Will this be able to make runs out to Port Canaveral? Do you think it is street legal?
...lots of axles to spread the load...
Quote from: gregpet on 08/09/2016 02:19 amWill this be able to make runs out to Port Canaveral? Do you think it is street legal?>Does anyone know if this vehicle can be towed at higher speeds like they did with the KAMAG?
Orbiter Transporter StatisticsLength 106 Feet 6 InchesWidth 20 Feet at rear, 16 Feet-8 Inches in middle, 8 Feet at frontHeight 5 Feet-3 Inches minimum to7 Feet-3 Inches maximumEngine 335 H.P. V12, Air CooledWheels 76Turning Radius 66 FeetWeight-Empty 167,000 PoundsWeight-Gross 327,000 PoundsSpeed Unloaded 13 MPHMax Speed Loaded 5 MPH
Empty weight is 70 t, plus 30 t for the Falcon and 10t for the steel frame, That's 11t per axle, over the weight limit for much of the US. Unless there's an exception for having 8 tires per axle.
Is this some technology developed for or by NASA then commercialized by others like KAMAGI don't know of anyone besides KAMAG that is making vehicles like this. I am really wondering if this is another industrial opportunity missed by US company's after the technology was developed here?
Think this video answers the question of road legal, self-propelled etc.
b. The Orbiter transporter was built by an Italian company not KAMAG.
I wonder if anyone has insight into the history of these type of vehicles?Is this some technology developed for or by NASA then commercialized by others like KAMAGI don't know of anyone besides KAMAG that is making vehicles like this. I am really wondering if this is another industrial opportunity missed by US company's after the technology was developed here?
Sigh. Getting great photo reference is the Holy Grail for stuff like that.