ARMY-2016. "Neptune": on the water aki drought
This complex (namely, as the developer duo called it) was the only one at the ARMY-2016 forum exhibition. Small vessels and boats were, they will be discussed later, but the hovercraft was in a single copy.
And not just in one thing, but also the latest development, which is in the state testing stage.
But first a couple of words about the creators.
The Central Design Bureau NEPTUN was established by an order of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR from 31 December 1945 of the year and was under the authority of the People's Commissariat of the USSR shipbuilding industry.
In 1958, a pilot production facility located in the village of Vodniki, Moscow Region, was incorporated into the Neptun Central Design Bureau. This made it possible to independently build prototypes of ships designed by the Neptun Central Design Bureau.
In March 2012, CJSCB Neptun underwent a reorganization into Open Joint Stock Company and changed its location to St. Petersburg.
CTC Neptun has its own pilot production. The main activities are the development and design of amphibious hovercraft and combat and patrol boats.
Hovercrafts were designed for shipyards, where they are still being built. The vessels designed by the Neptun Central Design Bureau are successfully operated both in Russia and abroad.
The team of the Central Clinical Hospital "Neptune" created:
1976 g. SVP "Bars" pr. 14660 (8 passengers) and its modifications for the postal services and the search and rescue service (EGA PSS), built approx. 40 units
1984 g. Small SVP "Cheetah" pr. 18800 (5 people), built more than 100 units. and SVP "Puma" 18801, built more than 20 units.
1986, the Sea Bipon SVP, with a payload of 10 and Ave. 17481 for Morflot, built 3 units.
Non-propelled hovercraft platform 17482 Ave. for Morflot, built 6 units.
1990-1994 Small walking SVP "Sobol" pr. VP191, built approx. 30 units
1996 Propulsion Sea Pilot SVP "Lynx" Ave. 14661, built 1 units.
1998-2000 River passenger SVP "Irbis" 15063 av. (32 people), built 4 units.
Marine modification of the SVP "Irbis" pr. 15067, built 1 units.
And now we bring to your attention a new hovercraft from the Central Design Bureau "Neptune".
Engineering amphibious reconnaissance boat on an air cushion "IRK".
Since the boat is just undergoing tests, it has no own name yet. We hope so far.
The boat is not that unique, but before it similar tasks were assigned to the crew of the inflatable boat SNL-8 with a set of intelligence for water obstacles.
“IRK” is intended to replace SNL-8 and conduct reconnaissance of not only water obstacles, but also approaches to it, coastal areas, ice crossings. All this is possible with the help of a modern hydroacoustic complex and a set of portable engineering reconnaissance equipment. Designed primarily for engineering troops.
So we have developed the engineering amphibious reconnaissance boat for reconnaissance of water barriers for the first time.
So, "IRK".
Length with inflated sides - 7,8 m.
Width with inflated sides - 3,1 m.
The height of the air cushion - 3 m.
Height above the surface on the airspace - 0,6 m.
The maximum speed on land to 50 and on water to 60 km / h.
Cruising range - 250 km.
The uninterrupted operation time of the equipment is 48 hours.
Crew - 4 person.
Armament - machine gun 7,62 mm. Stock of 2000 cartridges
Felling quite modern looks. And to the touch gently.
All equipment in accordance with today.
Under the passenger seat - two compartments for ammunition.
Plus a locker for all utility. First aid kits, life jackets and everything else.
The machine gun in service, of course, not the PKK. Just what was the organizers of the exhibition in stock, then screwed. In reality, of course, the PC.
Gidrolapa loads the boat on the platform very quickly.
The passenger compartment is quite spacious and quite comfortable. For the landing - all the more.
Bottom view.
Two words about the creators of the conveyor machine.
The conveyor-loader for the boat "IRK" was made by craftsmen of JSC "Lifting Machines" from the town of Veliki Luka, Pskov Region.
Lifting Machines is a leading Russian supplier of mobile lifting equipment, mass-produced by two leading Russian manufacturers of hydraulic special equipment: LLC VELMASH-S (Pskov region, the city of Velikiye Luki) and LLC Solombalsk Machine Building Plant (Arkhangelsk).
The handy workers, and the machines they have are also very handy. Good came out symbiosis.
By the way, winter trials are planned for the next boat of the Pardus project, and we were invited to these trials. So in the near future we will return to the topic of the SVP from the OKB "Neptune".
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