a(LRV)_v_bw_o_n (1969 AC Electronics photo no. 3-62-E3)
“FOR LUNAR ROVING – A 400 pound moon buggy for exploring the lunar surface in 1971 probably will look something like this artist’s concept. Boeing Co. and AC Electronics division of General Motors form a team seeking a national aeronautics and space administration contract to develop and build the vehicle. AC Electronics here would provide the mobility subsystem. Power would come from electric motors.”
A far cry from today’s Boeing:
www.historylink.org/file/10045
Credit: History Link website
Note the skimpy front fenders. I know I’ve seen similar, but can’t place on what. Tow motors? Warehouse vehicles of some sort? Zero-turn mowers? Shopping carts? You know what I mean. Right?
The Boeing artist, T. Spencer, would subsequently depict the following fabulous work, after the above combo had successfully won the contract and refined the final design. Mr.(?) Spencer appears to have been the “go to” LRV illustrator for the company:
www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/L585-RARE-BOEING-FRAMED-LU...
Credit: AuctionZip website
a(LRV)_v_bw_o_n (1969 AC Electronics photo no. 3-62-E3)
“FOR LUNAR ROVING – A 400 pound moon buggy for exploring the lunar surface in 1971 probably will look something like this artist’s concept. Boeing Co. and AC Electronics division of General Motors form a team seeking a national aeronautics and space administration contract to develop and build the vehicle. AC Electronics here would provide the mobility subsystem. Power would come from electric motors.”
A far cry from today’s Boeing:
www.historylink.org/file/10045
Credit: History Link website
Note the skimpy front fenders. I know I’ve seen similar, but can’t place on what. Tow motors? Warehouse vehicles of some sort? Zero-turn mowers? Shopping carts? You know what I mean. Right?
The Boeing artist, T. Spencer, would subsequently depict the following fabulous work, after the above combo had successfully won the contract and refined the final design. Mr.(?) Spencer appears to have been the “go to” LRV illustrator for the company:
www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/L585-RARE-BOEING-FRAMED-LU...
Credit: AuctionZip website