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Old 08-05-2021, 06:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Omnidirectional Transport

The title is of course, a reference to R. Buckminster Fuller's 1930s prototypes. While the 'stilt-jet' VTOL capability got all the press, omni-directional meant land/sea/air.

I've always thought an amphibious car would be more practical than a car, boat and trailer. The pinnacle for me has always been the Schwimmwagen. Here is an Oztralian who took the Jeep equivalent, the GPA 'Seep' around the world:



Ten years of misery, bobbing up and down, to return to a fickle and uncaring public.

So... anyways. How would you do an amphibious car?
Give the GPA a finer bow and air-bags or hydraulics to retract the axles?

A Schwimmwagen with increased fineness ratio and a U-boat conning tower?

Something else entirely? An FUV with a float conversion?
At the very least, the guy in the video could have built a cabin over the engine bay and doubled the interior space.

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