Event Highlight - Aquada

It’s a sports car, an off-roader, and a speedboat all in one. Designed by Kiwi entrepreneur Alan Gibbs, the Aquada is the world’s first high-speed amphibious vehicle. See it on display. Watch it in action. Hear the inventor talk about his creation. To find out more, click on the links below.

• The world’s fastest amphibious vehicle
• Switches from sports car to speedboat at the touch of a button
• Jet-propelled and unsinkable

See the Aquada in action (Quicktime movie, 937kb)

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Aquada lecture with Alan Gibbs

Hear Alan Gibbs, creator of the Aquada, talk about the development and innovation behind the world’s fastest amphibian. The first in a series of lectures by inspiring New Zealand inventors.

View a webcast of Alan Gibbs talking about the Aquada. This lecture was originally held in the Soundings Theatre on Wednesday the 9 March 2005.  (You will require Windows Media Player to view these files).

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The Aquada is on display at Te Papa in the Wellington Foyer, Level 2, until 30 April. Background information on the Aquada and Alan Gibbs and footage of the Aquada in action can be found by clicking on the links below.

Another Te Papa webcast from TelstraClear