Comments on: CROSS-COUNTRY CRUISE SHIP (Feb, 1957)

By: Toronto

Toronto — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:30:42 +0000

If only the fine folks at Winnebago had released an APC based vehicle! (I think they did once mock up a Sikorsky Sea Horse model.)

By: Jari

Jari — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:17:26 +0000

Corey: Road trains exists. Anyway, just think of a “bouncy” ride in a back of a APC, and you’ll see, why such colossal land yacht/trains never saw a daylight.

By: Corey

Corey — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:59:20 +0000

Frankly I think this idea is fascinating and I’m surprised that nothing like this has ever taken off. I think this article is pretty amazing and the Rolligon on the first page illustration looks like something you would see out of a 1960′s children’s futuristic dinosaur book.

Sirscott – The whole idea of a Rolligon is that it doesn’t ruin the terrain that it passes over. Because the air cushion bags that the body and chassis are supported by distribute the load to have a impact less than a humans footprint. The problem would be crushing the vegetation, you would still need a path for this vehicle.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:04:04 +0000

I used to work for a construction company in Alaska and Canada and dealt with Rolligon Corp– yes they do make stuff like that. It’s used mostly for work in oil fields in Alaska or in other remote areas– can cross swamps, soft sand, and soft snow pretty easily, places a normal truck couldn’t go. Biggest thing they make is an amphibious 14×14 tractor trailer with a 50-ton payload. Fun to drive as long as you didn’t get seasick from the wobble, but could only go about 20mph, and you weren’t supposed to go on pavement because of how the tires were made.

By: Sirscott

Sirscott — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:32:51 +0000

Yeah , wonderfull idea. lets create a gigantic hybrid-bulldozer behomoth to cruise through the wetlands destroying the terrain we came to see. Another military grade idea that really doesnt work for them or the civies

By: Deli

Deli — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:44:42 +0000

I saw someting like that in TV. It was much smaller than this and used in the north(or south) pole. Uses same principles. Have 2 cars, big wheels. Can pass water or ice. Very interesting machine.

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:06:28 +0000

For me, the “bargelike chassis and…underslung power compartment” is the phrase.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:23:58 +0000

I think no one commented because like me and, um everyone else on earth, they’ve never seen Becker.

You’ll be happy to know that I have that cover article already queued up to go. I’ll post it tomorrow.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:56:01 +0000

Charlie, let’s see the cover article!

UPSing your flag to terra incognito doesn’t constitute a valid claim!

Hmph.
Your regular readers must be on vacation.
No one commmented on my “Life in a Spaceship” comment, despite it being clearly insane.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:24:21 +0000

I was too hasty; Frank Tinsley has written it to perfection. Squashy bags, appreciative grunts, limp blimps…walrus meat?!

I am not finished with the article and already I have 5 or 6 favorite new sentences in life.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:10:24 +0000

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Err, or should that be anything? Wait, doesn’t that mean the same thing?

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By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:00:34 +0000

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