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⚫ '''Douglas "Doug" Malewicki''' is an American aerospace engineer and inventor of Polish descent. Many of his inventions concern flying vehicles, but the range is quite diverse.<ref></ref> He is also the concept creator and inventor of ] PRT (]).
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* Guinness world record for street-legal vehicles driven at freeway speeds
* 2012 Orange County Register's Outdoor Sportsman of the Year
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⚫ '''Douglas "Doug" Malewicki''' is an American aerospace engineer and inventor of Polish descent. Many of his inventions concern flying vehicles, but the range is quite diverse.<ref>{{usurped|1=}}</ref> He is also the concept creator and inventor of ] PRT (]).<ref></ref>


==Green vehicles== ==Green vehicles==
Malewicki spent the past 25 years advancing the ] concept: ultra-light computer-controlled cars hanging below aluminum ] (magnetic levitation) tracks that could be supported above roads just by utility poles or the sides of buildings. Skytran basically combines maglev (which allows high speeds) and a hanging design (more stable; smaller tracks) with the 1960s idea of ] (PRT) -- cars individual commuters take directly to their destination (hence "Personal"), but computer-driven and available to others after they exit (hence "Transit"). Another key PRT idea Skytran follows is exiting the main track for boarding; so the cars behind don't need to wait as they do with mass transit vehicles. Malewicki spent 25 years advancing the ] concept of ultra-light computer-controlled cars hanging below aluminum ] (magnetic levitation) tracks that could be supported above roads just by utility poles or the sides of buildings. Skytran basically combines maglev (which allows high speeds) and a hanging design (more stable and smaller tracks) with the 1960s' idea of personal rapid transit (PRT) -- cars that individual commuters take directly to their destination (hence "personal"), but computer-driven and available to others after they exit (hence "transit"). Another key PRT idea that Skytran follows is exiting the main track for boarding, so that the cars behind do not need to wait as they do with mass transit vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bigthink.com/dougmalewicki |title=About Doug Malewicki and the Skytran concept |website=BigThink}} Includes a video interview with Malewicki.</ref> In 2019, Israeli media said that Skytran was being considered as a transportation solution for bringing baggage and passengers from the new ] to the city of Eilat, {{convert|20|km}} away.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/654345 |title=New innovation: Floating from Timna to Eilat |author=Ilan Getenu |date=May 2, 2019 |work=] |language=he}}</ref> Skytran was advanced in Israel from 2002 and was proposed at the ] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oknesset.org/meetings/4/0/406014.html |title=Committee for Gasoline Replacements |publisher=The ] |date=February 8, 2011 |language=he}}</ref> In 2011, it was revealed that a model of Skytran was being developed with ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-money/tech/Article-91deaca05615a31004.htm&sCh=31750a2610f26110&pId=786102762 |title=If no light rail, give them an aerospace rail |website=Mako}}</ref>
<ref> at BigThink.com including a video interview with him</ref> In 2019 Israeli media said that Skytran was being considered as a transportation solution for bringing baggage and passengers from the new ] to the city of Eilat, 20 kilometers away.<ref> Ilan Getenu, May 2, 2019, ] {{in lang|he}}</ref> Skytran was advanced in Israel since 2002 and was proposed at the Knesset in 2011.<ref>, at the Israeli parliament (The ]) February 8, 2011. Open Knesset website {{in lang|he}}</ref> In 2011 it was revealed that a model of Skytran was being developed along with ].<ref> </ref>


Malewicki developed the 157 and 156-miles-per-gallon "California Commuter" cars that hold the ] fuel economy records for street-legal vehicles driven at freeway speeds—an example of ]s.<ref>, canosoarus.com, accessed March 21, 2011.</ref> Malewicki developed the 157 and 156-miles-per-gallon "California Commuter" cars that hold the ] fuel economy records for street-legal vehicles driven at freeway speeds — an example of ]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canosoarus.com/03CalifCommuter/CalCom01.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980502223115/http://www.canosoarus.com/03CalifCommuter/CalCom01.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 2, 1998 |title=The California Commuter |website=Canosoarus |accessdate=March 21, 2011}}</ref>


He studied and developed various engineering solutions for Highly-aerodynamic ]s such as ]s.<ref>Gross, AC, Kyle CR, and Malewicki DJ. The aerodynamics of human-powered land vehicles. ] 249: 142-152, 1983. This article appears in several patents.</ref> He studied and developed various engineering solutions for highly-aerodynamic ]s such as ]s.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Gross, AC |author2=Kyle CR |author3=Malewicki DJ |title=The aerodynamics of human-powered land vehicles |journal=] |number=249 |page=142-152 |date=1983}} This article appears in several patents.</ref>


==Other vehicles== ==Other vehicles==
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Malewicki developed the following vehicles and rides: Malewicki developed the following vehicles and rides:
*], a 40-foot '']''-inspired "]" that bites cars and airplanes in half at car shows. This thrill ride folds into a truck and can be driven between locations. It is featured in the movie ] where it is intended to be used as a revenge tool, to consume an ] about to be sold.<ref> "So what do you say we sacrifice a new car?"</ref> *], a 40-foot '']''-inspired "]" that bites cars and airplanes in half at car shows. This thrill ride folds into a truck and can be driven between locations. It is seen in the movie '']'' where it is intended to be used as a revenge tool, to consume an ] about to be sold.<ref> "So what do you say we sacrifice a new car?"</ref>
*The ''X-1 Skycycle'', and ] rocket-powered motorcycle that daredevil ] shot over the ] to test the viability of his ]. (Malewicki's colleague ] created the final design.)<ref> on Caosaurus.com. See ] for more details.</ref> *The ''X-1 Skycycle'' and ] rocket-powered motorcycle that daredevil ] shot over the ] to test the viability of his Skycycle jump. (Malewicki's colleague ] created the final design.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canosoarus.com/10X1Skycycle/Skycycle01.htm |title=Skycycle |website=Caosaurus |access-date=2011-08-16 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102758/http://www.canosoarus.com/10X1Skycycle/Skycycle01.htm |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
*Engineering and design assistance of the ].<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002030447/http://www.rocketbelts.americanrocketman.com/malewicki.html |date=October 2, 2011 }} on the AmericanRocketmen website. It includes images. This belt was later on the cause for a murder between the stuntmen using it, with the belt disappearing (see ).</ref> *Engineering and design assistance of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocketbelts.americanrocketman.com/malewicki.html |title=About Malewicki and rocket belts |website=American Rocketmen |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002030447/http://www.rocketbelts.americanrocketman.com/malewicki.html |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }}. Includes images. This belt was later the cause for a murder between the stuntmen using it, with the belt disappearing (see {{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021013/ai_n12580444/ |title=Two stuntmen, one kidnap, one murder and a missing jetpack.|work=The Sunday Herald |author=Neil Mackay |date=October 13, 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228101125/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20021013/ai_n12580444/ |archivedate=February 28, 2009 |accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref>
*The "Droid of Death" wing-morphing ] (UAV) developed and tested under contract from ].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210729130729/http://www.canosoarus.com/05UMAAV/UMAAV01.htm</ref> *The "Droid of Death" wing-morphing ] (UAV) developed and tested under contract from ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canosoarus.com/05UMAAV/UMAAV01.htm |title=UMAAV (Unmanned Morphing Aerial Attack Vehicle) Morphing configurations |website=Canosoarus |access-date=18 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729130729/http://www.canosoarus.com/05UMAAV/UMAAV01.htm |archive-date=29 July 2021 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*Patented ''Kitecycle'' for stuntman/daredevil ] who reached world record with it.<ref> on the Winged website and from 1978 on Google patents.</ref> *Patented ''Kitecycle'' for stuntman/daredevil ] who reached a world record with it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnyairtime.com/winged.htm |title=MOTORCYCLE JUMPING WITH WINGS WORLD RECORDS |website=Winged}}<br>- {{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/patents?id=jjsvAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The Malewicki patent |date=1978 |website=Google Patents}}</ref>


==Other inventions and innovations== ==Other inventions and innovations==
Malewicki was also involved in the development and invention of the following: Malewicki was also involved in the development and invention of the following:


Malewicki designed the '']'' card game, and had been selling it independently beginning in 1965.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7|pages=35}}</ref> ] of ], for whom the game was one of the influences on his own '']'' ], noticing that people were confusing the two games with each other, so after tracking Malewicki down, he added the game to his own catalogue and started publishing ''Nuclear War'' through Flying Buffalo in 1972.<ref name="designers"/> Expansions included "]", "]", and "Weapons of Mass Destruction". Malewicki designed the '']'' card game and has sold it independently from 1965. ] of ], for whom the game was one of the influences on his own '']'' ], noticed that people were confusing the two games with each other, so after tracking Malewicki down, he added the game to his own catalogue and started publishing ''Nuclear War'' through Flying Buffalo in 1972.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Shannon Appelcline |title=Designers & Dragons |publisher=Mongoose Publishing |year=2011 |isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7 |page=35}}</ref> Expansions included "]", "]" and "Weapons of Mass Destruction".


An aeronautical engineer by training,<ref>BS Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, ], and {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520213047/http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/sgt/members/inducted.html |date=May 20, 2006 }} 1961</ref><ref>MS Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, ], 1963</ref> Malewicki spent much of his career working for American aeronautics and space companies: the ] moon landing vehicles, the ], and ] aircraft including their first private jet airplane. He was a ] enthusiast, becoming famous early in his career for the ] that predicted the altitude and coast time of a model rocket flight. An aeronautical engineer by training,{{cn|date=May 2023}} Malewicki spent much of his career working for American aeronautics and space companies including the ] Moon landing vehicles, the ] and ] aircraft including their first private jet airplane.{{cn|date=May 2023}} He was a ] enthusiast, becoming famous early in his career for the ] that predicted the altitude and coast time of a model rocket flight.


According to Malewicki's daughter, he was the inspiration for the original one eyed monster, called Mike on '']'' TV show, and later to become the inspiration for Mike Wazowski drawn by Ricky Nierva in '']''.<ref> in Doug's Canosaurus website.</ref> A copy of the game plans in which he drew the first image of this alien is distributed free. According to Malewicki's daughter, he was the inspiration for the original one-eyed monster, called Mike, on the '']'' TV show and was later the inspiration for Mike Wazowski drawn by Ricky Nierva in '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canosoarus.com/18Monsters/02.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215083123/http://www.canosoarus.com/18Monsters/02.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 15, 2002 |title=Michelle Malewicki on Mike the monster |website=Canosaurus}}</ref> A copy of the game plans in which he drew the first image of this alien is distributed free.

==See also==
* ] and ]
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* ] and ]
* The ] rocket belt.
* ] stuntman


==Notes== ==Notes==
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==External links== ==External links==
* ] issue 240 (1978). * {{cite journal |url=http://www.zzipper.com/documents/HPV_Paper.pdf |title=Aerodynamics of human powered land vehicles |journal=] |issue=240 |date=1978}}
* * including
* - dedicated mainly to the ] * {{usurped|1=}}, dedicated mainly to the Robosaurus
* - Episode of ] TV series * episode of '']'' TV series, IMDb


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American aerospace engineer and inventor
Douglas Malewicki
Born(1939-03-28)28 March 1939
Chicago, Illinois,
Known for
Awards
  • Guinness world record for street-legal vehicles driven at freeway speeds
  • 2012 Orange County Register's Outdoor Sportsman of the Year
Scientific career
FieldsAeronautics, Mechanical engineering

Douglas "Doug" Malewicki is an American aerospace engineer and inventor of Polish descent. Many of his inventions concern flying vehicles, but the range is quite diverse. He is also the concept creator and inventor of Skytran PRT (personal rapid transit).

Green vehicles

Malewicki spent 25 years advancing the Skytran concept of ultra-light computer-controlled cars hanging below aluminum maglev (magnetic levitation) tracks that could be supported above roads just by utility poles or the sides of buildings. Skytran basically combines maglev (which allows high speeds) and a hanging design (more stable and smaller tracks) with the 1960s' idea of personal rapid transit (PRT) -- cars that individual commuters take directly to their destination (hence "personal"), but computer-driven and available to others after they exit (hence "transit"). Another key PRT idea that Skytran follows is exiting the main track for boarding, so that the cars behind do not need to wait as they do with mass transit vehicles. In 2019, Israeli media said that Skytran was being considered as a transportation solution for bringing baggage and passengers from the new Ramon Airport to the city of Eilat, 20 kilometres (12 mi) away. Skytran was advanced in Israel from 2002 and was proposed at the Knesset in 2011. In 2011, it was revealed that a model of Skytran was being developed with Israel Aerospace Industries.

Malewicki developed the 157 and 156-miles-per-gallon "California Commuter" cars that hold the Guinness fuel economy records for street-legal vehicles driven at freeway speeds — an example of green vehicles.

He studied and developed various engineering solutions for highly-aerodynamic human-powered vehicles such as recumbent bicycles.

Other vehicles

Malewicki shaking hands with Evel Knievel at Twin Falls

Malewicki developed the following vehicles and rides:

Other inventions and innovations

Malewicki was also involved in the development and invention of the following:

Malewicki designed the Nuclear War card game and has sold it independently from 1965. Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo, for whom the game was one of the influences on his own Nuclear Destruction play-by-mail game, noticed that people were confusing the two games with each other, so after tracking Malewicki down, he added the game to his own catalogue and started publishing Nuclear War through Flying Buffalo in 1972. Expansions included "Nuclear Proliferation", "Nuclear Escalation" and "Weapons of Mass Destruction".

An aeronautical engineer by training, Malewicki spent much of his career working for American aeronautics and space companies including the Apollo program Moon landing vehicles, the stealth bomber and Cessna aircraft including their first private jet airplane. He was a model rocket enthusiast, becoming famous early in his career for the Malewicki equations that predicted the altitude and coast time of a model rocket flight.

According to Malewicki's daughter, he was the inspiration for the original one-eyed monster, called Mike, on the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show and was later the inspiration for Mike Wazowski drawn by Ricky Nierva in Monsters, Inc.. A copy of the game plans in which he drew the first image of this alien is distributed free.

Notes

  1. "Doug M Malewicki". Irvine Public Records.
  2. "Douglas Malewicki in the 1940 Census". Ancestry.
  3. www.canosoarus.com — Douglas Malewicki's invention Web site
  4. Biography page at CarbonAngel.
  5. "About Doug Malewicki and the Skytran concept". BigThink. Includes a video interview with Malewicki.
  6. Ilan Getenu (May 2, 2019). "New innovation: Floating from Timna to Eilat". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew).
  7. "Committee for Gasoline Replacements" (in Hebrew). The Knesset. February 8, 2011.
  8. "If no light rail, give them an aerospace rail". Mako.
  9. "The California Commuter". Canosoarus. Archived from the original on May 2, 1998. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  10. Gross, AC; Kyle CR; Malewicki DJ (1983). "The aerodynamics of human-powered land vehicles". Scientific American (249): 142-152. This article appears in several patents.
  11. Waking up in Reno Trailer "So what do you say we sacrifice a new car?"
  12. "Skycycle". Caosaurus. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  13. "About Malewicki and rocket belts". American Rocketmen. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.. Includes images. This belt was later the cause for a murder between the stuntmen using it, with the belt disappearing (see Neil Mackay (October 13, 2002). "Two stuntmen, one kidnap, one murder and a missing jetpack". The Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  14. "UMAAV (Unmanned Morphing Aerial Attack Vehicle) Morphing configurations". Canosoarus. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  15. "MOTORCYCLE JUMPING WITH WINGS WORLD RECORDS". Winged.
    - "The Malewicki patent". Google Patents. 1978.
  16. Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  17. "Michelle Malewicki on Mike the monster". Canosaurus. Archived from the original on February 15, 2002.

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