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Reverse trike with rear steering
Benzine - 25/12/10 at 09:28 PM

Are there any examples of this? i.e. one wheel at the back steering, two at the front, front wheel drive.

clairetoo - 25/12/10 at 09:57 PM

Apart from some small fork lift trucks , theres nothing I can think of ?

StrikerChris - 26/12/10 at 12:38 AM

I might be wrong but I'm sure Peugeot did just that afew years back,seem to remember seeing Tiff drive it on 5th gear!might be on YouTube

multanen - 26/12/10 at 09:56 AM

Dymaxion! Famous car project from year 1933.

http://davidszondy.com/future/car/dymaxion.htm

Benzine - 26/12/10 at 07:13 PM

Wow the dymaxion is mad awesome

Angel Acevedo - 27/12/10 at 05:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Are there any examples of this? i.e. one wheel at the back steering, two at the front, front wheel drive.


Rear steering is not very good at speed, thats why you donīt see it very much.
One example of what happens though not rear steered is the Ground Loop on tailwheel airplanes.
Not good at... any speed, well except for parking speeds.

JC - 4/1/11 at 10:17 AM

Thrust SSC?

I remember speaking to Andy Green a few years ago and he was less than complementary about the rear steer aspect though......