Voskhod (hydrofoil)
Type of passenger hydrofoil boat built in the Soviet Union and later in Ukraine.
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Hydrofoil
Lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water.
Lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water.
Such vessels include the Raketa (1957) type, followed by the larger Meteor type and the smaller Voskhod type.
Connexxion
Large public transport company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and southwest parts of the country.
Large public transport company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and southwest parts of the country.
Connexxion operated a ferry route from Velsen to IJmuiden and Amsterdam Centraal station with Voskhod hydrofoils until 31 December 2013.
Rostislav Alexeyev
Russian Soviet Director & Chief of Design known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground effect vehicles.
Russian Soviet Director & Chief of Design known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground effect vehicles.
Alexeyev was chief designer for numerous passenger hydrofoil designs produced at Red Sormovo, including the Meteor, the Kometa, the Sputnik, the Burevestnik, and the Sunrise.
Severobaykalsk
Town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, 440 km northwest of Ulan-Ude and 490 km northeast of Irkutsk.
Town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, 440 km northwest of Ulan-Ude and 490 km northeast of Irkutsk.
In the summer Voskhod hydrofoils connect Severobaikalsk with Irkutsk via Port Baikal.
More (Feodosiya)
Shipyard located in Feodosia, Crimea.
Shipyard located in Feodosia, Crimea.
Its most prominent productions are the Zubr-class LCAC ship, military corvettes patrol boats and hydrofoil, and civilian Raketa, Meteorit, Kometa, Zarya and Voskhod fast hydrofoil boats.
Waterbuses in Novosibirsk
Part of the public transport network of Novosibirsk, Russia.
Part of the public transport network of Novosibirsk, Russia.
At that time, Novosibirsk passenger fleet replenished with new hydrofoil boats such as Meteor type, Voskhod type, Raketa type and hydroplane pump-jet boats Zarya type.