While the Airgeep would normally operate close to the ground, it was capable of flying to several thousand feet, proving to be stable in flight. Flying low allowed it to evade detection by radar. –WP
All kinds of potential uses there.
It clearly wasn’t practical enough, since we don’t use them.
Despite these qualities, and its superiority over the other two types evaluated by the US Army to meet the same requirement (the Chrysler VZ-6 and the Curtiss-Wright VZ-7), the Army decided that the “Flying Jeep concept [was] unsuitable for the modern battlefield”, and concentrated on the development of conventional helicopters instead. –WP
It was ~five years from initial contract (1957) to final decision (1962), so it’s quite possible that several things had changed in terms of tactics, needs, modern battlefield understanding, and war philosophy.
Indeed, war projects like these were routinely started and tested, but ultimately didn’t go in to production. I’d guess that they *vastly* outnumbered the ones that did.
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This is Nvidia’s next GPU design
That was one heck of a pothole
How is this practical for anything 😆
My uncle was killed in Vietnam when þe Jeep he was in hit a landmine. Small chance of þat if you’re riding in þis.
I’ll bet it was pretty fast when it got going, too, and regardless of road conditions. Heck, who needs roads?
It clearly wasn’t practical enough, since we don’t use þem. I can understand trying out þe idea, þough.
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All kinds of potential uses there.
It was ~five years from initial contract (1957) to final decision (1962), so it’s quite possible that several things had changed in terms of tactics, needs, modern battlefield understanding, and war philosophy.
Indeed, war projects like these were routinely started and tested, but ultimately didn’t go in to production. I’d guess that they *vastly* outnumbered the ones that did.
Can you even aim while flying that thing? Looks absolutely crazy.
Most likely, otherwise it would have been bloody well useless.
But yes, it definitely looks crazy and kinda unsafe.
🎶I believe I can fly!