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Title: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: TopGear on January 07, 2013, 10:16:14 AM

http://www.flixxy.com/snow-vehicle-concept.htm

Was a neat concept, I would like to see one in action someday.

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: Bodhi on January 07, 2013, 12:30:06 PM

You don't need one with all that man made global warming....

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: cpxxx on January 07, 2013, 12:40:34 PM

Very good, no doubt if the marketing had been better. We'd all be driving one around on the snow.

But on the same page this caught my eye. A 26 turn spin followed by a crash in a Tipsy Nipper. Never a more apporpriately named aircraft.

http://www.flixxy.com/private-pilot-recovers-from-a-26-turn-spin.htm

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: CAP1 on January 07, 2013, 12:54:32 PM

know another concept from back then that never caught on? electric cars.  :devil

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: TopGear on January 07, 2013, 01:36:56 PM

Quote from: CAP1 on January 07, 2013, 12:54:32 PM

know another concept from back then that never caught on? electric cars.  :devil

Lol. Sometimes it takes technology a long time to catch up with the idea.

Old idea:

http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=223

New spin on old idea:

http://m.farmindustrynews.com/tractors/spirit-autonomous-tractor-eliminates-need-driver

Quote from: Bodhi on January 07, 2013, 12:30:06 PM

You don't need one with all that man made global warming....

Forecast here for Friday is a high of -35c......    :bolt:   :)

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: CAP1 on January 07, 2013, 01:55:25 PM

Quote from: TopGear on January 07, 2013, 01:36:56 PM

Lol. Sometimes it takes technology a long time to catch up with the idea.

Old idea:

http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=223

New spin on old idea:

http://m.farmindustrynews.com/tractors/spirit-autonomous-tractor-eliminates-need-driver

Forecast here for Friday is a high of -35c......    :bolt:   :)

 we're supposed to get into the low 50's(F) this week. i can't wait. i might even have the bay doors up.

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: MarineUS on January 07, 2013, 05:30:28 PM

heh. I remember seeing this a long time ago. Good to see it again.  :aok

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: deSelys on January 08, 2013, 04:18:12 AM

An RC toy, the Tyco Terrain Twister is using the same concept:

(http://www.rcmania.com/reviews/tyco-terrain-twister/tyco-rc.jpg)

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: mbailey on January 08, 2013, 06:53:36 AM

I want a set of 4 to put on my Silverado  :lol :aok

Title: Re: Vehicle concept that never caught on circa 1924
Post by: Sombra on January 08, 2013, 07:21:34 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw-propelled_vehicle

Quote

The Soviets built a screw-propelled vehicle, the ZIL-2906, specifically for the challenging task of recovering cosmonauts who landed in inaccessible areas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJ18eJeNgU