The ZIL-2906 (Russian: ЗИЛ-2906) is a
screw-driven amphibious craft
An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian), is a vehicle that is a means of transport viable on land as well as on or under water. Amphibious vehicles include amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars, buses, trucks, railway vehicles, combat vehicles and ...
manufactured in
Soviet Union
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from 1975 to 1979 by
ZiL
OJSC AMO ZiL, known fully as the Public Joint-Stock Company – Likhachov Plant () and more commonly called ZiL (, was a major Russian automobile, truck, military vehicle, and heavy equipment manufacturer that was based in Moscow, Russia.
The la ...
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The ZIL-2906 was produced from July 1975 to 1979.
In 1980, it was succeeded by the ZIL-29061, produced until 1991.
These vehicles are notable for being
Screw-propelled vehicle
A screw-propelled vehicle is a land or amphibious vehicle designed to cope with difficult terrain, such as snow, ice, mud, and swamp. Such vehicles are distinguished by being moved by the rotation of one or more auger-like cylinders fitted ...
s (in Russian: шнекохо́д), allowing it to traverse inhospitable terrains. The vehicle was designed to recover re-entered
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space capsules from difficult terrain.
The ZIL-2906 was carried on the back of a
ZIL-4906 (which had a top speed of ) until it reached terrain impassable for the latter, such as conventional asphalt roads. At this point the ZIL-2906 would be unloaded and resume the search.
Specifications
;Mass
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;Maximum speed
* Water - ()
* Swamp - ()
* Snow - ()
;Dimensions
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* Width -
* Height -
References
External links
ZIL-2906 on YouTube
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Soyuz program
Amphibious vehicles
ZiL vehicles