Cargo-passenger vessel

7 people + 4,000 kg

PARMA hovercraft for year-round operation on water, ice, snow and in shallow waters.

Vessel parameters

Technical specifications

Final equipment and some parameters are tailored to the route and operating conditions.

Maximum body length, m	17.0
Maximum width (with hanging sections), m	6.0
Cushion height (clearance), m	0.9
Minimum crew, persons	2
Payload, t	4.0
Operating speed (on water), km/h	45
Maximum speed (on water), km/h	75
Operating speed (on ice), km/h	50
Fuel capacity, l	700
Operational fuel consumption on water, l/hour	50
Autonomy in terms of fuel reserves, h	12
Safe wave height, m	1.25
Supervision	Small vessel RRR or RMRS, Category “3”

Purpose

Model capabilities

The high-speed amphibious hovercraft PARMA 44 is designed to transport up to 4000 kg of cargo + 2 crew + 5 staff. During testing, the hovercraft reached a speed of 50 km/h in calm water with an overload of more than 50% (6400 kg). Hovercraft belongs to the class of “cargo” hovercraft and is designed for transporting goods across bodies of water in summer or winter, including with short-term access to the shore. The boat is capable of overcoming smoothed ledges up to 90 cm high and not smoothed ones – up to 65 cm. The boat is capable of reaching speeds on the water of up to 80 km/h.
Operation is permitted at outside air temperatures from -40ºS to +30ºS and maximum wind speed up to 12 m/s at any time of the year. The vessel can be operated in coastal sea areas and inland waterways. Restrictions on operation – wave height up to 1.2 m, distance from the place of refuge no more than 6 miles. When driving on ice or snowy surfaces, operation is permitted on bodies of water of all categories. Operation on any other flat, hard surface, extremely shallow water and swampy surfaces is permitted.

Vessel design

Design and equipment

Hull, propulsion, control systems and operating features.

Engine

The hovercraft is equipped with two KAMAZ-667 engines, each with a power of 300 hp.
Four-stroke six-cylinder diesel engine with an electronic Common Rail fuel supply system, with an in-line arrangement of cylinders and pistons rotating one common crankshaft, with a lower camshaft. The Cummins 6isb 300 engine is designed for installation in medium- and heavy-duty trucks. In domestic industry, it is used as a power unit for vehicles such as KAMAZ 6460 and 6520. The engine has a closed-type liquid cooling system with forced circulation. The lubrication system is combined: under pressure and splashing.
The rated power of the KAMAZ-667 engine is 224 kW, which in terms of horsepower is equal to 300 units. This figure, for clarity, is included in the motor markings. The specific power of the 6isb 300 is 0.36 kW per 1 kg of engine weight, and the specific torque is 1.45 Nm/kg.
To increase power parameters, the Cummins power unit is equipped with a VGT turbocharger, which, in addition to its main function, helps save fuel when operating at full power.

For KAMAZ-667, the length/width/height are within 1260 mm, 930 mm and 1045 mm, respectively. The weight when fueled is 616 kg, while the weight of the “dry” engine is only 522 kg. The relatively light weight of the engine allows for more efficient use of the lifting capacity of the hovercraft.

Engine oil consumption when operating at rated power (300 hp) is 0.1% of fuel consumption.

Currently, the engine is produced at the KAMA-Diesel plant in Naberezhnye Chelny.

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