Russia gave a second life to the legendary Soviet "Meteor"

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The project, popular in Soviet times, seems to have received a second life. Last week the newest hydrofoil Meteor 120R was launched in Nizhny Novgorod.

It should be noted that the idea of ​​creating a hydrofoil boat did not belong to the USSR. At the end of the 19th century, the French created their own SPK. In 1919, the Americans were the first to see the military potential of such a ship. At the same time, their hydrofoil boat set a world speed record of 114 km / h. In the Secular Union, the SEC project was proposed by the student Rostislav Alekseev only in 1941.



Nevertheless, despite the fact that we were the last to join the "race" in the hydrofoil industry, our ships were out of competition. The design of the Soviet SPKs was better, more reliable and cheaper to operate, and a ticket for such a boat was no more expensive than a bus of a similar route.

Unfortunately, the collapse of the USSR completely deprived our country of the aforementioned advantage. Not only did Russia temporarily have no time for water transport, but also a significant part of the production of the SPK itself and the engines for them remained in Ukraine - in the Crimea and Nikolaev.

Today, thanks to the fact that Russia has managed to preserve the legendary “Central Design Bureau named after Alekseev ”, the domestic hydrofoil fleet received a“ second life ”. It all started with the release of new sea vessels "Kometa-120M", which are now being produced in Feodosia (Crimea). Then, in 2018, the lead vessel Valdai 45R was presented. Now the turn has come to the "Meteor 120R". This SPK is designed for high-speed (60-65 km / h) transportation of up to 120 passengers with a sailing autonomy of 8 hours and a cruising range of 600 km.

It should be noted that the prospects for the above-mentioned type of water transport in our country are enormous. Today, the length of inland waterways in Russia is more than 100 thousand km. Moreover, 78% of such paths have no alternative.

In the "Central Design Bureau im. Alekseeva ”assess the potential of the domestic market at 150-200 vessels. In addition, thanks to such a large-scale production in the future, it will become expedient to develop and produce domestic engines for these boats, which are now operating on German MAN units.

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  1. Alexndr p
    Alexndr p
    +11
    11 August 2021 11: 10
    Russia generally drags. I do not know the industry where degradation is taking place.
    transport engineering is at its peak, shipbuilding is similar, the state defense order launched the military-industrial complex 10 years ago. CX on the rise.

    Where has it gotten worse under the Darkest One? in a steelmaker's farm? We covered the stalls with the boyar. That's where all this irreconcilable fight of the lad comes from
    1. Eduard Aplombov
      Eduard Aplombov
      +4
      11 August 2021 11: 49
      he does not jam a boyarka, but some kind of dump from kazakhstan for 90 r half a liter, he himself wrote about it with pride, here are the consequences
    2. Alexander K_2
      Alexander K_2
      -2
      13 August 2021 07: 04
      Hopefully, you have the prerequisites for this kind of optimism!
  2. Scharnhorst
    Scharnhorst
    +3
    11 August 2021 16: 51
    The positive in the report certainly inspires optimism, a lot has been done and is planned. But here's a fly in the ointment: over the past three days, I faced a shortage of domestic engines for ships three times (frigates of project 22350 - the domestic diesel engine is rather weak, only 5200 hp; MRK project 21631 - replacement of design German diesel engines with licensed Chinese counterparts; SPK " Kometa -120M "is also the replacement of German MTUs with a Chinese analogue. Isn't it time for the state to organize a joint stock company for the production of marine diesel engines, I personally would buy shares. Especially if the production was localized in Sevastopol, at least in Vyshny Volochyok ... good
  3. Netyn
    Netyn
    +1
    11 August 2021 22: 24
    Quote: Alexander P
    boy's fight

    Struggle
    This is more correct)
  4. Shaman
    Shaman
    +1
    12 August 2021 13: 53
    As a child, they walked along the Kama on "Voskhod" especially fascinatingly when they rose or descended on the rifts in the sluices.
  5. 123
    123
    +2
    12 August 2021 15: 03
    Great technique good We are waiting for replenishment.
    True, if you drive all day, it's still dreary Yes



    (the sound is unfortunately quiet)
  6. Alexander K_2
    Alexander K_2
    0
    13 August 2021 07: 02
    Russia, having Colosal territories, is simply forced to develop internal transport. In the 21st century, this is a vital necessity! I wanted it not to end on single copies