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Amphibious vehicle history, engineering explanations, museum references and unit conversions.
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Engineering How Waterjets Work: Intake, Impeller, Steering and Reverse A marine waterjet draws water through an intake, accelerates it with a pump and sends it through an outlet. The... 2013-05-04
Engineering Screw-Propelled Vehicles: The Fordson Snow Motor and Its Limits A screw-propelled vehicle uses large rotating drums with helical ribs to obtain traction. The Fordson-based Armstead... 2013-05-04
Vehicle History Amphibious Combat Vehicle: Variants and Program Milestones The Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or ACV, is the U.S. Marine Corps' eight-wheeled amphibious vehicle family. Its variants... 2013-05-03
Engineering How Amphibious Vehicles Work: Flotation, Drive and the Shoreline An amphibious vehicle can move on land and through water using its own systems. The interesting engineering happens... 2013-05-03
Vehicle History Assault Amphibious Vehicle: AAV History, Variants and the ACV Transition The Assault Amphibious Vehicle, usually shortened to AAV, is the tracked vehicle family associated with decades of U.S.... 2013-05-03
Engineering Knots, mph and km/h: A Converter for Amphibious Vehicle Specifications Convert both vehicles to the same speed unit before comparing their specifications. A figure of 7 knots is about 8.06... 2013-05-03
Engineering How Hovercraft Work: Lift, Thrust, Skirts and Real Examples A hovercraft travels on a cushion of pressurized air. Lift fans supply that cushion; a skirt helps contain it; a thrust... 2013-05-03
Engineering Tracked Amphibious Vehicles: LVT-4 and Sherman DD Explained The LVT-4 Buffalo and Sherman Duplex Drive solved the problem of moving a tracked vehicle through water in different... 2013-05-03
Popular Guides
Vehicle History Amphibious Combat Vehicle: Variants and Program Milestones
Engineering How Amphibious Vehicles Work: Flotation, Drive and the Shoreline
Vehicle History Assault Amphibious Vehicle: AAV History, Variants and the ACV Transition
Engineering Knots, mph and km/h: A Converter for Amphibious Vehicle Specifications
Engineering How Hovercraft Work: Lift, Thrust, Skirts and Real Examples
Engineering How Waterjets Work: Intake, Impeller, Steering and Reverse