · 17 min read
The Roadster Flew on Two Old Ideas and 250 kg of Air
A fan car from 1970 and a spacecraft thruster from the 1960s, in one road car, under software control. The stunts were real. Run the arithmetic and you get about four seconds of hover — and one Tesla claim that does not survive contact with a calculator.
