Airdrop canister bike

[jon-nyc]

Yeah, that was a thing.

[Rich]

[mark]

[brenda]

Gas powered? Dropped with fuel in it?
I wonder how far it would go before needing refueling.
Ingenious tool for them. Looks like fun, too.

[Jolly]

@brenda said in Airdrop canister bike:

Gas powered? Dropped with fuel in it?
I wonder how far it would go before needing refueling.
Ingenious tool for them. Looks like fun, too.

Looks about like a liter or so. With that small of an engine, 20-25 miles, at least.

[Mik]

It was a Brit bike. No one expected it to run anyway.

[Renauda]

They were quite useful when they were dropped in the same drop zone as the paratroopers. No use behind German lines such as occurred during Market Garden in '44.