Amphibious Transportation - Civilian & Military
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An Amphicar 770 spotted at Motorworld Munich.
The Amphicar 770 was the first civilian amphibious vehicle, produced by the German company Amphicar in the 1960ties.
So far it also remains the only civilian amphibious vehicle that ever entered mass production.
Unfortunately sales were too low, partly because the car was blasted by the motor press on its main market in the USA as being too small, too slow on the road and too slow on the water. Therefore the company had to shut down after only a few years of activity. This blasting by the American motor press may have been caused by some envious "Not invented here" syndrome...
Actual performance was as to be expected for such a vehicle:
120 km/h on land
12 km/h on water
And actually the car was surprisingly seaworthy:
It was tested on the Baltic Sea in force 8 winds.
Two cars actually crossed the English Channel in 7 hours.
The car could be left in the water (e.g. docked at a jetty) for several hours.
The comparable (though military) US product Ford GPA "Seep" was slightly larger, but actually even slower (80 km/h resp. 9 km/h) and had an abysmal seaworthiness.
Maintenance of the Amphicar was a nightmare, though:
After each operation in water it required greasing at 13 points, one of which required removal of the rear seat and the car had to be lifted off the ground to reach some others.
Finally: Despite what what is written on some websites (including the English Wikipedia), the development of the Amphicar is completely independent of the more famous Volkswagen Schwimmwagen. The Schwimmwagen is a Porsche development.
The developer of the Amphicar, Hans Trippel, was poineering amphibious cars and has developed other amphibious vehicles long before the Schwimmwagen came into existence. One such amphibiuos car was the "Trippel SG 6", whose military variant was built at the at the Bugatti works in Molsheim, France.
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Marsh Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The lock is close to the Berkshire bank, but accessed from the Oxfordshire side via two long walkways, the downstream one being near Mill Meadows.
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Speaking of amphibious planes, you wouldn't believe how big this thing is until you stand next to it. Several stories tall!
October 3, 2019
Pima Air & Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona
A personal amphibious plane landing at Roosevelt Lake Arizona. They were picnicking on a little island on the lake. Sierra Ancha Mountains in the background.
Speaking of amphibious planes, you wouldn't believe how big this thing is until you stand next to it. Several stories tall!
October 3, 2019
Pima Air & Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona
Speaking of amphibious planes, you wouldn't believe how big this thing is until you stand next to it. Several stories tall!
October 3, 2019
Pima Air & Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona
A robust population of Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum) from Liberty County, Florida.
The sun had already disappeared when Carolina spotted this incredible scene while driving through the Apalachicola National Forest. We quickly turned around and I took my tripod down to the water's edge to take advantage of the rapidly vanishing ambient light. I was hoping for a different composition, however as soon as I eased into the water I realized that it became very deep very fast, and the bottom consisted of loose mud that quickly swallowed my leg up to my knee.
Luckily I was able to find this nice clump of plants close to the shore, and set about capturing a few frames, which I later manually focus stacked. After finishing up, Caro and I enjoyed watching a number of bats exit an adjacent culvert and fly just above the waters surface in pursuit of the swarm of mosquitoes and other insects emerging for the evening.
Hippopotamuses love water, which is why the Greeks named them the “river horse.” Hippos spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes to keep their massive bodies cool under the hot African sun. Hippos are graceful in water, good swimmers, and can hold their breath underwater for up to five minutes. However, they are often large enough to simply walk or stand on the lake floor, or lie in the shallows. Their eyes and nostrils are located high on their heads, which allows them to see and breathe while mostly submerged.
Hippos also bask on the shoreline and secrete an oily red substance, which gave rise to the myth that they sweat blood. The liquid is actually a skin moistener and sunblock that may also provide protection against germs.
Another early turnout to Abney Hall Nature Reserve, Cheadle. Searching for subjects but few about. Also looking for different perches to avoid too much repetition. This is 15 images focus bracketed in camera and then focus stacked in Helicon Focus Pro.
Many thanks to everyone who has fav and commented on my image very much appreciated.
Yes it does, or you could just get the 40 to Charlestown.
Lori awaiting the next tour on St Stephens Green for Viking spash tours of Dublin, on land & in the water at the Grand Canal Dock.
Making a splash into the waters of Dublin, using World War II vintage amphibious military vehicles, the Vikings conquer Dublin for a second time.
Viking Splash Tours was established in 1999 by Lynda & Peter Stocks, operating these amphibious DUKWs built by General Motors, with a City tour & into the cold waters in Grand Canal Basin.
"D" indicated a vehicle designed in 1942,
"U" meant "utility",
"K" indicated driven front wheels,
"W" indicated two powered rear axles.
The DUKW, knows as a Duck, is a 6 wheeled amphibious trucks developed & launched at the beginning of World War II for moving goods & troops, on land & in water, crucial in those beach landings.
Nowadays, fleets of these Ducks are operating as various city tours around the globe including Dublin.
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Amphibians in New England have gone into winter slumber. We'll hear them before we see them next year on a warm spring night.
On the Grand Union Canal, Watford. It is easy to romanticise living in a boat on a canal. But there are some drawbacks. One is that your home is most of the time accessible only on water or on foot. And everything has to be carried. A bicycle is extremely helpful. Leica M8, Voigtlaender NC 1.4/35.
Hippopotamuses love water, which is why the Greeks named them the “river horse.” Hippos spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes to keep their massive bodies cool under the hot African sun. Hippos are graceful in water, good swimmers, and can hold their breath underwater for up to five minutes. However, they are often large enough to simply walk or stand on the lake floor, or lie in the shallows. Their eyes and nostrils are located high on their heads, which allows them to see and breathe while mostly submerged.
Hippos also bask on the shoreline and secrete an oily red substance, which gave rise to the myth that they sweat blood. The liquid is actually a skin moistener and sunblock that may also provide protection against germs.
@ Kinak Lagoon, Katmai NP, Alaska: On Flickr Explore Dec 17, 2020 # 350 www.flickr.com/photos/hstachel/50727756166/in/explore-202...
1944 GMC DUKW 353 'Penny '44' 2-ton six-wheel-drive amphibious Truck
- D, Designed in 1942
- U, Utility
- K, All-wheel drive
- W, Dual-tandem rear axles
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I photographed this amphibious automobile, the Amphicar, with my iPhone while I was in Jackson, WY last summer. There were only 4500 of these produced out of Berlin, Germany from 1962 to 1967 (and most of these, about 3700, came to the USA). There are estimated to be only about 585 still in regular use today. To see 3 more photos of this car, go to my FotoWrite blog.
Why people like this funny car.
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