6x4

[M2M]

[1930artdeco]

That is some serious off road capability there. Not mention some sheet metal work.


Mike

[Synchro909]

Access to the rear seat could be a challenge!
6X4 is fine - how about 2X1. Those Russians sure did some strange stuff. Not Model A but worth a read:
http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/T...s/schilovs.htm

[M2M]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

Those Russians sure did some strange stuff.

What makes you say that?


The Tsar Tank



Antonov A-40 "Krylya Tanka" flying tank

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by M2M

What makes you say that?


The Tsar Tank



Antonov A-40 "Krylya Tanka" flying tank

Errr, Dunno!!!

[SeaSlugs]

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Just because you can build something doesnt mean you should...haha

[M2M]

Originally Posted by SeaSlugs

Just because you can build something doesnt mean you should...haha

Hot-Rods wouldn't exist if that were true

[M2M]

Here's another one, the 1921 Aerowagon:

[Synchro909]

Yikes! There is no guard covering the propeller. Peole are so stupid these days that would raise the total IQ of the country.

[Chris Haynes]

Is there any information stating that all four rear wheels were drivers?

[woofa.express]

Originally Posted by M2M

Here's another one, the 1921 Aerowagon:

Crikey. You aren't kidding us with photoshop adjustments????

[M2M]

Originally Posted by Chris Haynes

Is there any information stating that all four rear wheels were drivers?

Yes, this experimental car was 6x4, as were the GAZ-AAA trucks.

[M2M]

Originally Posted by woofa.express

Crikey. You aren't kidding us with photoshop adjustments????

Nope Comrade Woofa, this 80+mph early high speed train is this real deal .

Speaking of strange Russian inventions, this was in the news a few days ago :
"Mystery Russian satellite's behaviour raises alarm in US"

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45194333

[Hoogah]

Originally Posted by M2M

Here's another one, the 1921 Aerowagon:

The prop doubles as a way of dealing with stray cows on the line, however I can't get past the fact that they incorporated double hung windows!

[SeaSlugs]

Bet that horn sure sounded hilarious behind that propeller haha kinda like yelling into a box fan.

[Synchro909]

Are we looking at the front or the back of that carriage??? We can't assume that the prop is a direct drive from the crankshaft.

[Chris Haynes]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

Are we looking at the front or the back of that carriage??? We can't assume that the prop is a direct drive from the crankshaft.

The horn behind the prop is a good clue that it is the front.

[M2M]

Originally Posted by SeaSlugs

Bet that horn sure sounded hilarious behind that propeller haha kinda like yelling into a box fan.

Perhaps the sound of the Ahooga horn was based on this train's horn???

[1crosscut]

How is the engine cooled? Don't see any way for air to flow through.

Could the horn be sounded by allowing air from the prop to flow through it? Sort of like a siren.

[Brad in Germany]

The Aerowagon or Aeromotowagon (Russian: Аэроваго́н, аэродрези́на) was an experimental high-speed railcar fitted with an aircraft engine and propeller traction invented by Valerian Abakovsky, a Soviet engineer from Latvia. It produced speeds of up to 140 kilometres per hour (87 miles per hour). The Aerowagon was originally intended to carry Soviet officials.

On 24 July 1921, a group of delegates to the First Congress of the Profintern, led by Fyodor Sergeyev, took the Aerowagon from Moscow to the Tula collieries to test it. Abakovsky was also on board. Although they successfully arrived in Tula, on the return route to Moscow the Aerowagon derailed at high speed near Serpukhov, killing six of the 22 people on board. A seventh man later died of his injuries.
(Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerowagon)

Here is a side view of the Aerowagon:


....may they rest in peace,
Brad in Maryland