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)
References[]
- ↑ "ZIL-29061: Russian Screw Powered Vehicle". Wired. 5 July 2007. https://www.wired.com/2007/07/zil-29061-russi/.
- ↑ Mihnea Radu (29 March 2014). "ZIL Amphibious Screw Vehicles: a Cool Soviet Era Invention". Autoevolution. http://www.autoevolution.com/news/zil-amphibious-screw-vehicles-a-cool-soviet-era-invention-79250.html#.
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