This is the world's first mini-van. American industry has no place for engineers lacking a degree like Buckminster. Yet virtually every out of the box ideas have came from such men who were not trained to persue the intelectual dogma of the day. Having worked for decades in Silicon Valley it has been such men who have made most of our disruptive technologies we have seen in the last 100 years.... We never learn....
you know.. they didn't have shaped glass like we do now. I am sure the car he created was very limited because of the technology of the times. They still haven't caught up with this, but they are getting closer.
Beautiful rendering of an amazing "vehicle." As author of "Buckminster Fuller's Universe" and an ongoing student of Bucky's, I really appreciate this drawing of what was to be an omni-medium vehicle. It was to fly, travel on water as well as on land. Decades many of us still want one of these as well as a Dymaxion House.
This is a very nice video. Thanks for submitting it. I want a Dymaxion. There must be a market for a hybrid/full electric one. I don't think this would be the best system for ice and snow. I still want one. We don't have ice and snow around here.
I'm building a Dymaxion ultra-lightweight ev with front wheel hub motors.The copyright blueprint of the chassis and this Adobe was not exactly used on the Dymaxion cars.Instead of giant rear wheel wishbone,installed on inside of the body chassis rails, connecting to the front wheels,it was installed on the outside of chassis rails next to the body.Had more usable width inside the car.Rear wishbone section also used hydraulic lever dampers instead of gas shocks.Using coil-over shocks.
very nice illustration, and a nice --short and sweet-- video covering just the highlights. I really wonder what one could come up with by taking the concepts of the dymaxion car but using today's materials and structural design techniques.
which were the drive wheels, and what was the power train linkage for the drive wheels.
It seems that this design would work great with a high efficiency electric hub motor. And it may even be able to utitlize a combustion motor to generate electricity for the hub motor, in addition to storing electricity into a bank of batteries.
Nice work. Gave new insight.
sputnikzorro 4 months ago
a beautiful rendering of the old concept.
abcLarrodefRojo1963 10 months ago
This is the world's first mini-van. American industry has no place for engineers lacking a degree like Buckminster. Yet virtually every out of the box ideas have came from such men who were not trained to persue the intelectual dogma of the day. Having worked for decades in Silicon Valley it has been such men who have made most of our disruptive technologies we have seen in the last 100 years.... We never learn....
jamesdond1 11 months ago 2
you know.. they didn't have shaped glass like we do now. I am sure the car he created was very limited because of the technology of the times. They still haven't caught up with this, but they are getting closer.
godnmyhands 1 year ago
Beautiful rendering of an amazing "vehicle." As author of "Buckminster Fuller's Universe" and an ongoing student of Bucky's, I really appreciate this drawing of what was to be an omni-medium vehicle. It was to fly, travel on water as well as on land. Decades many of us still want one of these as well as a Dymaxion House.
StevenSieden 1 year ago
This is a very nice video. Thanks for submitting it. I want a Dymaxion. There must be a market for a hybrid/full electric one. I don't think this would be the best system for ice and snow. I still want one. We don't have ice and snow around here.
lancethrustworthy 1 year ago
How would the traction be on this car? In the snow, rain?
shubanman 1 year ago
I'm building a Dymaxion ultra-lightweight ev with front wheel hub motors.The copyright blueprint of the chassis and this Adobe was not exactly used on the Dymaxion cars.Instead of giant rear wheel wishbone,installed on inside of the body chassis rails, connecting to the front wheels,it was installed on the outside of chassis rails next to the body.Had more usable width inside the car.Rear wishbone section also used hydraulic lever dampers instead of gas shocks.Using coil-over shocks.
sunworksco 2 years ago
very nice illustration, and a nice --short and sweet-- video covering just the highlights. I really wonder what one could come up with by taking the concepts of the dymaxion car but using today's materials and structural design techniques.
goatydad 2 years ago
which were the drive wheels, and what was the power train linkage for the drive wheels.
It seems that this design would work great with a high efficiency electric hub motor. And it may even be able to utitlize a combustion motor to generate electricity for the hub motor, in addition to storing electricity into a bank of batteries.
upcycle 2 years ago
the drive wheels were at the fron with the engine in the rear. i believe it used a ford engine and transmission
robert0110 2 years ago