"Khivus-10”
Type of vessel: Passenger hovercraft.
Built: 2009, Nizhnij, Novgorod, Russia. Hull no: 190.
Material: Aluminium, (AMg-6M).
Length: 7,55 meters.
Beam: 3,3 meters hovering (for transportation only 2,5 meters)
Hover height: 0.4 meters.
Air draft: 2.55 meters.
Displacement: 870 kilos light ship.
Cargo capacity: Up to 800 kilos. Max 11 persons including crew.
Main engine: ZMZ 409, 4 cylinders, 2,7 litres air cooled engine at 142 bhp at 4400 rpm. About 500 running hours. The engine is a modern 4-cylinder fuel-injected gasoline type. Compliant with the EURO-2 exhaust rules. Two 12-blade fans to lift the hovercraft and one 6-blade for speed.
Bunkers: Fuel – 120 litre
Range: Up to 400 km.
Cruising speed: Around 27 knots on water (max 37 knots). Top speed on ice/snow 90 km/h.
Fuel consumption: 20-25 litres/hour in normal operation. (195 g/hp-hour)
Noise level inside cabin: At full speed 85 dB
Navigation equipment: Only oil-pressure, rpm and cooling water instruments and a simple type of GPS for speed and position.
General arrangement: The cabin is 3,5 meter long, 1,85 meters wide and the head-room. Seats for ten persons. Double windows and heating from the engines cooling system gives a warm cabin down to -35° Celsius.
Position: Riga, Latvia.