This would be interesting to model. Skip to 8:50 to see the interesting part:
Dave
Yeesh, look at the bending deflection starting around 10:00 before the last two segments…
NS has a version of this car that has fixed supports under the ramp sections, I think to prevent all the effective cantilevered loading as the most stressed segments lift. I don’t recall that type being powered by what look like sequential Tommylifts, though.
Whoops, double post.
-Kevin
I thought it was a fail, it is not.
That is pretty neat.
-Kevin
Wonder where they got that idea?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_vehicle-launched_bridge
Cool Stuff! Ed
THis form of AVLB has been around since World War 2. When I reported to my first unit in 1975, my battalion had an AVLB section of two vehicles and the divisional combat engineer battalion had some in its Headquarters company.
Hi BEAUSABRE,
I’m a bit dim today. What does ‘AVLB’ stand for?
Thanks,
Dave
Armored-vehicle-launched bridge. (See the Wolverine or that thing from Leonardo that’s replacing it.)
When I was young we called it a ‘scissors bridge’. Still that, but ever so much fancier…
Agree. The Wikipedia link I provided above mentions the history of the vehicle. Also the military acronym for AVLB.
Regards, Ed