RF-8
Encyclopedia
The RF-8, or GAZ-98, was an aerosan
used by the Soviet Union during the Winter War
and the Second World War. The GAZ-98K was a version with a more powerful GAZ
Shvetsov M-11
five-cylinder air-cooled 110-hp radial aviation engine in place of the standard automotive engine.
Aerosan
An aerosani is a type of propeller-driven snowmobile, running on skis, used for communications, mail deliveries, medical aid, emergency recovery and border patrolling in northern Russia, as well as for recreation...
used by the Soviet Union during the Winter War
Winter War
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...
and the Second World War. The GAZ-98K was a version with a more powerful GAZ
GAZ
GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod , translated as Gorky Automobile Plant , started in 1932 as NAZ, a cooperation between Ford and the Soviet Union. It is one of the largest companies in the Russian automotive industry....
Shvetsov M-11
Shvetsov M-11
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
five-cylinder air-cooled 110-hp radial aviation engine in place of the standard automotive engine.
External links
- RF-8-GAZ-98 Snowmobile at the Russian Battlefield