The ZIL-2906 (Russian: ЗИЛ-2906) is a screw-driven amphibious craft manufactured in Soviet Union from 1975 to 1979 by ZiL. [1] The ZIL-2906 was produced from July 1975 to 1979, [2] five manufactured in total. [3] In 1980, it was succeeded by the ZIL-29061, produced until 1991. [2]

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 with a helical flange that engages with the medium through or over which the vehicle is moving.

Mar 29, 2014 · The solution came from a company called ZIL, which is short for Zovad imeni Likhachova, a truck and heavy equipment manufacturer that also made armored cars and …

Oct 11, 2017 · But just as the U.S. Army took a hard pass, the Soviets tackled the idea with their usual bombast and developed the nigh-unstoppable ZIL-2906, a twin-screw transporter design to retrieve...

Mar 16, 2011 · To control a screw-drive vehicle, an operator applies more power to either the left or right screw, depending on which direction the driver wants to turn. Screw-drive vehicles can even be made to scuttle sideways, like a crab.

The ZIL-2906 (Russian: ЗИЛ-2906) is a screw-driven amphibious craft manufactured in Soviet Union from 1975 to 1979 by ZiL. The ZIL-2906 was produced from July 1975 to 1979, five manufactured in total. In 1980, it was succeeded by the ZIL-29061, produced until 1991. Quick Facts Overview, Manufacturer ...

The ZIL 2906, a Soviet-era machine driven by two large screws, was designed to rescue cosmonauts stranded in remote and treacherous terrains after space missions.

The ZIL 29061, also known as the Screw Drive, was a prototype from the Cold War era designed to deal with the vast expanses of inhospitable terrain across th...

Jul 5, 2007 · This terrifying amphibious military vehicle is from Russian manufacturer Zil. The company is still around, making trucks, busses and high end limousines.

Nov 25, 2016 · The ZIL-29061 Screw-Propelled Vehicle was an all-terrain machine designed to recover landed space capsules from remote and otherwise impassable locations. These capsules often fell in places that even tanks could not go and where hovercraft would be damaged.