Weird prototypes..

[Tito 0]

Found one..

Object 279

[drewb99 0]

Flamethrower-toting AEC.

Beaverette II.

DP-2 French Anphibious tank.

(Sank on its first voyage )

[Bernadotte 0]

Da Vinci's parachute, designed 500 years ago...

...working!!

 

[killagee 0]

Check these jeeps out...

[The Frenchman 0]

http://www.jeep22.freeserve.co.uk/obp2-9a.jpg

Reminds me of Blackdog~'s hippie hummvee.

[Renagade 0]

Da Vinci's parachute, designed 500 years ago...

...working!!

 

and didn`t he design the first hand glider??

[Shashman 0]

Yeah aswell as the first tank

But hey, the Beaverette wasn't a prototype (well obviously at one stage it was) but it was used

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

[Supah 0]

Found one..

Object 279

What was the idea behind that ?

[TopCover 0]

pure intimidation?

[Supah 0]

Dunno thinking about it the extra tracks would spread its weight over a larger area. It would be better in soft snow, mud and thin ice. I think thats it

[TopCover 0]

BTW, here is the American counterpart:

http://legion.wplus.net/guide/army/ta/t28-1.jpg

[drewb99 0]

Yeah aswell as the first tank  

But hey, the Beaverette wasn't a prototype (well obviously at one stage it was) but it was used  

My bad

Another French anphibian

The German Maus tank.

[Supah 0]

BTW, here is the American counterpart:

http://legion.wplus.net/guide/army/ta/t28-1.jpg

Got a designation number for that one? Google doesnt come up with much on "t28 tank us". it looks bigger then my house

[TopCover 0]

Nope. found the picture while looking for more info on that Russian monster. Anybody else?

[drewb99 0]

Quote[/b] ]Designed for the final push in Europe. In the spring of 1945, Pacific Car and Foundry Company began work on this 95 ton behemoth. One still survives and can be seen at the Patton museum at Ft. Knox. Armed with a 105mm main gun, five pilots were built with a goal to produce 25. Double tracked, the width of this tank could be reduced by removing the outside track for transportation by rail. The gun had a muzzle velocity of over 3700 fps and could send a projectile nearly 12 miles. Operated by a crew of 4, the only secondary armament this monster had was a turret ring mounted .50cal heavy machine gun and, as a result, required the defender to be exposed. The project was scrapped with the end of the war with only the five pre production models constructed.

Source

[Shashman 0]

The Bell XFM-1 Airaconda armed with 2 37mm cannons

The famous British 'Flying Bedstead'

The beautiful British TSR.2 which sadly never made it past the prototype stage

[DracoPaladore 0]

Canada's Avro Arrow. Project shut down due to many reasons.

[drewb99 0]

Christie M1941.

Vought V-173, prototype of the XF5U.

[Bernadotte 0]

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(...great thread, btw.)

[Tovarish 0]

The Caspian Sea Monster:

[DracoPaladore 0]

Canada's Avro Arrow. Project shut down due to many reasons.

You'd think the Canadian government would have learned from earlier days when a bankrupt seaplane company in British Columbia failed to get government aid and was forced to move south to Seattle, Washington.  You may have heard of them: Boeing

Alot of the employee's also went to work for NASA as well. Watched a program a few days ago on history channel and it had a breif thing about Avro. Well, at least I think thats what I heard :S

[Bernadotte 0]

Damn, I can't find anything on the net that supports Boeing having Canadian roots. Could be an urban legend, eh?

[Major Gripe 0]

You got there ahead of me Tovarish so i'll bring on my substitute the XB-70 Valkyrie. A 1950/60's bomber capable of sustained Mach 3+ at 70,000ft. source

[DracoPaladore 0]

UCAV