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Old 10-22-2018, 12:56 PM   #2846 (permalink)
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Three seats on a turntable? Is that so you can change drivers without anyone having to get up?

It is a feature similar to the Schlorwagen:


https://www.wired.com/2014/09/german-aerodynamic/

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Looking for that I found this:


http://www.washedashore.com/projects.../jones_patent/

Patented in 1934, contemporaneous with the Dymaxion. It's a leaner. The drawing in the lower left shows the displacement of the wheels in cornering.
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