Talk:Hafner Rotabuggy

How would it be used ?

The article makes no mention of how the vehicle was intended to be used operationally. For example would the tail be detached and discarded after landing ? DexDor (talk) 19:28, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, after landing in enemy territory, in a place chosen by the gyro's pilot, it would just have reverted to a normal jeep. Waste of time and resources, really. The mayor of Yurp (talk) 20:33, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Built by?

When it was built in 1943 the company was actually R. Malcolm Ltd it didnt become ML Aviation until after the war I believe. MilborneOne (talk) 17:28, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

A good point, Marcel Lobelle says 1946 - so perhaps it's a back-formation. (I wonder if Hafner Rotabuggy is also one.) I hope some day to marshal enough useful info to start an article on R Malcolm/M L Aviation. GraemeLeggett (talk) 18:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Highly satifactory?

I have a source that says after about 60 flights behind the Whitley it made one free flight on 11 September 1944 after which the project was abandoned as the glider was virtually out of control even when on tow. Not what the article currently says! MilborneOne (talk) 18:13, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

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Blitz Buggy?

The article says..."Initially it was named the "Blitz Buggy", but that was soon dropped for the "Rotabuggy"." Its my understanding that "Blitz Buggy" was a nickname for any Jeep in its basic form. Not just this one-off development. I've seen numerous mentions of the term "Blitz Buggy" associated with the Jeep in magazines and newspapers that were contemporary with its initial introduction. - Heres just one from "Popular Mechanics Magazine" November 1942 Page 82.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rNYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=blitz+buggy+jeep&source=bl&ots=scM-Vgm6K4&sig=YFspzL8kTApFDhRolIDKQL92r-0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzhOLujNPZAhWBOsAKHUGVBEoQ6AEIWDAM#v=onepage&q=blitz%20buggy%20jeep&f=false