Zil · 1975–1991
ZIL-29061
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. These vehicles are notable for being Screw-propelled vehicles (in Russian: шнекохо́д), allowing it to traverse inhospitable terrains. The vehicle was designed to recover re-entered Soyuz space capsules from difficult terrain. It was equipped with heaters for the front seats, transponder and radio and stretchers. The ZIL-2906 was carried on the back of a ZIL-4906 "Bluebird" (which had a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)) until it reached terrain impassable for the latter. At this point the ZIL-2906 would be unloaded and resume the search. Dismounting from the Bluebird took about half an hour.
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Specifications
Mass 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb; 2.0 t) 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)
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Specifications
- name
- ZIL-2906
- Manufacturer
- ZiL
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- ru
- Production
- 2906: 1975 – 1979, 29061: 1980 – 1991
- Class
- amphibious craft
- Related
- ZIL-4906
- Engine
- МеМЗ-967А
- Wheelbase
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2259189CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIL-2906CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1340247649 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%9B-29061_-_%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%80%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8E_%D0%B8_%D1%8D%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D1%8D%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8F_%C2%AB%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7_%D0%A2%D0%9C%D0%90%C2%BB_01.jpgCC BY 4.0 · Photo: Алексея Китаева · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.