LuAZ-967
Encyclopedia
The LuAZ-967 was the civil designation of the Transporter of the Front Line, a small Soviet
four-wheel drive
amphibious vehicle
. It was designed in 1959 at the Moskvitch
MZMA plant, for Russian Airborne Troops (VDV). It was designed for casualty evacuation
, munition supply and the carriage of light armaments.
Mass production took place between 1961-1975 at Lutsk
automobile plant - LuAZ
. It was succeeded by the LuMZ-969В, LuAZ-969, LuAZ-969М and the LuAZ-1302.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...
amphibious vehicle
Amphibious vehicle
An amphibious vehicle , is a vehicle or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water – just like an amphibian....
. It was designed in 1959 at the Moskvitch
Moskvitch
Moskvitch was an automobile brand from Russia produced by AZLK from 1945 to 1991 and by OAO Moskvitch from 1991 to 2002...
MZMA plant, for Russian Airborne Troops (VDV). It was designed for casualty evacuation
CASEVAC
Casualty evacuation, also known as CASEVAC or by the callsign Dustoff, is a military term for the emergency patient evacuation of casualties from a combat zone. Casevac can be done by both ground and air...
, munition supply and the carriage of light armaments.
Mass production took place between 1961-1975 at Lutsk
Lutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
automobile plant - LuAZ
LuAZ
LuAZ is a Ukrainian automobile manufacturer located in the city of Lutsk.-History:The original product of this relatively small plant is the "LuAZ"-branded off-road vehicle, sturdy and simple, but outdated...
. It was succeeded by the LuMZ-969В, LuAZ-969, LuAZ-969М and the LuAZ-1302.
Modifications
- LuAZ-967A — modernized high-powered engine MeMZ-967А
- LuAZ-967M — modernized ЛуАЗ-967А with the same engine.
Specifications
- Wheel arrangement - 4x4
- Mass - 950 kg (2,094 lb)
- Full mass - 1350 kg (2,976 lb)
- Dimensions - 3682 mm (145 in)x1712 mm (67.4 in)x1580 mm (62.2 in)
- Ground clearance - 285 mm (11.2 in)
- Speed - 75 km/h (46.6 mph) (road); 3 km/h (1.9 mph) (water)
- Engine - air-cooled w/ carburator, MeMZ-967, 887 cc or more, 30 hp or more