{"id":8584,"title":"Katapult Max [Catapult Max]","dimensions":"200 x 300 cm","date_begin":"1997-01-01","material":"wood, metal, elastic rubber, nylon, felt","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":72,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":3,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Private Collection, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003eCatapult Max?\u0026nbsp;Collectie Leiser?\u003c/p\u003e","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":40,"permalink":"katapult-max-catapult-max","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Object","nl":"Object","fr":"Objet"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/024/324/large/panamarenko1.jpg?1407830275","poster_credits":"(c)image: Panamarenko Archive, Courtesy Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;Because it is in fact an enormous catapult, and \u0026#39;max\u0026#39; comes from maximal!\u0026nbsp; That device is made in a V-form with two propellers on top, left and right, and underneath are two spaghetti strands made from a hundred meters of rubber that\u0026#39;s one centimeter thick, coming together at a point.\u0026nbsp; If you twist them and let go, then you shoot-off a few meters in the distance.\u0026#39; \u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ePanamarenko\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1997, Panamarenko extended his \u003cem\u003ePepto Bism\u003c/em\u003eo\u0026nbsp;portable air transport series with a new helicopter\u0026nbsp;he called \u003cem\u003eCatapult Max\u003c/em\u003e. The machine\u0026rsquo;s rotors\u0026nbsp;are not driven by a traditional jet or electric engine\u0026nbsp;but, surprisingly, by the seemingly everyday\u0026nbsp;principle of elasticity. The pilot, who wears the\u0026nbsp;device on his back, manually winds up the elastic\u0026nbsp;bands using two handles, which Panamarenko\u0026nbsp;calls \u0026lsquo;rack-a-jacks\u0026rsquo;. Once the elastic bands have\u0026nbsp;been wound up, the pilot pulls the pin out of the\u0026nbsp;handles, so that the tension in the bands is transferred\u0026nbsp;to the rotors via two bevel gears. This allows\u0026nbsp;the pilot to leap safely into the air and to\u0026nbsp;clear obstacles.\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;Omdat dat eigenlijk een enorme katapult is, en max komt van maximaal! Dat toestel is gemaakt in een V- vorm met boven links en rechts twee schroeven, en daaronder tweespaghettistrengen van honderd meter caoutchouc van een centimeter dik, die samenkomen in een punt. Als ge die opdraait en dan loslaat, dan schiet ge\u0026nbsp; gewoon\u0026nbsp; meters\u0026nbsp; ver weg.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e- Panamarenko\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAls voortzetting van de draagbare vliegapparaten\u0026nbsp;die de naam \u003cem\u003ePepto Bismo\u003c/em\u003e kregen, ontwikkelt\u0026nbsp;Panamarenko in 1997 een nieuwe hefschroefhelikopter\u0026nbsp;die hij \u003cem\u003eKatapult Max\u003c/em\u003e noemt. De propellers\u0026nbsp;van het toestel worden niet aangedreven\u0026nbsp;door een klassieke jet- of elektromotor, maar\u0026nbsp;verrassend genoeg door het veeleer alledaagse\u0026nbsp;principe van de elastische kracht. De rekkers\u0026nbsp;worden door de piloot, die het toestel op de rug\u0026nbsp;draagt, manueel opgedraaid middels twee hendels,\u0026nbsp;door Panamarenko omschreven als racka-\u0026nbsp;jacks. Zodra de rekkers opgedraaid zijn, kan\u0026nbsp;de piloot de pin uit de hendels trekken waardoor\u0026nbsp;de spankracht van de rekkers via twee conische\u0026nbsp;tandwielen op de propellers wordt overgedragen.\u0026nbsp;Op die manier kan de piloot een veilige\u0026nbsp;luchtsprong maken en hindernissen overwinnen.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":57,"name":" Panamarenko","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}