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Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 03:29 pm: | 
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Checking out the new/updated galleries and came across this weird looking thing. Anyone know what it is?
-glenn
wondering how it would do on an RTI ramp? |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 03:39 pm: |
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glenn, it doens't look like that thing would care for a ramp. LOL |
greg Davis
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 03:43 pm: |
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Glenn, I think they were called "Ducks". Used by the Army as amphibious vehicles and landing craft(?). Funny you should mention RTI. My first thought was "Man, I'd like to see THAT thing flex!". hehe |
Douglas Jones (Ozaukeedoug)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 03:55 pm: |
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I don't know what it is, but it isn't a 'duck', it's waaaay to big for one of those.
This is a duck in civilian use:
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Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 04:29 pm: |
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it's a BFT. |
Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 04:34 pm: |
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I thought it was some kind of Noah's arc for the new millenium or some s#!t like that... hehehe
-glenn
Man look at those tires! Hmmm... ideas, ideas... |
Marc Gonzalez (Marc)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 05:08 pm: |
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I not sure that it is used for active duty anymore. I went to check on the boat for the 4th(ie: batteries charge,gas,oil) around lunch. As I zoomed past the ship yard oh sh*t! I had to stop and get the pic's. This thing was huge like two and half times the size of those duck's. I know that a USMC reserve has a small traning unit just down the road. The ship yard may be doing some type of repair or something.It had Army makings with a huge drop gate at one end and props at the other. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 05:36 pm: |
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yep, sounds like a genuine BFT alright |
Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 03:37 pm: |
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I want one! That's my new mobile home...on the beach 
Cheers,
Kennith |
94Rover
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 03:43 pm: |
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Anyone able to get the specs on those tires?
I wonder if the raised white letters are on the inside?
Just some silly humor
94Rover |
Marc Gonzalez (Marc)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 04:01 pm: |
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They are firestone. That could be why it's not used as active service do to high speed blow out & roll ..issue firestone had..ok maybe not. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 04:07 pm: |
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So Marc,
Are you hinting that this vehicle is Ford's new Explorer prototype to compete wih the inadequate in size Suburban?
No Boundries.......... |
Marc Gonzalez (Marc)
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 04:21 pm: |
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It would be safe to say that it does not have the remote third row fold down on this baby. |
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