Unusual vehicles

Aus Wikimedia Commons, dem freien Medienarchiv
(Weitergeleitet von Odd vehicles)
Zur Navigation springen Zur Suche springen
Беларуская: Незвычайныя транспартныя сродкi
 ·
Deutsch: Ungewöhnlich konstruierte Fahrzeuge
 ·
English: Unusual vehicles
 ·
Русский: Необычные транспортные средства
 ·

Aircraft and spacecraft

[Bearbeiten]

Ornithopters

[Bearbeiten]
  • Design for a flying machine, Codex Atlanticus f.844r is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
    Design for a flying machine, Codex Atlanticus f.844r is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Design for a flying machine Codex Atlanticus f.858r is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
    Design for a flying machine Codex Atlanticus f.858r is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Goya
    Goya
  • Edward Frost of Cambridgeshire, England, constructed an ornithopter of willow, silk, and feathers in 1902.
    Edward Frost of Cambridgeshire, England, constructed an ornithopter of willow, silk, and feathers in 1902.
  • Ornithopter designed by Sean Kinkade, 1998
    Ornithopter designed by Sean Kinkade, 1998

Fixed-wing aircraft

[Bearbeiten]
  • White Knight spaceplane
    White Knight spaceplane
  • Aero-Spacelines Super Guppy (US)
    Aero-Spacelines Super Guppy (US)
  • Antonov A-40 flying tank glider (USSR)
    Antonov A-40 flying tank glider (USSR)
  • Airbus Beluga (France)
    Airbus Beluga (France)
  • AVE Mizar (US)
    AVE Mizar (US)
  • Bachem Natter vertical launch interceptor (Germany)
    Bachem Natter vertical launch interceptor (Germany)
  • Bell X-22 experimental VTOL (US)
    Bell X-22 experimental VTOL (US)
  • Blohm & Voss BV 141 asymmetrical (Germany)
    Blohm & Voss BV 141 asymmetrical (Germany)
  • Boeing X-48B blended wing (US)
    Boeing X-48B blended wing (US)
  • Burgess-Dunne tailless biplane (UK & US)
    Burgess-Dunne tailless biplane (UK & US)
  • Burnelli CB-16 lifting fuselage (US & Canada)
    Burnelli CB-16 lifting fuselage (US & Canada)
  • Caproni Ca.60 Noviplano nine-wing flying boat (Italy)
    Caproni Ca.60 Noviplano nine-wing flying boat (Italy)
  • Caproni-Stipa ducted fan (Italy)
    Caproni-Stipa ducted fan (Italy)
  • Caproni Campini N.1 thermojet (Italy)
    Caproni Campini N.1 thermojet (Italy)
  • Columban CriCri (France)
    Columban CriCri (France)
  • Convair XFY-1 VTOL fighter (US)
    Convair XFY-1 VTOL fighter (US)
  • Convair NB-36H Nuclear powered aircraft (US)
    Convair NB-36H Nuclear powered aircraft (US)
  • Douglas X-3 Stiletto (US)
    Douglas X-3 Stiletto (US)
  • Gossamer Albatross II Man powered Aircraft (US)
    Gossamer Albatross II Man powered Aircraft (US)
  • Hawker P.1127 V/STOL jet (UK)
    Hawker P.1127 V/STOL jet (UK)
  • Hillson Bi-mono slip wing (UK)
    Hillson Bi-mono slip wing (UK)
  • Hiller X-18 tiltwing aircraft (US)
    Hiller X-18 tiltwing aircraft (US)
  • North American F-82 Twin Mustang twin fuselage interceptor (US)
    North American F-82 Twin Mustang twin fuselage interceptor (US)
  • Leduc 020 ramjet research aircraft (France)
    Leduc 020 ramjet research aircraft (France)
  • Lockheed SR-71 blended fuselage delta (US)
    Lockheed SR-71 blended fuselage delta (US)
  • McDonnell XF-85 Goblin experimental parasite fighter (US)
    McDonnell XF-85 Goblin experimental parasite fighter (US)
  • Mignet Pou de Ciel/Flying Flea tandem wing homebuilt (France)
    Mignet Pou de Ciel/Flying Flea tandem wing homebuilt (France)
  • NASA AD-1 pivoting oblique wing (US)
    NASA AD-1 pivoting oblique wing (US)
  • NASA Pathfinder experimental unmanned solar-electric aircraft (US)
    NASA Pathfinder experimental unmanned solar-electric aircraft (US)
  • Nord Noratlas pod and boom transport (France)
    Nord Noratlas pod and boom transport (France)
  • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth flying wing bomber (US)
    Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth flying wing bomber (US)
  • Piaggio Pc.7 racing seaplane with ski landing gear (Italy)
    Piaggio Pc.7 racing seaplane with ski landing gear (Italy)
  • PZL Mielec M-15 Belphegor jet biplane crop duster (Poland)
    PZL Mielec M-15 Belphegor jet biplane crop duster (Poland)
  • Ryan Fireball mixed propulsion (US)
    Ryan Fireball mixed propulsion (US)
  • Ryan X-13 Vertijet (US)
    Ryan X-13 Vertijet (US)
  • SAAB Viggen canard fighter (Sweden)
    SAAB Viggen canard fighter (Sweden)
  • Saunders-Roe SR A/1 jet floatplane fighter (UK)
    Saunders-Roe SR A/1 jet floatplane fighter (UK)
  • Savoia-Marchetti S.55 twin hull flying boat (Italy)
    Savoia-Marchetti S.55 twin hull flying boat (Italy)
  • Scaled Composites Proteus tandem wing (US)
    Scaled Composites Proteus tandem wing (US)
  • SNECMA Coléoptère ring wing (France)
    SNECMA Coléoptère ring wing (France)
  • Sud-Ouest Trident experimental ramjet (France)
    Sud-Ouest Trident experimental ramjet (France)
  • Sukhoi S-37 forward swept wings (USSR)
    Sukhoi S-37 forward swept wings (USSR)
  • Tom Tom parasite project with 2 F-84s attached by the wingwips to a B-29s (US)
    Tom Tom parasite project with 2 F-84s attached by the wingwips to a B-29s (US)
  • Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" flying saucer (US)
    Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" flying saucer (US)
  • Yokosuka MXY-7 Okha rocket powered kamikaze aircraft (Japan)
    Yokosuka MXY-7 Okha rocket powered kamikaze aircraft (Japan)
  • Zveno-2 parasite aircraft project with Tupolev TB-3 (airborne aircraft carrier) and three I-5s (USSR)
    Zveno-2 parasite aircraft project with Tupolev TB-3 (airborne aircraft carrier) and three I-5s (USSR)
  • J.S. Zerbe's Multiplane
    J.S. Zerbe's Multiplane
  • Horatio Phillips' 1904 Multiplane
    Horatio Phillips' 1904 Multiplane
  • Horatio Phillips' 1907 Multiplane
    Horatio Phillips' 1907 Multiplane
  • Chance Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" (US Navy)
    Chance Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" (US Navy)
  • Coandă-1910
    Coandă-1910
  • Zerbe Quintaplane
    Zerbe Quintaplane
  • Rutan Boomerang, an asymmetric airplane, intended to have less thrust asymmetry if one engine fails than a normal airplane would
    Rutan Boomerang, an asymmetric airplane, intended to have less thrust asymmetry if one engine fails than a normal airplane would
  • Rutan SkiGull – parasol-winged airplane that can land on dry land, snow, calm water, and waves; can fly 8 miles on electric power alone
    Rutan SkiGull – parasol-winged airplane that can land on dry land, snow, calm water, and waves; can fly 8 miles on electric power alone
  • Rutan Voyager, first aircraft to circumnavigate Earth without stopping or refueling
    Rutan Voyager, first aircraft to circumnavigate Earth without stopping or refueling
  • Boeing YC-14, with high-mounted jet engines to blow air over the upper surface of the wing, increasing lift at low speeds
    Boeing YC-14, with high-mounted jet engines to blow air over the upper surface of the wing, increasing lift at low speeds
  • Airbus A³ Vahana, tiltwing VTOL personal aircraft
    Airbus A³ Vahana, tiltwing VTOL personal aircraft
  • Iranian
    Iranian
  • Société Aérienne Bordelaise, AB-20, France, 1932
    Société Aérienne Bordelaise, AB-20, France, 1932

Rotorcraft

[Bearbeiten]
  • Cornu helicopter.
    Cornu helicopter.
  • Flettner 282 (1940s, U.S. Air Force)
    Flettner 282 (1940s, U.S. Air Force)
  • Autogyro mail delivery
    Autogyro mail delivery
  • Hughes H-6 of Guardia di Finanza (Italy)
    Hughes H-6 of Guardia di Finanza (Italy)
  • Kamov Ka-26 D-HOAW (CCCP)
    Kamov Ka-26 D-HOAW (CCCP)
  • Jess Dixon's flying car.
    Jess Dixon's flying car.
  • Sikorsky X-wing
    Sikorsky X-wing
  • Do-32K Kiebitz (unmanned, Germany)
    Do-32K Kiebitz (unmanned, Germany)
  • Do-34 Kiebitz mit Gefechtsfeldradar (unmanned, Germany)
    Do-34 Kiebitz mit Gefechtsfeldradar (unmanned, Germany)
  • V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft (USA)
    V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft (USA)
  • Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne compound helicopter (US)
    Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne compound helicopter (US)
  • Sikorsky S-67 prototype
    Sikorsky S-67 prototype
  • Mil Mi-12, NATO name „Homer“, the largest built helicopter ever (prototype) - also known as V-12, late 1960s, CCCP.
    Mil Mi-12, NATO name „Homer“, the largest built helicopter ever (prototype) - also known as V-12, late 1960s, CCCP.
  • KASKR-1 "Red Engineer", a Soviet autogyro, designed by N.I.Kamov and N. K. Skrjinskiy. It was based on a Cierva C.8 autogyro with Soviet U-1 body and an 120 h.p. M-2 engine (1929).
    KASKR-1 "Red Engineer", a Soviet autogyro, designed by N.I.Kamov and N. K. Skrjinskiy. It was based on a Cierva C.8 autogyro with Soviet U-1 body and an 120 h.p. M-2 engine (1929).
  • Gyrodyne: The Fairey Rotodyne prototype, a combination of helicopter, autogyro and medium distance propeller airliner that never reached series production.
    Gyrodyne: The Fairey Rotodyne prototype, a combination of helicopter, autogyro and medium distance propeller airliner that never reached series production.
  • Sikorsky Cypher, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft which use two opposing rotors enclosed in a circular shroud for propulsion.
    Sikorsky Cypher, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft which use two opposing rotors enclosed in a circular shroud for propulsion.
  • Schraubenflugzeug.
    Schraubenflugzeug.
  • Piasecki.
    Piasecki.
  • German autogyro FA330, towed by U-boats
    German autogyro FA330, towed by U-boats
  • Sikorsky CH-54B Skycrane
    Sikorsky CH-54B Skycrane

Other

[Bearbeiten]
  • Manlifter War Kite, constructed by Samuel Franklin Cody (U.K., 1908).
    Manlifter War Kite, constructed by Samuel Franklin Cody (U.K., 1908).
  • Fictional flying contraption using static electricity, an early science fiction image, before 1775.
    Fictional flying contraption using static electricity, an early science fiction image, before 1775.
  • Vélocipédomanie "Voyage à la lune" ("Journey to the moon"), between 1865 and 1870.
    Vélocipédomanie "Voyage à la lune" ("Journey to the moon"), between 1865 and 1870.
  • Airborne Lifeboat in front of Vickers Warwick carrier aircraft (UK)
    Airborne Lifeboat in front of Vickers Warwick carrier aircraft (UK)
  • Jet-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) test rig, nicknamed "Flying Bedstead"
    Jet-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) test rig, nicknamed "Flying Bedstead"
  • VTOL testbed
    VTOL testbed
  • Lunar Landing Research Vehicle of the Apollo program, also nicknamed "Flying Bedstead"
    Lunar Landing Research Vehicle of the Apollo program, also nicknamed "Flying Bedstead"
  • Alexeyev A-90 Orlyonok Ekranoplan
    Alexeyev A-90 Orlyonok Ekranoplan
  • Flying carpet
    Flying carpet
  • Multiple Kill Vehicle MKV-L, a thruster-propelled vehicle to kill ballistic missile warheads by impact, hovering in a cage during testing
    Multiple Kill Vehicle MKV-L, a thruster-propelled vehicle to kill ballistic missile warheads by impact, hovering in a cage during testing
  • OTRAG rocket, one possible configuration. The concept was to assemble rockets of various sizes from identical, low-cost units.
    OTRAG rocket, one possible configuration. The concept was to assemble rockets of various sizes from identical, low-cost units.

Land (road)

[Bearbeiten]
  • Aéromotocyclette (aluminium body with Propeller), made by Alessandro Anzani (France, 1906), Specs: 6 hp internal combustion engine 6 v, 1.50m propeller, 70 kg, 79 km/h.
    Aéromotocyclette (aluminium body with Propeller), made by Alessandro Anzani (France, 1906), Specs: 6 hp internal combustion engine 6 v, 1.50m propeller, 70 kg, 79 km/h.
  • A 1920s propeller driven vehicle
    A 1920s propeller driven vehicle
  • propeller car
    propeller car
  • Leyat (1921)
    Leyat (1921)
  • Russian two wheel car.
    Russian two wheel car.
  • Doppelgelenkbus by Van Hool (length: 24.80 m).
    Doppelgelenkbus by Van Hool (length: 24.80 m).
  • Electric vehicle "Eliica".
    Electric vehicle "Eliica".
  • Automotrices de la pente d'eau de Montech.
    Automotrices de la pente d'eau de Montech.
  • Mercedes-Benz Actros truck with six axles
    Mercedes-Benz Actros truck with six axles
  • Honda Motocompo, Japan.
    Honda Motocompo, Japan.
  • Vehicle at DARPA Grand Challenge contest.
    Vehicle at DARPA Grand Challenge contest.
  • Small police car (New Orleans Police).
    Small police car (New Orleans Police).
  • Scammel Scarab
    Scammel Scarab
  • Adler Diplomat 3 GS (Germany, 1941) with gas generator.
    Adler Diplomat 3 GS (Germany, 1941) with gas generator.
  • Rumpler-Tropfenwagen (Germany, 1927).
    Rumpler-Tropfenwagen (Germany, 1927).
  • Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport open air bus (Mumbai, India, 1928-1930).
    Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport open air bus (Mumbai, India, 1928-1930).
  • Cutlass bus (Budapest sightseeing).
    Cutlass bus (Budapest sightseeing).
  • Fendt F 345 GT, Germany.
    Fendt F 345 GT, Germany.
  • Segways.
    Segways.
  • Aptera solar powered electric car
    Aptera solar powered electric car
  • ParkingHopper op langparkeerplaats P3 (Schiphol).
    ParkingHopper op langparkeerplaats P3 (Schiphol).
  • One wheel motorcycle (invented by Italian M. Goventosa from Udine).
    One wheel motorcycle (invented by Italian M. Goventosa from Udine).
  • Camel bus in La Habana, Cuba.
    Camel bus in La Habana, Cuba.
  • Wheelbarrow with motor.
    Wheelbarrow with motor.
  • Motorcycle with coachwork (Acabion).
    Motorcycle with coachwork (Acabion).
  • 1911 Reeves Octoauto
    1911 Reeves Octoauto
  • Casalini Sulky, Italian three-wheeler for disabled folks.
    Casalini Sulky, Italian three-wheeler for disabled folks.
  • w:Knight Bus
    w:Knight Bus
  • Canadian ice-tour bus
    Canadian ice-tour bus
  • bendy bus
    bendy bus
  • Nuclear-powered bendy bus with 75 tons on 32 enormous wheels providing a bowling alley and a pool (prop for the 1976 film The Big Bus)
    Nuclear-powered bendy bus with 75 tons on 32 enormous wheels providing a bowling alley and a pool (prop for the 1976 film The Big Bus)
  • Emergency doc vehicle used by both Austrian and German Red Cross
    Emergency doc vehicle used by both Austrian and German Red Cross

Unmotorized land vehicles (road)

[Bearbeiten]
  • Pedalo Air Combi
    Pedalo Air Combi
  • South-pointing chariot
    South-pointing chariot
  • Airwheel E3
    Airwheel E3
  • Liliputkutsche, 1903.
    Liliputkutsche, 1903.
  • Walkmobile
    Walkmobile
  • Bicycle with two riders beneath.
    Bicycle with two riders beneath.
  • Bennett buggy
    Bennett buggy
  • Wheelbarrow with sails (nearby 西安 - Xi'an, China, early 20th century).
    Wheelbarrow with sails (nearby 西安 - Xi'an, China, early 20th century).
  • Sail wagon.
    Sail wagon.
  • Sideways sitting bicycle.
    Sideways sitting bicycle.
  • w:de:Roller Buggy
    w:de:Roller Buggy
  • Quadracycle with wheels of different sizes in diamond formation
    Quadracycle with wheels of different sizes in diamond formation
  • Party bike with beer tap
    Party bike with beer tap

Land (off-road)

[Bearbeiten]
  • Steampowered tractors.
    Steampowered tractors.
  • Alaskan land train.
    Alaskan land train.
  • Alaska Highway mailtruck.
    Alaska Highway mailtruck.
  • Snowmobile, a tracked vehicle (H555 of the Helsinki Fire Department), Finland.
    Snowmobile, a tracked vehicle (H555 of the Helsinki Fire Department), Finland.
  • Coanda snow sleigh (Russia)
    Coanda snow sleigh (Russia)
  • Screw-propelled vehicle.
    Screw-propelled vehicle.
  • Lenin's Rolls Royce.
    Lenin's Rolls Royce.
  • Bombardier Snowmobile, Canada.
    Bombardier Snowmobile, Canada.
  • Snowcat for people transportation at Silcox Hut, Oregon.
    Snowcat for people transportation at Silcox Hut, Oregon.
  • Caterpillar tractor used by the first Argentine expedition in 1965 (restored).
    Caterpillar tractor used by the first Argentine expedition in 1965 (restored).
  • Storage tank for the use in the Tundra of Alaska, United States.
    Storage tank for the use in the Tundra of Alaska, United States.
  • Segelomnibus (Germany).
    Segelomnibus (Germany).
  • sand yachts: InVentus Ventomobile (front) and ECN Impulse (background)
    sand yachts: InVentus Ventomobile (front) and ECN Impulse (background)
  • Tracked land rover.
    Tracked land rover.
  • French GIGN assault vehicle.
    French GIGN assault vehicle.
  • Spanish GEO assault vehicle.
    Spanish GEO assault vehicle.
  • Pressurized rover for Mars (artist concept)
    Pressurized rover for Mars (artist concept)
  • Theo Jansen's Walking Strandbeesten (Beach beasts)
    Theo Jansen's Walking Strandbeesten (Beach beasts)
  • Barely one foot from his bare feet are fast rotating blades to crumble the soil. Germany was broke after the war and shoes or boots existed only in fairy tales.
    Barely one foot from his bare feet are fast rotating blades to crumble the soil. Germany was broke after the war and shoes or boots existed only in fairy tales.
  • Never built, may it also apply? On paper it turned prairie into farmland.
    Never built, may it also apply? On paper it turned prairie into farmland.
  • Self propelled bridge, that says it all. See Type 81 self propelled bridge
    Self propelled bridge, that says it all. See Type 81 self propelled bridge
  • Russian S.A.M.
    Russian S.A.M.
  • Sphereing, also known as globe-riding and Zorbing Hauptkategorie: Zorbing
    Sphereing, also known as globe-riding and Zorbing
    Hauptkategorie: Zorbing
  • NASA
    NASA
  • Propeller-driven sled 1930/31 Hauptkategorie: Aerosani
    Propeller-driven sled 1930/31
    Hauptkategorie: Aerosani
  • Propeller-driven sled from Russia (bus)
    Propeller-driven sled from Russia (bus)

Land (military)

[Bearbeiten]
  • Ballista quadrirotis.
    Ballista quadrirotis.
  • Tsar tank.
    Tsar tank.
  • Russian Vezdekhod prototype tank.
    Russian Vezdekhod prototype tank.
  • Flying Elephant - British WWI super-heavy tank project.
    Flying Elephant - British WWI super-heavy tank project.
  • Improvised polish armoured car (1920)
    Improvised polish armoured car (1920)
  • British Vickers Independant Tank.
    British Vickers Independant Tank.
  • French pre-WII FCM-F1 multi-turreted tank project.
    French pre-WII FCM-F1 multi-turreted tank project.
  • German Panzer Neubaufahrzeug in Norway (1940).
    German Panzer Neubaufahrzeug in Norway (1940).
  • Universal Carrier Praying Mantis.
    Universal Carrier Praying Mantis.
  • Soviet T35 multi-turreted tank.
    Soviet T35 multi-turreted tank.
  • British Crusader tank disguised as a dummy lorry.
    British Crusader tank disguised as a dummy lorry.
  • John Deere machine gun tractor (WW II, U.S. Army).
    John Deere machine gun tractor (WW II, U.S. Army).
  • Welbike, British Special Operations Executive (WW II).
    Welbike, British Special Operations Executive (WW II).
  • WWII Free French improvised armoured car.
    WWII Free French improvised armoured car.
  • Danish resistance improvised armoured car.
    Danish resistance improvised armoured car.
  • US Army M520 Goer articulated truck.
    US Army M520 Goer articulated truck.
  • US Army M561 Gama Goat.
    US Army M561 Gama Goat.
  • A Humvee, equipped with four separate tracks for snow mobility (U.S. Army).
    A Humvee, equipped with four separate tracks for snow mobility (U.S. Army).
  • GE Quadruped Transporter (Cold War era, U.S. Army).
    GE Quadruped Transporter (Cold War era, U.S. Army).
  • command vehicle
    command vehicle

Rail

[Bearbeiten]
  • Brunton's Mechanical Traveller I ("Steam Horse locomotive") with legs
    Brunton's Mechanical Traveller I ("Steam Horse locomotive") with legs
  • Baltimore & Ohio Camelback locomotive.
    Baltimore & Ohio Camelback locomotive.
  • Baltimore & Ohio Camelback locomotive.
    Baltimore & Ohio Camelback locomotive.
  • ČHŽ draisine builded on Škoda 1202 chassis.
    ČHŽ draisine builded on Škoda 1202 chassis.
  • Velocipede (draisine).
    Velocipede (draisine).
  • Another railbike.
    Another railbike.
  • rail bike
    rail bike
  • w:Shweeb
    w:Shweeb
  • Baustellen-Schienenfahrzeug.
    Baustellen-Schienenfahrzeug.
  • French railway car Voiture Ouest à impériale, 1891.
    French railway car Voiture Ouest à impériale, 1891.
  • HFJ-bussen avgår från Läggesta, kl. 14:13 (Sweden).
    HFJ-bussen avgår från Läggesta, kl. 14:13 (Sweden).
  • Beyer Garrett 6594 (India).
    Beyer Garrett 6594 (India).
  • Freight trolleybus in Saint Petersburg.
    Freight trolleybus in Saint Petersburg.
  • Schienenzeppelin or rail zeppelin (experimental railcar).
    Schienenzeppelin or rail zeppelin (experimental railcar).
  • Tram snow plow (Vienna, Austria).
    Tram snow plow (Vienna, Austria).
  • 1931 British double-decker tram, used in Leeds.
    1931 British double-decker tram, used in Leeds.
  • McKeen gasoline-engined switching locomotive, 1921.
    McKeen gasoline-engined switching locomotive, 1921.
  • Turmwagen.
    Turmwagen.
  • SBB "Tintenfisch" Ta 974, Akkumulatortraktor mit Magnetpuffern für den Werkstätteverschub.
    SBB "Tintenfisch" Ta 974, Akkumulatortraktor mit Magnetpuffern für den Werkstätteverschub.
  • Motordraisine Klv-12 (12-4904) Deutsche Bahn.
    Motordraisine Klv-12 (12-4904) Deutsche Bahn.
  • Bangor and Aroostook Railroad snowplow (defunct), Maine en.
    Bangor and Aroostook Railroad snowplow (defunct), Maine en.
  • White Pass and Yukon Route steam powered Snow blower (USA).
    White Pass and Yukon Route steam powered Snow blower (USA).
  • Speeder aka railway motor car, putt-putt, track-maintenance car, crew car or jigger (USA).
    Speeder aka railway motor car, putt-putt, track-maintenance car, crew car or jigger (USA).
  • Draisine, Canada, between 1920 and 1950.
    Draisine, Canada, between 1920 and 1950.
  • Bicycle Railway (1890s, United Kingdom)
    Bicycle Railway (1890s, United Kingdom)
  • Opel Olympia from 1953 (Harsfeld, Germany)
    Opel Olympia from 1953 (Harsfeld, Germany)
  • Replica of Spooner's boat, Ffestiniog Railway
    Replica of Spooner's boat, Ffestiniog Railway
  • "The Siamese Twin" Locomotive on the Lartigue Monorailway, Ballybunion
    "The Siamese Twin" Locomotive on the Lartigue Monorailway, Ballybunion
  • ditto
    ditto
  • McKeen Locomotive of the Los Angeles & San Diego Beach Railway "La Jolla Line", USA, c. 1910.
    McKeen Locomotive of the Los Angeles & San Diego Beach Railway "La Jolla Line", USA, c. 1910.
  • Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway, a seagoing railway that existed in Brighton, UK, brtween 1896 and 1901
    Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway, a seagoing railway that existed in Brighton, UK, brtween 1896 and 1901
  • An ULTra PRT vehicle on a test track at Heathrow Airport, London
    An ULTra PRT vehicle on a test track at Heathrow Airport, London


Rail (military)

[Bearbeiten]
  • Rail plough being used to dismantle rail line in March 1944
    Rail plough being used to dismantle rail line in March 1944
  • Ukraine
    Ukraine
  • ACW siegegun.
    ACW siegegun.
  • ACW siegegun (rear view).
    ACW siegegun (rear view).
  • Tank train of the Red Guards in the Finnish civil war, 1918.
    Tank train of the Red Guards in the Finnish civil war, 1918.
  • US Army railjeep.
    US Army railjeep.
  • Wehrmacht, Kräder fahren auf Schienen.
    Wehrmacht, Kräder fahren auf Schienen.
  • Armored trolley Tatra T-18
    Armored trolley Tatra T-18

Street and/or Rail

[Bearbeiten]
  • Aerotrain im Technik Museum Speyer
    Aerotrain im Technik Museum Speyer
  • Monorail, Brennan & Scherl (1907)
    Monorail, Brennan & Scherl (1907)
  • A SEPTA Subway–Surface trolley car travels along Market Street tunnel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2007).
    A SEPTA Subway–Surface trolley car travels along Market Street tunnel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2007).
  • Unfallhilfsfahrzeug der Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft für Straßenbahnen.
    Unfallhilfsfahrzeug der Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft für Straßenbahnen.
  • Road-rail vehicle (Unimog on rails).
    Road-rail vehicle (Unimog on rails).
  • Road-rail vehicle (Unimog).
    Road-rail vehicle (Unimog).
  • Railway Land-Rover.
    Railway Land-Rover.

Water

[Bearbeiten]

Unusual propulsion

[Bearbeiten]
  • Ox-powered paddle boat from 4th-century Rome
    Ox-powered paddle boat from 4th-century Rome
  • Early watercraft construction by Leonardo da Vinci.
    Early watercraft construction by Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Airboat: propelled by a fan, there's nothing to tangle with vegetation that may be in the water. This one is from the 1940s; modern airboats are similar.
    Airboat: propelled by a fan, there's nothing to tangle with vegetation that may be in the water. This one is from the 1940s; modern airboats are similar.
  • 1920 "Scooter" airboat by aircraft engineer Glenn Curtiss
    1920 "Scooter" airboat by aircraft engineer Glenn Curtiss
  • 1924 French airboat "Le Ricocheur" made by Farman Aircraft
    1924 French airboat "Le Ricocheur" made by Farman Aircraft
  • Rotor ship (Alcyone, France)
    Rotor ship (Alcyone, France)
  • SS Great Eastern, combining paddle wheels, sails and a screw.
    SS Great Eastern, combining paddle wheels, sails and a screw.
  • Ferry on submerged rails, Merwedekanaal, the Netherlands
    Ferry on submerged rails, Merwedekanaal, the Netherlands
  • Chain boat towing barges on the Seine. It pulls itself upstream using a chain laid along the riverbed.
    Chain boat towing barges on the Seine. It pulls itself upstream using a chain laid along the riverbed.
  • Zeuner auxiliary propulsion system for chain boats. The dark bulge in the middle contains a water pump. This was used instead of the chain when going downstream.
    Zeuner auxiliary propulsion system for chain boats. The dark bulge in the middle contains a water pump. This was used instead of the chain when going downstream.

Unusual purpose

[Bearbeiten]
  • Prisoner transport ship (Venice, Italy).
    Prisoner transport ship (Venice, Italy).
  • Jack-up crane ship, used to install offshore wind turbines
    Jack-up crane ship, used to install offshore wind turbines
  • Jack-up barges, used to remove shipwrecks. In front appears to be a hydroplaning watercraft.
    Jack-up barges, used to remove shipwrecks. In front appears to be a hydroplaning watercraft.
  • Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX) of the Missile Defense Agency
    Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX) of the Missile Defense Agency
  • Semi-submersible heavy-lift ship (MV Blue Marlin, Marlin class) carrying SBX
    Semi-submersible heavy-lift ship (MV Blue Marlin, Marlin class) carrying SBX
  • Drillship (Joides Resolution, used for the Ocean Drilling Program, U.S.A.)
    Drillship (Joides Resolution, used for the Ocean Drilling Program, U.S.A.)

Unusual material

[Bearbeiten]
  • Concrete Ships
    Concrete Ships
  • Project Habakkuk: proposed aircraft carrier made of pykrete (ice reinforced with wood fiber), intended to be difficult to sink
    Project Habakkuk: proposed aircraft carrier made of pykrete (ice reinforced with wood fiber), intended to be difficult to sink

Amphibious

[Bearbeiten]
  • transporter
    transporter
  • Amphibious car Amphi-Ranger 2800SR.
    Amphibious car Amphi-Ranger 2800SR.
  • Amphibious Schwimmwagen (Wehrmacht).
    Amphibious Schwimmwagen (Wehrmacht).
  • LARC-XV, BARC (U.S. Army).
    LARC-XV, BARC (U.S. Army).
  • SR.N4 Mountbatten Class Hovercraft.
    SR.N4 Mountbatten Class Hovercraft.
  • A hovercraft (LCAC = landing craft, air cushioned), used by the U.S. Navy.
    A hovercraft (LCAC = landing craft, air cushioned), used by the U.S. Navy.
  • Amphicar in Stuttgart, Germany.
    Amphicar in Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Hovercraft Vector 2.
    Hovercraft Vector 2.
  • R.L.Bartini VVA-14 (Ekranoplan, Soviet Union).
    R.L.Bartini VVA-14 (Ekranoplan, Soviet Union).
  • WIK Type A (Ekranoplan).
    WIK Type A (Ekranoplan).
  • Landing Vehicle Tracked a.k.a. amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc., a portmanteau of amphibious tractor (LVT).
    Landing Vehicle Tracked a.k.a. amphtrack, amtrak, amtrac etc., a portmanteau of amphibious tractor (LVT).
  • Rice planting machine made by Yanmar.
    Rice planting machine made by Yanmar.
  • Beach carriage. See also Mudflat carriages.
    Beach carriage. See also Mudflat carriages.
  • No, it's not a sinking boat. It rides on tracks. See also Sea-going tractors.
    No, it's not a sinking boat. It rides on tracks. See also Sea-going tractors.
  • Beach carriage. See also Sea-going tractors.
    Beach carriage. See also Sea-going tractors.
  • Cultivating the paddy fields. These things are dangerous… they have a reverse gear, you know.
    Cultivating the paddy fields. These things are dangerous… they have a reverse gear, you know.
  • Bathing machine (this one used by Queen Victoria)
    Bathing machine (this one used by Queen Victoria)
  • Bathing machine in use
    Bathing machine in use
  • TOAD
    TOAD

Miscellaneous - unsorted

[Bearbeiten]
  • Drawing of a proposed Flying submarine, Soviet Union during World War II
    Drawing of a proposed Flying submarine, Soviet Union during World War II
  • Sea-going tractor, UK.
    Sea-going tractor, UK.
  • Bus as ski lift: The SkyWay at Timberline Lodge ski area, Oregon, USA, 1940s.
    Bus as ski lift: The SkyWay at Timberline Lodge ski area, Oregon, USA, 1940s.
  • Ultralight trike fixed to an inflatable dingy.
    Ultralight trike fixed to an inflatable dingy.
  • Glider floatplane.
    Glider floatplane.
  • Snowplane.
    Snowplane.
  • Alfred Ely Beach's experimental pneumatic elevated subway (1867).
    Alfred Ely Beach's experimental pneumatic elevated subway (1867).
  • Spratt.
    Spratt.
  • Buddhist-Styled hearse (Lincoln Town Car, seen in Japan).
    Buddhist-Styled hearse (Lincoln Town Car, seen in Japan).
  • future truck design
    future truck design

Funny

[Bearbeiten]
  • Charvolant (early kitesailer as an automobile).
    Charvolant (early kitesailer as an automobile).
  • Ostrich drawn cart.
    Ostrich drawn cart.
  • Zebras als Zugtiere.
    Zebras als Zugtiere.
  • Truthahn als Zugtier.
    Truthahn als Zugtier.
  • Vintage pedal car.
    Vintage pedal car.
  • Cycle Pub of Bend, Oregon
    Cycle Pub of Bend, Oregon
Abgerufen von „https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unusual_vehicles&oldid=827126800“