Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “15 Cool Amphibious Vehicles and Multi-Purpose Vehicles”.
[ Glen ] Amphibious vehicles come in all different kinds.. Some will drive on water or land, while others will push through the water. There’s a plane as big as a 737 that can take of and land in, the water. An ice fisherman will like the one that can be used as a fishing shanty..
Did you know President Lyndon B. Johnson likes to play practical, jokes with amphibious car? This is Glen, and today we are bringing you 15 amphibious vehicles for a great adventure., [ Woman, ] Number 15. [ Glen ]. The Amphicar model 770 was designed by Hans Trippel and manufactured by the Quandt Group in West Germany., Combining a stylish finned convertible body with the amphibious capability of the German military Schwimmwagen.. Nearly 4000 of these were built between 1961 and 1965, and these are one of the only amphibious car boats ever to be. Mass produced.
36th President Lyndon B. Johnson used to own one of these Amphicars and liked to use it to play practical jokes on unsuspecting visitors at his Johnson City ranch in Texas.. He would drive it downhill into a lake that was on his property while screaming that the brakes went.
Out. [, Woman, ], Number 14. [ Glen ]. The amphibious Z1A, which is a replica of a Lamborghini, was built by Mike Ryan, the founder of England’s SeaRoader Amphibious Vehicles and the man who helped create three amphibious vehicles for BBC’s Top Gear.. This is Ryan’s first production amphibian. Made with steel body panels that were molded from an actual Countach 5000QV., The nose and tail shaping, updated to Anniversary specifications., And it has a smokescreen button.
In the water. It uses a twin prop drive system and a front hydrofoil to a top speed of six miles and hour in the water.. This is now for sale on Ebay for a price of $ 42,000.
[ Woman, ] Number 13. [ Glen ], The Austrian company Trixy Aviation produced this gyroplane in the design of a flying boat.. This sea gyrocopter is an ultralight aircraft and it’s available in a kit with a pilots seat and two passenger seats in the rear or with side by side seating for two., The hull was made of carbon fiber reinforced deposits with a stainless steel and aluminum frame..
This has a 154 horsepower 9-12 TIS engine that has a cruising speed of 75 miles per hour and a maximum altitude of 12 thousand feet. With a weigh capacity of 1,322 pounds.. When only water landings are possible, it can be equipped with a stretcher to transport.
A doctor and patient. This will soon be available with retractible gear for land and sea. In an amphibian design.
[ Woman, ] Number 12. [ Glen ], The Canadian made Argo LX 8×8 amphibious ATV is good on most typed of terrain. With a payload of 1,000 pounds. It will drive through snow over uneven ground and it can even be driven slowly through calm water..
The LX is 10 feet. Four inches long has a top speed of 25 miles per hour and runs on a 30 HP, 747CC Kohler V twin engine.. Low pressure tires that can form to the terrain, make up the suspension, and this has side mirrors and towing capabilities. [ Woman, ] Number 11. [ Glen ]. The Surf is the third amphicar built by Tim Dutton after the Commander and the Mariner..
The Durron Car Company has been around since 1973 and has been producing amphibious cars longer than any other company.. This is easy to switch between land and sea using a clutch and a switch. With the doors being above sea level. So you can open the doors when you’re in the water., The hull and deck are manufactured as one piece moldings bonded to form a single monocoque. Shell. These have two doors and four seats and get a top speed of 85 miles per hour on land and a high rate of six miles per hour at sea.. You can buy one of the ten that are made each year for a price of around 28 thousand dollars. [ Woman, ] Number 10.
[ Glen ]. After four years of planning and construction, a new amphibious bus called you guessed. It Amphibious was added as an attraction to the city of Salzburg Austria..
This bus will hold up to 26 passengers and takes them on a tour around Mozart’s city.. It’S now possible, for the first time to admire the many sites parks, castles churches, et cetera from the land and from the water.. The 7.7 ton bus is made of carbon. Fiber has three engines putting out 630 horsepower and has a maximum speed of 8.5 knots on the water. [ Woman, ] Number nine. [ Glen ] Developed by Iveco Defense Vehicles, an Italian company, the SuperAV 8×8 amphibious armored personnel carrier was originally designed for the Italian Army And is now mainly offered for export. SuperAV can accommodate 12 troops and a driver with exits and entries located in the roof and rear. With a water jet propulsion system. This can travel 500 miles on land and 40 miles on the sea at a top speed of 3 miles per hour.
Armor provides protection against artillery shell, fragments, small arms fire, improvised explosive devices and land mines., And this can be fitted with turrets with various cannons or Remotely controlled weapon, stations. [ Woman, ] Number eight., [, Glen ], The Mudd-Ox Fort Mac Edition is a twin hydrostatic. Turbo diesel model developed for the harshest of environments.. The Mudd-Ox hydrostatic precision control drive system always enables safe control, while maneuvering in the most challenging terrains. Fully amphibious the Mudd-Ox utilizes, a quad hydrostatic drive system with tracks being able to only operate in calm water without a current.. This can also perform on deep mud, swampy and marshy terrain hills, loose sand over rocks and other ground obstacles and in deep snow up to six feet and ice with these tracks.`.
These can seat up to six people and have a load capacity of 2,000 pounds on land and 1,000 pounds on water. [ Woman, ] Number seven., [ Glen ]. The GAZ model 34039 is a swamp going snow tractor with front wheel, drive on caterpillar tracks. That can be configured in various versions..
One has a metal body and another has a tent cargo awning body., While both have a 108 horsepower engine.. The GAZ with the metal body has a curb weight of 10,800 pounds., A load capacity of 2,425 pounds and will hold up to 10 people, including the driver.. The awning body tractor has a current weight of 9,920 pounds. A load capacity of 3,306 pounds and holds up to 12 people, including the driver. [ Woman, ] Number six. [ Glen ]. In 2012, Tim Dockerty, a businessman from the United Kingdom, bought the rights to build and sell the Terex ZZ3 Otter worldwide., An amphibious vehicle that can be used on the land or sea.. This was imported from Russia and had a test run on the river yard.
Russia. Previously used the Otter in the remote and wild parts of their country for search and rescue.. Mr. Dockerty spend more than two and a half years trying to get these into production.. In 2013, two prototypes were returned to their factory in Russia to finalize the steering automatic calibration routines and, honestly, that’s about all. I could find on these.
[ Woman, ] Number five. [ Glen ]. The Scamander is an amphibious vehicle made by Peter Wheeler.
That can can go on road off road and on the water.. This RRV has a v6 turbo charged engine that gets about 300 horsepower. And in eight seconds, can get you up to 60 miles per hour., Consisting of a central aluminum tub with foam filled plastic pods.
That will fit four people and weighs just 2,425 pounds.. The driver sits in the center and the passengers in the rear. Vision is enhanced by a vast canopy behind the passengers over a plastic hatch and a pickup style bed. After Peter Wheeler’s death. A group of engineers completed the project and added an impeller on the rear end for propulsion. Instead of the removable paddles for the drive, wheels.
( upbeat music, ), [ Woman, ] Number four., [, Glen ], The Wilcraft can travel through long grass and easily transition to water with the wheels in the upright position and using a paddle wheel for propulsion.. If you love ice fishing, this 500 pound vehicle is amphibious, highly maneuverable and can carry a 600 pound payload.. Once you drill a hole in the ice, this becomes a portable fishing shack with a two inch insulated floor and a canvas enclosure.. If you break through the ice, you won’t end up on the bottom, because this will float with the large tires adding extra flotation..
This has a top speed of 20 miles per hour, gets around 20 miles per gallon and will make ice fishing enjoyable and comfortable. [ Woman, ] Number three., [ Glen ], The Land Tamer 8×8 XHD with an extended track by Hydratrek. The leading manufacturer of amphibious vehicles can fit ten passengers and has a cargo capacity of 3,000 pounds on land.. The 8×8 XHD has a 2500 capacity on the water, and cargo can be stored on top for easy loading and unloading.
While a flat cargo deck with trunk doors allows access to the deck below.. This can be outfitted with an enclosed heated cab for cold climates or an aluminum top cover and screen sides for hotter climates. These vehicles utilize rubber tracks having a low ground pressure of around one pound per square inch. [ Woman, ] Number two., [ Glen ], The Equator P2 Excursion is a high performance amphibious aircraft with a large, cockpit and cabin allowing the occupants to carry what they need On a flight., A small, simple console and large canopy give an unparalleled field of view to keep your focus on the outside of the aircraft., No more hand and foot coordination.
You use your hands only for all control, inputs., The rudder, FbW and nose gear. Dbw are experimental technologies, making it simpler for the owner and pilot to learn how to fly.. The fuselage has a forward aerodynamic geometry merged with the boat hull that has a lower weight and reduced bulk minimizing drag on the boat hull and giving it better stability.
In the water., Meanwhile, the lower weight motor and float wings remove the external drag and provide high stability. [ Woman, ] Number one., [ Glen ] Manufactured by the aviation industry corporation of China. The AG600 Kunlong is roughly the size of a Boeing.
737 can carry 50 people, has four turbo prop engines and can stay airborne for 12 hours. After eight years of development. This plane has a wingspan of 127 feet, a maximum takeoff weight of 53 and a half tons and has marine rescue and firefighting duties, but can also be used for military applications..
China’S independently large amphibious aircraft recently completed it’s first water takeoff and landing in Jingmen in Central China’s Hubei Province. (, energetic music ). This episode Minds, Eye Design, is brought to you by Ztylus Stinger, an emergency escape tool that can save your life, with a sharp razor to cut your seat belt, a two stage spring loaded window punch and can even be used a phone charger in your car..
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