Humdinga
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The Gibbs Humdinga is an amphibious, open-air SUV designed and manufactured by Gibbs Technologies. It was created specifically to access remote and hostile terrain. It uses the same High Speed Amphibian (HSA) technology as the Gibbs Aquada
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The Humdinga transforms from land to water mode when the driver pushes a button. The wheels retract and the power train switches from driving the wheels to driving the jet propulsion system.
On land the Humdinga can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 9.2 seconds and on water can reach the 'plane
' in less than 10 seconds. It has a curb weight of 2000 kg (4,409 lb), has all wheel independent air suspension and runs on regular unleaded petrol. The vehicle is 5400 mm (212.6 in) in length, 1850 mm (72.8 in) in height and 2000 mm (78.7 in) in width.
This amphibious truck boat is constantly in four wheel drive, and can travel at 100 mi/h on land. Once on water the boats jet propulsion system kicks in allowing the vehicle to reach 40 mi/h. The vehicle can seat five occupants, along with supplies and baggage. The vehicle is run by a powerful 350 bhp engine. It took 8 years and over ten million man hours to develop the technology.
Gibbs Aquada
The Gibbs Aquada is a high speed amphibious vehicle developed by Gibbs Technologies, an Alan Gibbs company. It is capable of speeds over 160 km/h on land and 50 km/h on water...
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The Humdinga transforms from land to water mode when the driver pushes a button. The wheels retract and the power train switches from driving the wheels to driving the jet propulsion system.
On land the Humdinga can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 9.2 seconds and on water can reach the 'plane
Planing (sailing)
Planing is the mode of operation for a waterborne craft in which its weight is predominantly supported by hydrodynamic lift, rather than hydrostatic lift .-History:...
' in less than 10 seconds. It has a curb weight of 2000 kg (4,409 lb), has all wheel independent air suspension and runs on regular unleaded petrol. The vehicle is 5400 mm (212.6 in) in length, 1850 mm (72.8 in) in height and 2000 mm (78.7 in) in width.
This amphibious truck boat is constantly in four wheel drive, and can travel at 100 mi/h on land. Once on water the boats jet propulsion system kicks in allowing the vehicle to reach 40 mi/h. The vehicle can seat five occupants, along with supplies and baggage. The vehicle is run by a powerful 350 bhp engine. It took 8 years and over ten million man hours to develop the technology.
See also
- AmphicarAmphicarThe Amphicar is an amphibious automobile, the first such vehicle mass-produced for sale to the public starting in 1961. The German vehicle was designed by Hanns Trippel and manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde. Its name is a portmanteau of "amphibious" and "car". The...
(1961) - Gibbs AquadaGibbs AquadaThe Gibbs Aquada is a high speed amphibious vehicle developed by Gibbs Technologies, an Alan Gibbs company. It is capable of speeds over 160 km/h on land and 50 km/h on water...
(2004) - Gibbs Quadski (2006)
- WaterCarWaterCarWaterCar is an American company that builds modern car-based amphibious vehicles to order.Their prototypes were a Camaro-like convertible and a Jeep-like SUV—both of which use water-jet propulsion technology similar to the Gibbs Technologies Aquada amphibious vehicle.The company is currently taking...
- HummerHummerHummer was a brand of trucks and SUVs, first marketed in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. In 1998, General Motors purchased the brand name and marketed three vehicles: the original Hummer H1, based on the Humvee; and the H2 and H3 models that were...