ZIL‑4906 ‘Bluebird’ Rescue Vehicle
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The ZIL‑4906, nicknamed ‘Bluebird’, is an amphibious rescue vehicle designed to recover crews from returning space capsules. It carries the screw‑propelled ZIL‑2906 for extreme terrains and can travel at around 80 km/h on land before deploying the smaller vehicle.
| Type | Amphibious rescue vehicle |
|---|---|
| Country | USSR |
| Era | 1970s–present |
| Platform | 6×6 amphibious chassis |
| Notable features | Carries screw‑propelled ZIL‑2906 |
| Variants | None |
| Alternate names | ‘Bluebird’ |
| Contains | Overview, identification, service |
How to recognise it
Large amphibious hull with a rear loading ramp; often seen carrying the smaller ZIL‑2906 vehicle.
Service / deployment overview
Used by the Soviet and later Russian space programmes for capsule recovery. It travels on land and water, off‑loading the ZIL‑2906 for swamp or snow.
Related models
Related to the screw‑propelled ZIL‑2906.
Related pages
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIL-2906