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- September 17, 1965 A day after becoming the first individuals to travel across the English Channel in automobiles, four Englishmen arrived in the city of Frankfurt in what was then West Germany for a major automobile show. The men arrived at the event in the two Amphicars which they had used for the waterborne trip.
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Sep 17, 2018 · September 17, 1965. A day after becoming the first individuals to travel across the English Channel in automobiles, four Englishmen arrived in the city of Frankfurt in what was then West Germany for a major automobile show. The men arrived at the event in the two Amphicars which they had used for the waterborne trip.
On September 17, 1965, four adventurous Englishmen arrive at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany after crossing the English Channel by Amphicar, the world’s only mass-produced amphibious passenger car. Despite choppy waters, stiff winds, and one flooded engine, the two vehicles made it across the water in about seven hours.
Nov 15, 2006 · November 15, 2006 Last week yet another successful crossing of the English Channel was made, this time by two Dutton S2 Commander amphibians which made the journey in 7 hours and 5 minutes...
In spite of their poor sailing qualities, some Amphicars did cross the English Channel. The Amphicar was designed by the German engineer Hans Trippel, who was already building amphibious vehicles for the German army during the Second World War.
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On 12 June 1979, the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel was the Gossamer Albatross, built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment, and piloted by Bryan Allen. The 35.7 km (22.2 mi) crossing was completed in 2 hours and 49 minutes.
Apr 3, 2023 · One Isle of Wight resident bought an Amphicar to cross over to the U.K. mainland when he fancied it, rather than pay constant ferry charges, and in 1965 two Amphicars crossed the English Channel. Having set out in force 3 winds, which escalated to force 6 mid-Channel, one Amphicar conked out.
In September, 1965, two Amphicars crossed the English Channel. In August, 1967, four Amphicars participated in the 1967 Yukon River Flotilla a joint Alaska-Yukon Centennial project commemorating the memory of the rugged Klondike gold-seekers who sailed down the Yukon River in 1898.
