| 摘要 |
The present invention provides, with reference to Figure (1), an amphibia n for use in land and marine modes comprising: a planing hull; three wheel s tations, two of the three wheel stations being front wheel stations provided one on each side of and in the front half of the amphibian, and the third w heel station being a rear wheel station provided in a central region in the rear half of the amphibian; at least one wheel provided at each wheel statio n, each wheel being movable between a protracted land mode position and a re tracted marine mode position; land propulsion means to propel the amphibian on land in the land mode, the land propulsion means comprising at least one of the wheels; and marine propulsion means to propel the amphibian on water in the marine mode, the marine propulsion means comprising at least two impe llers or propellers provided one on each side of the rear wheel station.</SD OAB> |
