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On the way to the discovery of new technologies that we now use on a daily basis, the inventors of former times had to endure many failures. None of the strange vehicle below not existed for a long time. Fortunately or unfortunately – you decide.
Lighter than air
This strange balloon called the “vacuum airship”, was invented in 1670 He was a sailing boat attached to four copper balls, which were filled with hydrogen or helium.
A priest named Francesco de Lana Terzi was thinking that this boat can fly. He even added happy. Unfortunately for him, the invention of no one seriously treated.
The prototype bike
The name “Bicycle” invented in France in the 1860-ies. But before this, in 1818, Baron Karl von Just invented a trolley. “Horse” or “horse”, as it was called, was the first self-propelled machine that is running in mass production.
In the summer of 1819, the car gained popularity, though she didn’t even have pedals. John Keats wrote that it was “another dummy … a device with wheels on which sit astride, as a horse, pushes off with their feet, hands holding on the steering wheel. It overcomes seven miles per hour.”
The trolley lost popularity after cities began to ban their use, and the wealthy owners of the “horses” began to complain that quickly wear out their new shoes, rubbing on the ground when they try to slow down “horse.”
Before the advent of cars
“Swallow” was a giant wheel and resembled the chariot, she was also equipped with smaller wheels and harnessed the horse.
Its inventor, the Polish engineer named Baraki, claimed that his new vehicle could outrun the train, but no one ever attempted to do it. “Swallow” was designed somewhere in 1870.
A Bicycle moving along a telephone wire
The bike that went over the land, was established in 1885, the American inventor S. T. Hachenberger that should be looked at just stretched out telephone wires above the ground, saw an opportunity to pave the way in the sky.
The bike was equipped with a small motor and attached to the telephone wire above it. The invention has not progressed beyond the test stage, probably because no one wanted to fall from such a great height.
ATV, equipped with a machine gun
Frederick Richard Simms was a typical representative of the Victorian era. He was born into a wealthy aristocratic family, has opened the waterfall, when I went to the Alps, and spent most of my life in inventions, business, and design vehicles.
Simms coined the word “petrol” and “car”, was founded by the Royal automobile club and the Society of manufacturers and sellers of cars.
In 1899 he constructed the first “armed vehicle.” The ATV was equipped with a machine gun “Maxim”, 1000 bullets, armored shield, fuel enough for 120 miles.
The car is a rocket
Competing with well-known car manufacturer in creating the lightest, high-speed vehicles, the Belgian racing driver Camille, Jenatzy built a model of a light alloy, streamlined battery operated.
In 1899, Jenatzy on this car three times to set a land world speed record. He called the car “La Jamais Contente” or “never happy”” He was also the first who broke the speed record of 100 km / h.
That must have been a sight to see, Jenatzy, nicknamed “Red Devil”, racing car and a rocket.
Heavenly bike
The Mccook airport in Ohio saw a huge number of experimental aircraft that tried to take off from its runways. First, he belonged to the signal corps of the United States, and then from 1917 to 1927 – the U.S. Air Force.
Along with the trials of a strange flying bike, of Mccook survived the departure on early treatment of crops, testing of sealing aircraft, the first tests on the use of landing lights, and jumping parachutists experiencing a free fall.
Motorolas
In 1931 Swiss engineer, M. herder created this motorcycle. He rolled on the monorail, mounted in a large wheel with a thick solid rubber tire. Here in the photo he sent from France to Spain for his creation.
‘Flying Bed’
Without wings and propellers this experimental machine 1950 years Rolls Royce has been made for vertical takeoff. The pilot sat on the platform on turbojet engines and air nozzles, making every effort to keep the “Setup for measuring thrust Rolls-Royce” balanced in the air.
You can go look at the original model, which has a length of 14 feet at the science Museum in London, England.
Hanging platform
Wanting to make a contribution to military technological advances, the research Department of the Navy United States created a “flying platform” in the 1950-ies. Here in the photo she is shown during its first test flight in 1955.
