Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The US military is building a stealth dirt bike


The US military is building a stealth dirt bike

(Martin Pettitt / Flickr)
The US military has issued a grant for the development of a stealth motorcycle, reports Defense Tech. The motorcycle's "stealthiness" will be a product of its hybrid-electric engine, which will allow soldiers to drive for long periods on rough terrain while emitting virtually no engine noise. And according to Logos Technologies — the company responsible for building the engine — this will be the first hybrid-electric dirt bike ever built.
Wade Pulliam, manager of advanced concepts at Logos Technologies, told Defense Tech that the US military has a growing need "to operate small units far from logistical support." So, he said, it will "increasingly rely on adaptable, efficient technologies like this hybrid-electric motorcycle." Military officials have also enlisted a company called BRD Motorcycles to help build the bike, which will be used by special operations teams. There has been no announcement, however, about when the motorcycle will be completed — or where it will be deployed first.
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The US military is building a stealth dirt bike

The US military has issued a grant for the development of a stealth motorcycle, reports Defense Tech. The motorcycle's "stealthiness" will be a product of its hybrid-electric engine, which will allow soldiers to drive for long periods on rough terrain while emitting virtually no engine noise. And…
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Likely it would resemble more the electric dirt bike Tom Cruise rode in Oblivion more than the world War II model shown above. I owned from 1969 to about 1985 a BSA500 that was used in North Africa in World War II that looked a lot like the above motorcycle in the picture above. There was no rear suspension other than the coil springs in the saddle type of seat so when you went over bumps that you saw you raised up on your pegs so you wouldn't fracture or otherwise injure your spine or back from severe jolts off road.




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