Description of vehicle, developed by Material Industriel S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland, which is highly versatile and particularly well adapted to difficult terrain and capable of high speed travel on all roads or hard surfaces; vehicle combines choice of two methods of locomotion, i.e. on tracks when negotiating difficult terrain and on pneumatic tired wheels when negotiating hard ground and travelling at high speed; wheels can be retracted against sides of vehicle and enclosed within envelope of tracks; method of raising and lowering wheels is illustrated; other features and technical specifications.


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    Title :

    MATISA universal tracked and wheeled vehicle


    Additional title:

    J Terramechanics


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    7 pages



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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