Germany- 1930
Germany- 1930
A great and maybe a little crazy German Schienenzeppelin (rail zeppelin). It held a speed record max of 140 miles per hour, surpassing all other rail technology in this time period.
Ultimately it did not take off though...maybe because of the safety risk of the giant exposed propeller.
I never knew there was such a thing. You could be right about the propeller. I know I would not want to be standing where those folks are when they crank that baby up. Cool futuristic design too.
ReplyDeleteThat is a new one on me Trevor. I would think that it was not allowed to take off and be used for transportation, is because , not the propeller, but because of the fast speed on the curves on the original railroad lines. The tracks were not built for speed like that. But Man ! :-) what a cool concept that was ahead of it's time, simply because of how it was built for the wind, like trains and cars are today. Cool Post Trevor ! :-)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant photograph.
ReplyDeleteI only wish I was there to see it move.
Matthew Woodall "take off" was a pun haha maybe not a good one
ReplyDeleteDarran Hughes Sorry no iphone video of that. :)
I read they did well while in testing. However where never mass produced. The company abandoned the project around 1939 I think.
Trevor Carrier , Good one on the pun, it "flew" right past me.
ReplyDeleteOh boy haha
ReplyDeleteTrevor Carrier, Good one on the pun, it *flew*right past me!
ReplyDeletereminds me of when the New York Central tried the "Jet-Train" in the 1960s.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Amazon.com could use this as a drone for their large deliveries, Trevor Carrier :-}
ReplyDeleteAs silly as Amazon's idea is. I always will respect them as a company for trying to make costumer service and efficiency their top priorities. Who knows what the future holds.
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