Monsters in the service of man: from a gigantic plane to a walking excavator

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A man always tries to ease his life in various ways. One of them & ndash; the construction of large machines that will help to do such things, on which the person is not able. A crane capable of carrying 1,200 tons, and a vessel that can transport a plant across the sea. & Ndash; today we will talk about "large" and "powerful" machines.

Tank bridge bridge

The tanker bridge M60A1 AVLB was created in 1967 in the US on the basis of the M60A1 tank. Such a machine is necessary for "nbsp; for a quick time to guide and" bridge "through a ditch, a canal, a river, or a stream. On some pictures, the bridge is shown along with the bridge, but on in fact the bridge & ndash; this is not a part of the machine, and an optional insertion element.

Bridge Planner & ndash; not very large in terms of the size of the machine, although it's quite heavy. Its weight is equal to the weight of 13 armored army vehicles Hammer.

This bridge-loader, from 1987 onwards, is still used on US weapons. Now it is gradually being replaced by a another bridgelayer of a more modern generation — XM104 Volferine. The weight of the armored bridge M60A1 AVLB is 57 tons, and the engine power is & ndash; 750 horsepower. By the way, places in giants — total for two people.

Walking excavator

Walking excavator & ndash; a cumbersome invention that differs from an ordinary excavator in that it helps reduce the strong pressure on a unit of ground area. Due to this, such excavators can have a weight of a few tons. The support is carried out with the help of a base plate, and with the & laquo; steps & raquo; the weight is transferred to the & iaquo; supporting legs & raquo;.

The Bagger 228 was built at 1978 in Germany. For a long time, this excavator was considered to be the largest self-propelled unit, weighing 13.5 tons, until Bagger 293 appeared with a weight of 14.2 tons.

The height of the Bagger 228 is 96 meters, which is approximately equal to a 30-story house. Giant width & ndash; 46 meters, and length & ndash; 240. Such an excavator is used on quarries for the extraction of various minerals.

Airbus Beluga Airplane

This aircraft is designed for the transport of heavy and heavy cargoes. Having a huge transport compartment, the aircraft can carry loads of up to 46 tons. The length of the compartment is 38 meters, and the width is 6 meters. The plane was produced in France in 1995.

At maximum aircraft load, it will fly 1,700 kilometers. With half download & ndash; in 2.5 times more. The length of the aircraft is 56 meters, and the wingspan — 45 meters. The aircraft was named "Beluga & raquo; because it resembles its whale-white whale shape.

A real whale-beluga, to a word, is not at all as big as this plane. The length of the Airbus Beluga is about 10 times the length of that whale.

Blue Marlin Ship

A huge vessel for the transport of drilling rigs and other ships immediately impresses with its size. Blue Marlin was built in 2000 and is owned by the Norwegian company Offshore Heavy Transport.

In 2004, the ship drove an oil platform weighing more than 60 tonnes to Texas, and in 2005 he transported Snøvit gas plant. The Blue Martin vessel is often used for various heavy transportations. In addition, the ship has 38 cabins for 55 people and even a sauna.

The length of the giant is 217 meters & ndash; this is 2 football fields and one tennis court. Ship Speed & ndash; 27 kilometers per hour, full load capacity & ndash; 56 tons.

Mobile crane

Mobile crane LTM 11200-9.1 was created in Germany in 2007. This crane can carry 1200 tons of cargo. Typically, it is used to carry wind generators and other heavy installations.

Total crane height in working state & ndash; 282 meters, which is comparable to the height of the Chrysler Building in New York.