The tire in the picture is based on a polymeric web developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Wausau, Wis. It’s a 37-inch bullet and bomb-proof tire that looks exactly like a honeycomb. Only without the honey.
The tire requires no air to support the armor and to support an IED attack. In case you aren’t working in the military you won’t be needing these tires this winter. But the idea is pretty cool itself. The design is based on airless tires like the Michelin “Tweel” but it is also based on the pattern found in the honeycomb.
The tires will arrive sometime in 2011 and the cost will be similar tp current units.
via cnet
Tags: 2011, HUMMER, Industry, Military, tires
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Leave it up to a Madison company to come up with a great tire for the boys in green. They will be very greatful the first time they keep rolling after their tires get shot at.