Sv: [Epic] Real World Transort {Was Jawa}

From: Jon Nielsen <jon_at_...>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 14:50:22 +0100

> The problem with hovercraft is they cannot negotiate a very large
> gradient. I think what you are looking for is a real world huge tracked
> vehicle? Biggest I know of is the coal strip mining machines - well
> over 100' tall. Another example of a huge transport is the former
> soviet wing-in-ground-effect vehicles ... Caspian B is about 200 ' long
> with 100' wingspan spd 250 kts & a 50 ton payload.

How about the Space Shuttle launch ramp. That's huge!
Thet tracks are twice as big as those on the Sandcrawler.
Only, I'm afraid it's too slow... (2-3 MPH?)

Jon "The Psyker" Nielsen
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