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Old 2nd August 2005 | 10:22
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A more sensible solution would be to use the aircraft hydraulic system (typically pressurised to 3000 psi) to run hydraulic traction motors built into the main wheel hubs.

As an example have a look at these units

There are plenty of road vehicles that carry heavy loads that use this sort of propulsion..........
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