Fabulous flops: Inventions from the past that didn't make it to the future
10 Jan 2016 11:28 AM IST
Here are a few brilliant inventions from the past that could not make it to the present day.
In 1954, Chrysler went on to make a car with turbine engines, that ran on any combustible fuel. However, even though it was a great invention, the car manufacturers couldn't go ahead with it due to its high production cost- A two-seater Flying Disk was built in the 1950s by the US Air Force and Canadian manufacturers. It was intended to hover at an altitude more than 10,000 ft. However, the engineers of the Flying Disk were not able to make it hover or even make it
- The Rocket Belt was invented in the 1960, which ran on hydrogen peroxide, and was designed for soldiers for aerial reconnaissance. However, the flying belt failed on every count; it was too loud to provide safe spying, it held only enough fuel for a
- 1949 saw the invention of the Aerocar, which had foldable and towable wings. It did not make it to the market because of its high price tag with the inconvenience of attaching and detaching wings. Also, to drive the Aerocar, a person had to earn too
- Named after Henry Ford's son Edsel, this car was ridiculed for its design and looks, and especially for the toilet seat grille it sported in the front
- In 1948, former Ford designer, Pristine Tucker, went on to build the safest car in the world. The car had pop-out windows and the iconic third headlight that turned in the direction the wheel was whirled. Called the Tucker'48, this car mostly did
- In 1960, inspired by the Bond films, 'Amphicar' was built, which as the name suggests, ran both on land and water. What flopped this invention was its cost which was as much as that of a Mustang. Comparing its looks to the latter, it lost its market
In 1954, Chrysler went on to make a car with turbine engines, that ran on any combustible fuel. However, even though it was a great invention, the car manufacturers couldn't go ahead with it due to its high production cost
Here are a few brilliant inventions from the past that could not make it to the present day.
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