Airgeep
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The Piasecki VZ-8P Airgeep is probably one of the most wacky experiments performed by the United States. This piece of machinery was developed in order to fulfill the U.S. Army's request for an easy-to-fly vehicle. The quirky Airgeep could maneuver between obstacles, hover, and travel over ground, this looked good on the drawing board, but proved to be more of a hasselsome vehicle more than something used for warfare in the field. The airgeep had two Turbomeca Artouste IIC turbines (each 8.4 feet wide) that pumped out 530 h.p. each. They were powered by one single engine. It was 24.5 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 5.8 feet tall. The Airgeep could hover or fly up in the sky. It could also have the power of "invisibility" because its ducts shielded the propellers so it could not be seen visually or detected on radar because it flew so low.
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