February 11, 2009

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Tail Props / 3-Wheel Car (Feb, 1946)

Filed under: Automotive, Aviation — @ 11:49 pm
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1946
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That tail prop plane looks a lot like a Predator Drone.

Tail Props, counter-rotating, powered through a 60′ shaft by two Allison 1630 hp engines, drive the speedy new 48-passenger Douglas DC-8 transport.

3-Wheel Car powered by an aircraft engine, will do 100 mph and 40 miles to a gallon. In production now on West Coast, it will be on sale in 3 months.

10 Comments »

1. That airliner concept was a proposed derivative of the Douglas XB-42 “Mixmaster” bomber prototype which actually was built and flew:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XB-42_Mixmaster

   Comment by Randy — February 12, 2009 @ 12:06 am

2. A DC 8 model in 1946! wow.

   Comment by Al Bear — February 12, 2009 @ 2:16 pm

3. I don’t suppose that car ever actually made it to market.

   Comment by LightningRose — February 12, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

4. I wonder how well that three-wheeled car corners at 100mph.

   Comment by Thundercat — February 12, 2009 @ 4:44 pm

5. Ah, found an article on the DC-8 concept:

   http://www.dc8.org/library/Skybus/article.php

   I wonder if the “small model” mentioned at the end of that article is the one depicted in this article…

   Comment by Randy — February 13, 2009 @ 8:18 pm

6. Centerline thrust. Thanks for the great links.

   Comment by Torgo — February 14, 2009 @ 12:23 am

7. You’re welcome, Torgo. Though let’s not mention the Piper Jet, oK?

   Comment by Randy — February 14, 2009 @ 12:38 am

8. Anyone knows what’s the name of this three-wheeled car?

   Comment by Arunas — August 26, 2009 @ 10:45 am

9. Could it be a Davis?

   http://www.suarezweb.com/davis/davismen.htm

   Comment by Harry — August 26, 2009 @ 10:58 am

10. Harry, you’ve got it. From the same website http://www.suarezweb.com/davis/histfoto01.htm

    Fascinating story on the Davis website. Although less than 20 were built looks like it “made it to market” after all.

    Comment by Firebrand38 — August 26, 2009 @ 2:04 pm

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