Purpose: Amphibious boat "Khivus-6" is intended for all round the year rescue operations, patrolling, tourism, passenger and medical operations.

Features:

• capability to move over shallow water, swamps, deep snow, broken ice and overcome gentle bank-slopes, rifts, scours and shoals;
• original design of air-cushion (RF patent No.2097231) providing high level of safety due to the increased stability and maneuverability;
• safe emergency braking on firm ground;
• freeze-proof air-cushion skirt;
• low-noise air propeller.

Operation area - water basins with wave height not over 1.2 m

Basic Technical Data:

Total displacement	1880 kg
Payload	760 kg
Passengers	6 prs
Length overall	7,25 m
Breadth overall (transportation)	3,08 (2,5) m
Height overall	2,65 m
Engine	petrol or diesel type
Engine power	143 - 166 h.p.
Cruising speed on water	60 km/h
Maximum speed on water	85 km/h
Cruising speed on snow	90 km/h
Maximum speed on snow	110 km/h
Angle of slope overcoming	8°
Clearance	0,5 m
Height of obstacle overcoming	0,4 m
Fuel consumption	20-25 l/hour
Fuel tank capacity	120 l
Range	up to 500 km
Propulsion system	6-blade propeller in close-fitting duct
Flexible skirt	pressurized skegs, nose and aft "skirt"
Min. operational temperature	- 40°С
Max. wind speed	15 m/s

Description:

Hull and cabin . The hull and the cabin of the boat are made of aluminium-magnesium alloy AMg-6M. Riveting is the primary method of connecting assemblies.. Two leak-proof bulkheads divide the hull of the boat in three compartments: front compartment, cabin compartment and engine compartment. Such configuration ensures corrosion resistance, strength . levity and high maintainability.

Skirt. The air-cushion skirt consists of three pressurized walls (two side walls and one transversal), flexible nose and aft skirt. Each skirt features two-level structure and is divided into four pressurized compartments. The skirt is made of PVC bades 5-layers cloth with polyurethane additive and fiber reinforcement. Outer sides of skeg top sections are protected with two layers of cloth (lavsan and PVC coated capron), lower sections are pasted over with polyurethane oilcloth to prevent damages.

Engine. The injector type ZMZ 409 engine of 143 h.p. or diesel engine Iveco F1C of 146 h.p. can be installed on the boat.

Air propeller. The six-blade low noise air propeller is set in close-fitting duct to increase efficiency and safety. The blades and the duct are manufactured of fiber glass plastic. The surface of blades is reinforced by material preventing abrasive wearing. The front of the ring duct is protected by the grid. Air propeller is driven by "Bando" toothed belt.

Propulsion units. Two twelve-blade axial fans are installed on the boat. Fan blades are made of fiber glass plastic reinforced by material; preventing abrasive wearing.
Transmission rotation from engine propeller shaft to reduction gear box of the propeller is effected by V-belt.

Control system. The boat control system features high efficiency and simplicity. Yaw control is effected by three air rudder driven from operating wheel (a car wheel) and due to pedal driven variation of pressure in air cushion chambers. Control system of the boat propulsion system is standard similar to that of a car.

Interior. The boat features a spacious cabin with following dimensions: length-2.50 m; width - 1.85 m; height - 1.34 m. Glazing of entire cabin perimeter and rear-view mirrors provide a wonderful all-round view. The adjustable driver seat is installed fore portside and a passenger seat is installed starboard. Two seat folding benches or two lockers are installed after the seats.
The cabin is finished with capron velour or vinyl leather. It is possible to install a folding bar table. The cabin is heated by high power car heater. A second autonomous heater of such a type can be installed optionally.
There is a hatch in a top ceiling.

Complete equipment. The boat is equipped with a car steering wheel, instrument panel steering system toggle switches, storage battery of 75-hour capacity, three windscreen wipers, navigation lights, two search lights, two fog lights, cabin illumination lights, cigarette lighter - 12V socket, four mooring cleats, two fuel tanks, siren, nose railing, hand grips on the cabin top. Optionally the boat can be equipped with an anchor with an outboard end, mooring lines, hoisting slings, life jackets, radio station, rear-view mirrors, stereo radio recorder, electrical skeg pumping system, a heater for pre-start engine warm-up and cabin heating with the engine off, an electrical winch, a trailer, an air conditioner, GPS etc.

Modifications. Optionally the boat can be modified as per customer's specification and furnished with equipment required to efficiently perform particular missions.