UAZ Jaguar

The UAZ-3907 Jaguar (officially UAZ-3907 Ягуар Jaguar) is an amphibious 4x4 created in the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ), in 1976–1990, based on the components of the UAZ-469 4x4. The Jaguar remained a prototype and was not commercially produced.[1]

UAZ-3907
UAZ Jaguar 4x4 Amphibian
Body and chassis
Body style2-door amphibious car
LayoutFront-engine, four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine4-cylinder UMZ 451 MI 2,450 cm3 (2.5 L) 53 kW (71.1 hp)
Transmission4-speed or 5-speed manual gearbox 2-speed transfer case

History

Design of an amphibious vehicle was started by designers of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 1976.[1] A total of 14 were made in addition to the 1989 prototype.[1] Cars have been successfully tested and adapted for weapons. During testing the vehicle travelled on the Volga from Ulyanovsk to Astrakhan and back.[2] However, in 1991, after losing prospective military orders following the fall of the Soviet Union the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant on its own initiative, stopped preparing to produce an amphibious vehicle.[1]

Design

The design of the amphibious vehicle UAZ-3907 "Jaguar" used engine, transmission and suspension units from the UAZ-469.[3] It had a flotation body with two hermetically closed doors, underfloor, in front of the rear axle – equipped with two propellers. The amphibious car is driven due to the rotation of the front wheels that perform the function of rudders [3] (This contributes proximity screws that hold out the water through an arch of the front wheels).

Variants

UAZ-39071 БАКЛАН Baklan (Cormorant) from 1986 to 1989, under a separate contract with the USSR's Committee for State Security Border Troops, modifications were developed and with the installation of six pairs of skis, radar, radio, machine gun, and a cell for search dogs.[3]

See also
  • VAZ Reka another Soviet era amphibious 4x4

References
  1. "Звезда и смерть ульяновского "Ягуара"" (журнал) (in Russian) (7) (За Рулём ed.). 1993: 11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (Star and death of the Ulyanovsk "Jaguar" at http://www.zr.ru/archive/zr/1993/07/kolieso, Behind the Wheel, 1993)
  2. Пименов И. (2011). "УАЗ-Байкал-Трофи" (журнал) (in Russian) (17) (За Рулём ed.): 60. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (En: http://www.zr.ru/archive/gzr/2011/17/ uaz-baikal-trofi Behind the Wheel, 2011, number = 17
  3. "Страницы истории создания УАЗ-3907 "Ягуар"". www.uazbuka.ru.


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