Robotic curtain protects from nosey looks of pedestrians passing by.

Presidetial escort vehicles

Presidetial escort vehicles

Dodge Tomahawk: World's Fastest Bike

At the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, Dodge unveiled a vehicle with an unusual design, featuring the 500 hp (373 kW) @ 5600 rpm, 8.3 L V10 engine from the Dodge Viper. 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type, liquid-cooled, 505 in³ (8275 cc). The vehicle has two front wheels and two rear wheels, making it a kind of motorized quadricycle rather than a typical motorcycle. Though it has four wheels, to associate the Tomahawk with a quad-type vehicle is not entirely accurate; quad-type vehicles have more in common with the automobile. They turn like an automobile, while the Tomahawk turns by leaning. According to the official specs 0-60 mph times have been estimated at 2.5 seconds, with an estimated top speed of 350 mph. But there are also reports that the top speed is 676 km/h (about 420 mph). While the Tomahawk is not street-legal, it could, theoretically, be ridden.

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The Draganflyer personal helicopter

An agile, video-equipped helicopter.

Rinspeed sQuba Concept

Rinspeed’s Zero-Emission World Debut at the Geneva Motor Show - a Green “Fish” with Q-Factor

Thirty years after the movie thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ hit the silver screen “sQuba” is the first car that can actually ‘fly’ under water. It also had to be a sports car that was converted into a diving dream in the facilities of Swiss engineering specialist Esoro. In a first step the combustion engine was removed and replaced by several electric motors. Three motors are located in the rear. One provides propulsion on land, the other two drive the screws for underwater motoring. They are supported by two powerful Seabob jet drives in the front, which ‘breathe’ through special rotating louvers from HS Genion (for opening and closing the water intake). The rotating outlet jets were designed to be extremely light yet twist resistant by using high-tech nano materials, so-called Carbon Nano Tubes.

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Mega truck run

T-28 super-heavy tank

The T28 (later called 105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95) was a prototype heavily armoured tank destroyer, designed for the US Military during World War II. It was originally designed to be used to break through German defenses at the Siegfried Line, and was later considered as a possible participant in an invasion of the Japanese mainland. It had no conventional turret, giving it a comparatively low profile. Its total weight when fully equipped would have reached 95 short tons. The armor was very thick compared to tanks of the time, in some places up to 12 inches thick (305 millimeters). This was considered heavy enough to provide protection from the 8.8cm/L71 cannon used by German heavy tanks. The engine was an underpowered gasoline Ford GAF V-8, delivering 410 hp, which gave it a top speed of about 8 mph (13 km/h).

Typhoon: biggest nuclear-powered submarine

The Typhoon class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. With a maximum displacement of 26,000 tonnes, Typhoons are the largest class of submarine ever built. A Typhoon class submarine can stay submerged for periods up to 180 days in normal conditions, and potentially more if necessity arises.

Lockheed-Martin P 791

The P-791 is an experimental aerostatic/aerodynamic hybrid airship developed by Lockheed-Martin corporation. The first flight of the P-791 was made on 31 January 2006 at the company's flight test facility on the Palmdale Air Force Plant 42. In such designs, part of the weight of the craft and its payload are supported by aerostatic (buoyant) lift. Critics of the hybrid approach are: difficult to control and protect on the ground, and have relatively poor aerodynamic performance.

For more information visit: AviationWeek