ZIL-2906

ZIL-2906

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

• ZIL-2906 on YouTube

References

1. "ZIL-29061: Russian Screw Powered Vehicle". Wired. 5 July 2007.
2. Mihnea Radu (29 March 2014). "ZIL Amphibious Screw Vehicles: a Cool Soviet Era Invention". Autoevolution.

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