ZIL-2906
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The ZIL-2906 or ZIL-29061 is a screw-driven amphibious craft from the Russian ZiL vehicle manufacturer.[1]
Use
The vehicle was designed to recover re-entered space capsules from the Soyuz mission, from difficult terrain. It was carried on the back of a ZIL-4906, which had a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph), until it reached terrain impassable for the 4906. At this point it would be unloaded and resume the search.[2]
Specifications
- Mass
- 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb)*
- Maximum speed
- Water - 16 kilometres per hour (9.9 mph)* (8.6 kn)
- Swamp - 20 kilometres per hour (12 mph)* (11 kn)
- Snow - 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph)* (24 kn)
- Dimensions
- Length - 4,900 millimetres (190 in)
- Width - 2,400 millimetres (94 in)
- Height - 2,200 millimetres (87 in)
External links
References
- ^ "ZIL-29061: Russian Screw Powered Vehicle". Wired. 5 July 2007.
- ^ Mihnea Radu (29 March 2014). "ZIL Amphibious Screw Vehicles: a Cool Soviet Era Invention". Autoevolution.
External links
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