[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Pirate-Drakk

The flying tank idea was the brain child of Walter Christie an early tank designer famous mostly for developing the Christie suspension system used on the T-34 among other tanks.

Here is the entire article from the magazine above. It's rather amusing.
Flying Tanks that Shed Their Wings

Note that we do have flying tanks today. They are called attack helicopters such as the AH-47 Longbow and the Russian Hind. Christie was way ahead of his time.

I love the optimism of these period pieces. There never seems to be a doubt that the design will work, and become the ultimate weapon.