Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Too Hard, Too Heavy

Harley Davidson VSC/LC (Landsverk 210)

A Harley Davidson was fitted a armor chassis build to Danish specifications by Landsverk (Sweden) in 1932. This configuration didn't perform well. Hard to steer on-road, and almost impossible to drive off-road due to the heavy chassis. Negotiations were held with Landsverk about a lighter chassis, but without any results and the motorcycle was de-mobbed in August 1933.

Picture courtesy of Ole Drostrup, Soenderborg

Friday, August 5, 2011

Danish Diesel

4,500 hp Diesel engine of the 10,500-ton MS Afrika, built by Burmeister & Wein in 1920

via rdp4v @ LJ

Friday, July 17, 2009

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Danish Secret Weapon

Flying Submarine,
allegedly developed by the Danish Navy
Telescopic wings, folding tailfin, armed with lightbombs or torpedoes...
From Modern Mechanix, Sept. 1930
See full text with illustrations here