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Old 02-15-2014, 02:13 PM   #32 (permalink)
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One of the Dymaxions put 120,000 miles on the odometer. Cross-wind performance was managable but not what the normal driver would expect. They wanted to yaw into the wind instead of veering downwind.

They weren't even cars; but test vehicles for his Omni-Directional Transport tri-phibian. At high speeds the rear wheel was to lift off the ground with steering by rudder and drive from the two front wheels.



He anticipated (1933) turbojets that would let it lift off straight up like a Harier jump jet. His design for Kaiser had a variable wheelbase and 3 wheel power and steering.
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