Hmm, that is true. But the hollow tube has been used in other all terrain vehicles before.
-Gregory On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > Cable tensioned tracks have been around for awhile. The US half- > tracks and weasels of WW2 had cable tensioned tracks. The RipSaw, > though it may look innovative, is basically a Churchill tank with no > armor. Steering is by braked differential, really basic stuff. I > think the Howe brothers only real innovation is the use of the tubular > steel space frame but I may be wrong. These guys built a tracked > swamp buggy several years ago and the video went viral for a while. > On the strength of that experiance they were able to get their > congressional representative to get the army to throw some funds their > way to build the ripsaw. > > > Steve Tyng > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
