South Korea successfully built the 'amphibious' bus running underwater

After the Netherlands, Korea became the third country in the world to build buses on the water. This medium has just been put into operation and transportation of people. As expected, the bus route will officially operate in May 2015.

Buses go on water in Korea

South Korea has just launched the first water bus service. Types of vehicles that can run under water, often called amphibians. It includes ATV, car, bus, truck, military vehicle or hovercraft. It is known that this model can carry from 30 to 35 passengers and has a maximum speed on the ground of 140km / h, the maximum speed under water is 10 knots.

As expected, the bus capable of running underwater will run 7 times a day, starting from 9:30 am to 6 pm with a fee of 30,000 won / adult (about VND 600,000) and 25,000 won / teenager (about 500,000 copper).

The first amphibious vehicle called 'Orukter Amphibolos' , built by Oliver Evans (USA) in 1805. This invention was widely applied in the military field. The vehicles carrying troops capable of wading in order to increase mobility. In the field of civil, amphibious vehicles have been noticed recently thanks to the handy cross-country. It can run at high speed on the same water surface as a motorboat, and overcomes many types of terrestrial terrain. Some vehicles may hide wheels to reduce drag.

Amphibious buses run underwater in Korea

The first fast-running amphibious vehicle named Quadski, introduced by Iguana Yachts in 2012. In 2010, a company in California (USA) built the WaterCar. It became the fastest Amphibious in the world with a terrestrial speed of 204 km / h, 96 km / h under water. Besides personal and military vehicles, amphibious cars began to become public transport vehicles for tourism.

In Dubai, visitors use the service called Wonder Bus. This is a bus imported from the US with 48 seats. Wonder Bus was first put into use in 2002. The car has a big screen TV, a toilet.

Passengers are served food and drinks during the journey. Visitors on Wonder Bus are transported around Dubai by road, then cross the bay connecting the islands to visit.

Amphibious buses running underwater in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, to visit windmills or red river houses, visitors can use Waterbus. The departure point is right next to the Erasmusbrug bridge, (Rotterdam). The price for a tour in about 2 hours is 20 euros for adults and 15 euros for children under 12 years old.

The principle of operating amphibious vehicles is to use two powertrains. The first system on the ground leads energy from the engine to the wheels. When the vehicle runs under water, the engine energy will be transferred to the propeller or pumped pressure mounted below the floor to push the vehicle forward. This type of bus has a special floor structure so that water cannot penetrate, similar to the bottom of boats. Normally, engineers use fiberglass under the car floor to ensure that they are not corroded when running on the river or the sea.