Army Transportation Museum and Air Power Park

[Jschmus]

I found this:
https://publicaffairs.llnl.gov/news/news_releases/2005/NR-05-07-07.html

and this:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=31727

and finally, this:
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2005/October/Pages/army_to_expand5562.aspx

As I originally stated, the gun truck was an interim solution.  Gradually, convoy escort duties were assumed by the up-armored Humvees and the new MRAP vehicles, which give all-over protection, remote weapons stations and mine/IED countermeasures.

[Jschmus]

More GOER.


A truck tractor.


Another truck.


And another.


XM1078 LMTV.

[jcf]

Wonderful photos of the C-W Aerocar and Bell SK-5.

Thanks very much.   

Jon

[Jschmus]

Wonderful photos of the C-W Aerocar and Bell SK-5.

Thanks very much.   

Jon

Glad you like them Jon.  Here are a couple more of the SK-5.  Apparently, there were three sent to Vietnam for evaluation purposes.  This is the only one which returned.

[kitnut617]

I was really interested in your photos of the SK-5 Jschmus, to me it looks like an SRN-6 so I did a google to see what it was.  Turns out to be a licenced built SRN-5 (the -6 was a stretched version) , and my first and only ride on a hovercraft was a SRN-6 many years ago when I was a kid, going back to the 60's.  My Dad had taken me to a Hovercraft show which was held outside Portsmouth and we got a half hour ride on the thing, the memory still stands out.  The highlight of the show was a huge simulated attack from the sea by the Royal Marines and they all came sweeping up the beach in all manners and types of hovercraft, some of which disgorged Land Rovers towing artillery, trucks and light tanks and of course the usual pyrotechnics.  Most of these hovercraft I never saw again, I think most of them must have been prototypes.

[jcf]

I was really interested in your photos of the SK-5 Jschmus, to me it looks like an SRN-6 so I did a google to see what it was.  Turns out to be a licenced built SRN-5 (the -6 was a stretched version) , and my first and only ride on a hovercraft was a SRN-6 many years ago when I was a kid, going back to the 60's.  My Dad had taken me to a Hovercraft show which was held outside Portsmouth and we got a half hour ride on the thing, the memory still stands out.  The highlight of the show was a huge simulated attack from the sea by the Royal Marines and they all came sweeping up the beach in all manners and types of hovercraft, some of which disgorged Land Rovers towing artillery, trucks and light tanks and of course the usual pyrotechnics.  Most of these hovercraft I never saw again, I think most of them must have been prototypes.

License built with many changes.

Jon

[kitnut617]

Yup, but not to many I think,

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/images/srn5mus.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/mussrn5.html&h=325&w=500&sz=36&hl=en&start=6&um=1&usg=__GMS-smKB6YBdTLFD9Clf2qsU0Dw=&tbnid=yoQXakGE-RJkeM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSaunders%2BRoe%2BSRN-5%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

[jcf]

Yup, but not to many I think,

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/images/srn5mus.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hovercraft-museum.org/mussrn5.html&h=325&w=500&sz=36&hl=en&start=6&um=1&usg=__GMS-smKB6YBdTLFD9Clf2qsU0Dw=&tbnid=yoQXakGE-RJkeM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSaunders%2BRoe%2BSRN-5%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Actually there are numerous differences between the SRN-5 and the Bell Model 7255 SK-5 in the photos,
including cabin and hull size, hull design, engine, armament, skirt design etc.

To confuse matters Bell used the designation SK-5 on three different models:
Model 7232 - re-engined license built SRN-5, otherwise minimal changes
Model 7250 - redesigned civil model, similar to 7255 but shorter
Model 7255 - armed patrol air cushion vehicle, bigger, segmented skirts, gun turret

I will post detailed info later, gotta run to class now.

Jon