Khivus-6 light amphibious air-cushion vehicle

RUS

Designation – for all-year-round service as a general service launch, a rescue, tourism, ambulance and patrol craft. Peculiarities: ability to travel on shallow waters, marshes, deep snow, broken ice and to overcome gently sloping coasts, holes and offshore banks; original scheme of an air cushion (patent RF #2097231) providing a high level of safety while driving because of sea-going performance and stability; safe emergency braking on a hard ground; non-freezing flexible skirt; low-noise propeller.

Service geography – water basins with a wave height less than 1,2 m

Hull and cabin of the boat are made of aluminium-magnesium alloy Amg-6M. The main method of constructions connection is riveting. The hull is divided by 2 bulkheads into 3 sections: nose section; cabin section and motor section. Such a construction provides corrosion resistance, lightness, robustness, and high maintainability.

Air-cushion guard includes 3 air skegs (ship-borne and diametric), nose and stern flexible guard. Each skeg has a double-deck construction and is divided into 4 pressurized sections. Guard material – 5 -layer fabric on the basis of PVC added with polyurethane and reinforced with polyester. Outer boards of upper decks of skegs are protected against damage with 2 layers of fabric: lavsan and kapron, with PVC-covering; lower decks of skegs are pasted over with polyurethane film.

The following engines can be installed:

• carburator ZMZ 4063.10 (100 hp)
• injector ZMZ 409 (143 hp)
• diesel Steyer (140 hp)

To increase efficiency and safety of the propeller a 6-blade low-noise propeller is installed in a nozzle. Propeller blades are made of fiberglass. A surface layer of the blades are reinforced with material preventing abrasive wear. The incoming part of the nozzle is covered with a protective net. The propeller is driven by the toothed belt of the “Bondo” firm.

2 axle 12-blade ventilators are installed on the boat. Ventilator blades are made of fiberglass and reinforced with material preventing abrasive wear. The V-belt transmits rotation from the cardan shaft of the engine to the gear reduction unit.

Control system of the boat is famous for simplicity and high efficiency. Directional control is carried out with 3 air rudders driven from the steering wheel (car steering wheel) and change of pressure in inner tubes of the air cushion driven from foot levers. Control system of the propulsion unit is standard, car type.

A spacious cabin has the following sizes: 2,5*1,85*1,34 m (L*B*H). Windows along the cabin and side-view mirrors provide a fine all-round view. There is an adjustable seat for the driver in the nose along the left board, passenger seat – along the right board. Either sofa lockers or fold-back 2-seater benches are located behind the sofa along the boards. The cabin is coated with kapronvelour and vynil artificial leather. In addition, a fold-away bar table can be installed.

It is heated by a powerful car heater. On a buyer's request another or an independent heater can be designed.
The top ceiling is cut for a hatchway.