Comments on: For the Man who has Everything

By: SSG Jeff (USAR)

SSG Jeff (USAR) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:21:58 +0000

The unflooded passenger compartment is what allows it to float – open the doors and it submerges.

A pressurized or water-tight passenger compartment, such as seen with Mr. Bond would require the addition of a couple tons of weight to compensate for the additional buoyancy.

(Or so it is said. This is out of my field.)

By: SpazSinbad

SpazSinbad — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:18:53 +0000

Jet Fighter for the kiddie in all of us?
http://www.muziekkunstenaar.nl/en-the-jet-fighter-photos.html

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:50:17 +0000

PS: Although some would say the B-58
“Hustler” was REALLY the “real deal.”

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:48:30 +0000

I actually saw an Amphicar put to use in the University Lake adj to the LSU Campus in the 60′s. A neat novelty, and now a cult item, but of limited practical use for most of us–unless you’re like the guy that John F saw….The phrase “jack of all trades and master of none” comes to mind.
Sort of what they attempted with the F-111 in it’s original concept(although they got the world’s greatest deep strike
penetration fighter/bomber out of the bargain)

By: Wilko

Wilko — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:23:48 +0000

An idea that will work no better than planes that turn into cars (yes they had one at KOSH this year). Nor do I need a toaster that will also iron my shirts.
Sometimes, different technology isn’t meant to converge.

By: John F

John F — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:55:50 +0000

When I was stationed at Patrick AFB I remember somebody commuting across the Banana River in an Amphicar since the causways were frequently pretty slow at rush hour.