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| In the early 1960s, Lockheed looked at expanding beyond designing and building aircraft and spacecraft. The Missiles and Space Company’s Ground Vehicles Systems line of business was started in 1964 to respond to the US Army’s interest in a highly mobile, off-road, wheeled vehicle. The basic design was a fully articulated, two bodied vehicle that could be driven at high speed over rough terrain. This eight-wheel test vehicle, called Twister, was built in 1965. A military-specific variant was tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1970. Ultimately, the Army opted for a tracked vehicle and the design of a significantly upgraded twisting vehicle called Dragon Wagon was sold to Oshkosh Truck Corporation in 1979. |
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Twister High Mobility Test Vehicle.
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I could see this idea being used for ground combat drones.
ReplyDeleteA little PC here some cameras there... and voila! http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/L/twisterspecial/twister-XM808-02.jpeg
Delete"HOLLY SHEET!" A Gamma Goat on steroids.
ReplyDeleteI rode in one of these once Vieques PR I think it was, quite a ride, quite a ride indeed, it could literally climb a hill like a goat and maneuvered across broken ground like a forestry machine (skidder) the main draw back was maintenance, the fucker was a maintenance nightmare.
I bet this machine is a Garage hangar queen most of the time.