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gmork
07-09-17, 13:16
almeno nelle versioni pių primitive.

http://i.imgur.com/nQLWnxp.jpg
Built by Jered Industries in Detroit for General Electric's Nuclear Materials and Propulsion Operation division, the Beetle was a piloted heavy machine designed for the United States Air Force Special Weapons Centre, intended to service and maintain a planned fleet of atomic-powered Air Force bombers. The development of the project began in 1959, and it was completed in 1961.

http://i.imgur.com/ClsfQ7b.jpg
The Beetle was 19 feet long, 12 feet wide, 11 feet high. A heavy machine weighed 77 tons.

http://i.imgur.com/UXU1eA9.jpg
Powered by a 500hp engine, the Beetle could, on a flat surface, reach a top speed of 8 miles per hour.

http://i.imgur.com/WSuzrZH.jpg
On the inside of the cockpit, despite cramped conditions, the pilot had some degree of comfort, with a small TV set, air conditioning and even an ashtray.

http://i.imgur.com/USmoqZQ.jpg
the robot was also capable of reaching great heights. The cabin, which housed the cockpit and arms, was able to be raised on four hydraulic pistons, and when fully extended the Beetle stood an imposing 27 feet off the ground

http://i.imgur.com/wg4vwj7.jpg
Yet despite this raw power, it could also perform incredibly delicate operations. At a public demonstration in 1962, for example, the Beetle was able to roll up to a carton of eggs, pick a single egg up and hold it in its pincers without breaking it.


interessante, nevvero?

Diabolik
07-09-17, 13:21
interessante, nevvero?

Molto :sisi: (anche se questo corrisponde pių ai "droidi della manutenzione" degli universi sci-fi, non al robottone che lancia i missili :bua: )

Btw, certo vista oggi l'idea di uno stormo di bombardieri a propulsione nucleare sembra una cagata pazzesca, e infatti non si sono visti :asd:

Firestorm
07-09-17, 13:43
Molto :sisi: (anche se questo corrisponde pių ai "droidi della manutenzione" degli universi sci-fi, non al robottone che lancia i missili :bua: )

Btw, certo vista oggi l'idea di uno stormo di bombardieri a propulsione nucleare sembra una cagata pazzesca, e infatti non si sono visti :asd:Pių che altro i piloti erano One shot...

Diabolik
07-09-17, 16:17
Pių che altro i piloti erano One shot...

Boh, non so, magari in un coso delle dimensioni di un B-52 si riuscirebbe a piazzare un compartimento reattore sufficientemente schermato. E' che resta una cagata pazzesca ugualmente, secondo me :asd:
Persino sulle navi di superficie ormai č considerato dubbio il rapporto costi-benefici (nella US Navy rimangono solo le portaerei a propulsione nucleare, dai tempi della dismissione dei California/Virginia...), figuriamoci per un aereo :bua: