I really like the concept of this tire. Getting a flat on the road, is definitely a bummer deal in a war zone. So ideas like this, are what I like to see. Hopefully the private industry will be able to hook into stuff like this. –Head Jundi
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November 17, 2008 6:10 AM PST
New honeycomb tire is ‘bulletproof’
Posted by Mark Rutherford
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Wausau, Wis., company have come up with a 37-inch, bullet and bomb-proof Humvee tire based on a polymeric web so cool looking there’s no need for hub caps.
Resilient Technologies and Wisconsin-Madison’s Polymer Engineering Center are creating a “non-pneumatic tire” (no air required) that will support the weight of add-on armor, survive an IED attack, and still make a 50 mph getaway. It’s basically a round honeycomb wrapped with a thick, black tread.