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The Tucker Torpedo was a fascinating failure with a helicopter engine

Because of its long, low, and somewhat bulbous design, the concept resembled a torpedo, which led to the project's unofficial name. The Torpedo looked good, and the public loved it, spurring Tucker on ...
The New York Times

A TORPEDO BOAT TO BE USED AS SHIP'S LAUNCH; Former Navy Officer Designs a Craft with Explosive Engine to Replace Unwieldly Steam Launches Now in Use in Our Navy.

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$2-Million Tucker 48 "Torpedo" Shows Up at Car Show, Flexes Helicopter Engine

Built by the Tucker Corporation in 1947 and 1948, the Tucker 48 was one of the most innovative vehicles of its time. However, negative publicity from early production issues and a government ...
The Washington Post

Report: Russian Officer Wrote of Torpedo Blast

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 -- -- A sailor aboard the doomed Russian submarine Kursk wrote in the hours before he died that the nuclear-powered vessel had been crippled by a devastating torpedo explosion, a ...
Scientific American

Engines of Torpedo Boat Destroyers Salmon and Snapper

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The New York Times

HUDSON MAXIM INVENTS NEW DEADLY TORPEDO; His Latest Discovery, Motorite, Makes It Doubly Effective. STRIKES AT LONG RANGE With It a Torpedo Boat Could Stand Out of Danger Zone ...

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