A selection of unusual inventions from the past (11 photos)

Man has always tried to change the world and make life easier. However, sometimes inventors get so carried away with their ideas that forget about practicality and expediency. As a result, their ambitious projects are doomed to failure. Some of them have been canceled early stage, others lacked funding, and others simply did not have taken root. So, let's look at unusual inventions from the past.

EKIP





EKIP is an abbreviation for the words "ecology" and "progress", which fully explain the intention of the author. And it was designed aircraft designer L.N. Shchukin in the early 1980s. flying the device did not have a chassis, movement above the ground or water was carried out with using an air cushion. The project was not completed due to lack of budget funds.

introcycle



The first introcycles were built at the end of the 19th century. Is it you on the photo see one of the models presented by Giuseppe Goventosa in 1931.

Flying tank A-40



"Wings of the tank" - the invention of the Soviet aircraft designer O.K. Antonov to help the partisans. It was assumed that, landing, the tank will unhook from the wings. However, the lifting power of the aerotank was not enough for its wide application - only 40 meters.

Fan-vacuum cleaner-lantern



An ingenious and useful invention, which turned out to be unable to perform all its functions perfectly.

Flying car GAZ-16



In the 1960s, the working group of the Gorky Automobile Plant experimental vehicles were developed. Although "the dream of all the boys" became a reality, there was no intelligible ideas about the use of a ground-based aircraft, and the production closed.

Magnetic levitation train (TA-05)



The train was driven by an electromagnetic field. The invention was supposed to help in the transportation of passengers in big cities. It was planned specifically for introduction into mass production build a magnetic track connecting two cities - Yerevan and Abovyan. But plans collapsed when an earthquake struck Armenia.

SVL (high-speed laboratory car)



The train was supposed to move with the help of two jet engines, its tests helped in the development of high-speed trains.

propeller train



The Schienenzeppelin or Rail Zeppelin was invented by Franz Krukenberg in 1929. The light weight of the train contributed to the development high speed for that time. But for all the boldness of the idea, such the invention had many disadvantages.

flying platform



A flying platform from Hiller Aircraft, which first flew on February 9, 1955.

Bicycle with wings



Max Factor Micrometer



Max Factor presented his invention in 1932. It helped reveal "flaws" in appearance and correct them with the help of cosmetics.