MAHART hydrofoil fleet
It's an extraordinary feeling to speed along the Danube at sixty kilometres per hour - on board MAHART Passnave's hydrofoils, anyone can try it between Budapest and Vienna, Visegrád or even Esztergom.
You can enjoy the river from the comfort of your seat on board, while admiring the scenery from the panoramic windows in the bow or the side windows in the passenger cabin.
VÖCSÖK II
"VOSZHOD-2" (352, 03521) hydrofoil
"VOSZHOD-2" (352, 03521) hydrofoil
It's an extraordinary feeling to speed along the Danube at sixty kilometres per hour - on board MAHART Passnave's hydrofoils, anyone can try it between Budapest and Vienna, Visegrád or even Esztergom.
You can enjoy the river from the comfort of your seat on board, while admiring the scenery from the panoramic windows in the bow or the side windows in the passenger cabin.
The medium size capacity Vöcsök, refurbished in the first months of 2007, offers a real hydrofoil feeling with its comfortable passenger compartments (the central cabin with new side windows and the bow cabin with panoramic windows) with a cruising speed of 60 km/h, and the play of waves.
On board there is a buffet, and in the stern there are toilets for ladies and gentlemen. In order to improve the air exchange and ventilation in the passenger compartment, an extractor fan and a blower fan have been installed in the bow cabin, and two extractor fans and four blower fans in the central cabin. To increase comfort, 19 modern 2x18 W light sources have been installed in the newly wired passenger compartment. The new sound system includes 12 audio speakers, 2 units 50 W passive volume controls and a microphone. An LCD monitor has been installed in the bow passenger compartment and a LCD TV and 2 LCD monitors in the middle passenger compartment, where the former "monitored map" used to be. Images from the wide-angle camera in the bow of the boat and GPS positioning system data are displayed on the LCD screens. Computer sockets and network outlets have been installed at the cabin tables. The cabin side walls and ceilings are covered with decorative felt. In order to increase the comfort level in the bow passenger compartment, the existing seats have been replaced by more modern and comfortable seats (except for the Vöcsök III). 4 double and 3 triple seats (ACCENT 220 type) are equipped with armrests, footrests and tables. The capacity of the Vöcsök type hydrofoils are 71 passengers (62 pax before the 2007 refurbishment).
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The medium-size "Voskhod-2" river and river-sea passenger hydrofoils were built between 1973/76 and 1992 in the Ukrainian shipyard "Morje". All over 156 pieces of this type were built, the "Voskhod-2M" which is the improved version of this type is still in production today.
The type has a speed of 33.5 knots (62 km/h). Depending on the version, it can carry between 71 and 77 passengers. Number of the crew is ususally 3-4 persons.
This type of hydrofoils in use even today in Russia and the successor states of the Soviet Union, Canada (7 units), Vietnam (2-4 units), Hungary (4 units), Malaysia, Slovakia (1 unit), Netherlands and other countries.
MAHART or MAHART PassNave has operated or is operating 4 "Voskhod-2" type hydrofoil vessels since 1977.
These are: VÖCSÖK I 1977-2003, VÖCSÖK II 1986-tól, VÖCSÖK III 1987-től, VÖCSÖK IV 1987-től.
BÍBIC I - BÍBIC IV
"POLESJE" (17091) type small hydrofoil
With a capacity of 54 people, the so-called shallow-draft Bíbic offers a unique experience of hydrofoiling on the Danube with its outstanding navigational qualities. Ideal for short inland trips - with its small but cosy cabin. The ship has an on-board buffet, toilets and an enclosed passenger compartment with large windows, the cruising speed is 65-70 km/h.
Following the 2008 refurbishment, 4 LCD monitors have been installed in the passenger cabin, which display the exterior image transmitted by a wide-angle camera installed in the bow of the vessel, and data from the GPS positioning system. The standard equipment of the cabin includes new cabin lighting, sound system and a high performance ventilation system.
The "Polesje" hydrofoils were built from 1970 until the 1990s at the Gomel shipyard in what is now Belarus. The type has a cruising speed of 36 knots (66 km/h). Its original passenger capacity was 54 pax. Only few of these vessels were exported.
Let's see the technical data
| Technical data | VÖCSÖK II. | BÍBIC I. | BÍBIC IV. |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYPE | VOSZHOD-2 | POLESJE | POLESJE |
| BUILT | Sovietunio - 1985 | Gomel, Belarus - 1992 | Gomel, Belarus - 1993 |
| RENEWALED | Hungary - 2007 | Hungary- 2008 | Hungary- 2008 |
| OVERALL LENGHT | 27,6 m | 21,3 m | 21,3 m |
| OVERALL BEAM | 6,2 m | 5,0 m | 5,0 m |
| DRAUGHT | 2,00 m | 1,03 m | 1,03 m |
| DRAUGHT ON WINGS | 1,10 m | 0,4 m | 0,4 m |
| DISPLACEMENT | 21,06 tons | 14,97 tons | 14,97 tons |
| FULL DISPLACMENT | 29,71 tons | 21,63 tons | 21,63 tons |
| FUEL CAPACITY | 1 400 kg | 1 070 kg | 1 070 kg |
| FRESH WATER CAPACITY | 130 liter | 100 liter | 100 liter |
| MAIN ENGINE TYPE | 1 p. ZVEZDA M401-A3 | 1 p. ZVEZDA M401-A2 | 1 pl ZVEZDA M401-A2 |
| MAIN ENGINE CHARACTERISTIC | 12 cylender TD | 12 cylender TD | 12 cylender TD |
| CYLENDER CONTENTS | 62 400 ccm | 62 400 ccm | 62 400 ccm |
| CAPACITY | 1 000 HP 1 500 1/min | 1 000 HP 1 500 1/min | 1 000 HP 1 500 1/min |
| MAX CAPACITY | 1 100 HP 1 600 1 /min | 1 100 HP 1 600 1/min | 1 100 HP 1600 1/min |
| CRUISING SPEED | 60 km / h | 65 km/h | 65 km/h |
| MAX SPEED | 65 km / h | 70 km/h | 70 km/h |
| RANGE | 460 km | 400 km |
400 km |
