Lockheed “Loopwheel” testbed compared to a vehicle with conventional caterpillar tracks in the 1970s
by jacksmachiningreveng
Cars
Lockheed “Loopwheel” testbed compared to a vehicle with conventional caterpillar tracks in the 1970s
by jacksmachiningreveng
![[Porsche 550 Spyder] Not sure how to tell if this is a replica or not.](https://www.evshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2qhxg873hssd1-770x515.jpeg "[Porsche 550 Spyder] Not sure how to tell if this is a replica or not.")
![Green [Lamborghini Miura] I saw tonight in Hamburg](https://www.evshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pa9wagrjfssd1-770x515.jpg "Green [Lamborghini Miura] I saw tonight in Hamburg")
![Mercedes Benz AMG GT [1080x1350]](https://www.evshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/okejfpg7dssd1-770x515.jpeg "Mercedes Benz AMG GT [1080×1350]")
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[NASA report](https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19780016310/downloads/19780016310.pdf) studying the feasibility of the concept for a Mars Rover.
That thing looks like that’s a grand old time to ride.
The tread side rollers are in for a bad time. This wouldn’t last long in muddy conditions, which is why I suspect it never made out of development.
However, with new materials like Carbon Fiber, Spectra and whatnot… maybe?
Tanks aren’t supposed to bounce
So this flexible thread has to hold up the ‘tank’ by torsion alone?
So with some metal fatigue would just crack under the weight and you wouldn’t be able to drive anymore.