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TWISTER Off Road Ground Vehicle
Lockheed Missiles & Space Company in 1964 began developing a
military vehicle intended to give long needed mobility and
agility to the infantry. What followed from the company funded
project was a two bodied, double engined, eight wheeled all
terrain vehicle named Twister. Since the original Twister test
bed was developed, other versions have been produced for various
applications. Army vehicles include the XM-808, a fully inclosed
armed model, a swimmer version, and a test bed resembling the
original Twister. Scout, also developed for the Army, is a six
wheeled vehicle designed for reconnaissance work. Newest member
of the Twister family is Dragon Wagon (pictured), an eight
wheeled cabover truck. It has the same all terrain mobility as
other Twisters and military and commercial potential. |
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FIRESTAR Off-Road Fire Fighting System
Lockheed Aircraft Service developed and is producing FireStar,
an off-road fire fighting unit that can operate in areas
inaccessible to ordinary fire engines. A completely self
contained system, the FireStar unit can be installed in less
than five minutes on a military cargo truck with no
modifications. The 1000 gallon tank is connected to an engine
driven pump that can deliver from 70 to 120 gallons per minute.
The piping system permits pumping water from the tank to the
fire or bypassing the tank and pumping directly from available
sources such as streams or lakes. |
