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Old 05-12-2019, 02:46 PM   #302 (permalink)
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The rear-engine Dymaxion was based on flathead Ford technology. The Dymaxion 4 would have had three-wheel drive and hub motors.

They weren't 'cars' but test vehicles for his proposed Omnidirectional Transport triphibian. In airborne mode the usual aircraft load balancing issues would have applied.
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