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It was the 1950s - let's put a car in a boat "on" a plane...

Discussion in 'Aviation Chat' started by Peloton25, Dec 30, 2014.

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  1. Peloton25

    Peloton25 F1 Veteran

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    #1 Peloton25, Dec 30, 2014
    The Lockheed Speedpack fitted to the belly of a Constellation. I'm sure some of our old-timers will be familiar with this, but I'd never seen or heard of anything like it before.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y4Zrm2f_FY[/ame]

    There's more info to be had around the web. Looking at it more closely I'm surprised the wheels of the boat don't retract fully to improve aerodynamics.

    >8^)
    ER
     
  2. Tcar

    Tcar F1 Rookie

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    #2 Tcar, Dec 31, 2014
    Seen many pics of them... never seen them loaded, though.

    They had them for DC-7's also.
     
  3. Crawler

    Crawler F1 Veteran

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    #3 Crawler, Dec 31, 2014
    I think that the small amount of drag from those tiny wheels would be more than offset by the added weight and bulk of a retraction mechanism.
     

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