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South Elgin snowmobiler among 3 killed in crash - Chicago Tribune
South Elgin snowmobiler among 3 killed in crash Chicago Tribune, United States - One factor in the increase in Wisconsin may be that more people are snowmobiling because of the heavy snowfall this season, authorities said. |
7 killed so far in '09 Wis. snowmobile accidents - Chicago Tribune
7 killed so far in '09 Wis. snowmobile accidents Chicago Tribune, United States - By AP A Racine County couple and a pair of college students from Minnesota are among seven people killed in Wisconsin snowmobile accidents so far in 2009, ... UW-Stout students killed in snowmobile crash Funerals for UW Stout students this week |
About Snowmobiling
A snowmobile is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front.
Early snowmobiles used rubber tracks, however a modern snowmobile will have a track made of a Kevlar composite. They are designed to be operated on snow and ice, and require no road or trail. Originally snowmobiles were typically powered by two-stroke gasoline/petrol internal combustion engines. Four-stroke engines are becoming more and more popular in snowmobiles. Noise and air pollution concerns and regulations are a driving factor in this transition. Summertime occupations for snowmobile enthusiasts can also involve drag racing on grass, asphalt strips, or even across water.
People who ride them commonly are known as snowmobilers. The three main types of riding are Snowcross/racing, trail riding, and mountain climbing.
The origin of the snowmobile is not the work of any one inventor but more a process of advances in engines for the propulsion of vehicles and supporting devices over snow. It parallels the development of the automobile and later aviation, often inventors using the same components for a different use.
The Aerosan, propeller-powered and running on skis, was built in 1909-1910 by the Russian inventor Igor Sikorsky. Aerosans were used by the Soviet Red Army during the Winter War and the Second World War There is some dispute over whether Aerosans should be considered snowmobiles, as they are not propelled by tracks, but if they are, they would be the first snowmobiles developed.
Adolphe Kégresse designed an original caterpillar tracks system, called the Kégresse track, while working for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia between 1906 and 1916. These used a flexible belt rather than interlocking metal segments and could be fitted to a conventional car or truck to turn it into a half-track, suitable for use over soft ground, including snow. Conventional front wheels and steering were used but the wheel could be fitted with skis as seen in the upper right image. He applied it to several cars in the Royal garage including Rolls-Royce cars and Packard trucks. Although this was not a snowmobile, it could be thought as one of the ancestor of the modern concept.
The first United States patent for a snow-vehicle using the now recognized format of rear track and front skis was issued to Ray H. Muscott of Waters, MI on June 27, 1916 with U.S. Patent # 1,188,981. Many individuals later modified Ford Model Ts with the undercarriage replaced with tracks and skis following this design. They were popular for rural mail delivery for a time.
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