A high-speed hydrofoil "Meteor 120R" will operate on the Volga River from Nizhny Novgorod. This was reported by the press service of JSC "State Transport Leasing Company."
The "Meteor 120R" with a high degree of localization was designed by the Nizhny Novgorod Central Design Bureau for SEC named after R.E. Alekseev together with NPP "Radar mms". Unlike its Soviet "predecessor" called "Meteor", it runs almost without noise and vibration. The vessel reaches speeds of up to 75 km/h and is capable of transporting 120 people over a distance of up to 700 km.
Inside the vessel there is a comfortable lounge with air conditioning and multimedia systems, a cafe-bar in the stern. An integrated bridge system with elements of artificial intelligence is used for the comfort of the crew and the safety of navigation.
It is known that several copies of the "Meteor 120R", which had already begun to operate in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, were equipped with German MAN engines with a capacity of 1450 hp. However, the manufacturers planned to replace it with domestic developments.