‘Go anywhere’ amphibious vehicle might go under

OMG...What a really stupid design! The thing barely moves in the water! And those paddles on the wheels! can you say "deadly trajectory"? And it seems that the paddles cause more hinderance than they do propulsion! Those paddles don't even give it enough power to get the front wheels up on the bank!

You know what this reminds me of? Those old timey black and white movies that show all those ridiculous ideas for flying machines! All you need for this video is a bunch of keystone cops running up and down the bank in a panic! That would be funny!

Ed

- June 30, 2009 @ 03:06 pm PDT

Speaking of Amphibs in arrested development,Does anyone remember the 3 wheel amphibious "Landshark" design that was under development then disappeared? the driven rear wheel had a turbine style design to drive it through water as fast as a speedboat-the mudguards over the steering front wheels were designed to rotate into aquaplane positions once in the water.I saw some interesting designs and CAD models and movies,and Lotus were said to be involved in the suspension,but one day the website and references to the vehicle fell off the web..

Gerard Gallagher

- June 30, 2009 @ 06:06 pm PDT