Flying Buses from the past

[hesham]

Hi,

Paleo-Future

A look into the future that never was

paleo-future.blogspot.com

 

[robunos]

It's a giant Piasecki Airgeep....

Is that the same Zimmerman of 'Flying Pancake' fame....


cheers,
Robin.

 

[Stargazer]

It's a giant Piasecki Airgeep....
Is that the same Zimmerman of 'Flying Pancake' fame....

Piasecki and Hiller envisaged some very similar flying jeep projects, indeed.
Yeah, that's the very same Zimmerman, who worked with Vought and then Hiller.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

anther fake flying-bus.

Vintage Future Advertisements of the 1940s

Vintage Future Advertisements of the 1940s

www.vintageadbrowser.com

 

[joncarrfarrelly]

Hi,

anther fake flying-bus.

Vintage Future Advertisements of the 1940s

Vintage Future Advertisements of the 1940s

www.vintageadbrowser.com

Not really a fake 'project', Bohn had an an extensive series of 'vehicles of tomorrow' ads that ran post-WWII
that were along the lines of showcasing possibilities, using their products - of course, rather than promoting
projects.

A friend of mine has collected a large number of these ads form old magazines.

 

[edwest4]

Hey, you missed my favorite flying bus from 1950.

'Flying Saucer' Buses (1950)

I found the book Do You Remember Technology? at a used bookstore this weekend. It included this Science and Mechanics cover from the Decemb...

paleo-future.blogspot.com

Ed


I don't how to select images to post. Sorry about that.

 

[hesham]

From my dear Stingray site;



http://stingraysrotorforum.activeboard.com/t34397777/flying-bus/?w_r=1

 

[hesham]

Hi,


http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/06/ekranoplans-showcase-part-2.html

 

[hesham]

anther fake flying-bus.

http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/future-ads-1940s

Not really a fake 'project', Bohn had an an extensive series of 'vehicles of tomorrow' ads that ran post-WWII
that were along the lines of showcasing possibilities, using their products - of course, rather than promoting
projects.

A friend of mine has collected a large number of these ads form old magazines.

My dear Jon,

if you send those drawings,that will be great,and so weird,you said not really a fake
Project ?.

 

[Kevin Renner]

Is it just me but the first thing that crossed my mind when seeing this topic was "can you just see Ralph Cramden at the controls of one of these"

 

[hesham]

Is it just me but the first thing that crossed my mind when seeing this topic was "can you just see Ralph Cramden at the controls of one of these"

Thank you Kevin,and you are Jon but with anther username,right,I understand that ?.

 

[Michel Van]

Hi,

Dark Roasted Blend: Ekranoplans Showcase, Part 2

Dark Roasted Blend

www.darkroastedblend.com

This is one of first Attempt for Ion drive for Aircraft (Lifter craft or ionocraft)

it use it mesh and pins under High voltage that ionized air and accelerated it (Electrohydrodynamic thrust)
In Theory it work perfect if got high voltage power source. but bigger the Aircraft, the bigger you need the power source.
sadly this make the Aircraft to heavy to take off

more how it work here

 

[Kevin Renner]

Is it just me but the first thing that crossed my mind when seeing this topic was "can you just see Ralph Cramden at the controls of one of these"

Thank you Kevin,and you are Jon but with anther username,right,I understand that ?.

No, I am not. But the handle is a classical reference. Can you figure it out

 

[hesham]

Thank you Kevin.

 

[martinbayer]

Is it just me but the first thing that crossed my mind when seeing this topic was "can you just see Ralph Cramden at the controls of one of these"

Thank you Kevin,and you are Jon but with anther username,right,I understand that ?.

No, I am not. But the handle is a classical reference. Can you figure it out

According to the two main alternatives provided by Google, you might be the gripping hand in search of fatherhood ;D...

Martin