AIR RIDER HOVERCRAFT AR23 Sport
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AIR RIDER HOVERCRAFT AR23 Sport The next evolution in hovercraſt that provides safe and stable 2-3 person carrying capacity capability over extreme transitional surface challenges. Standard AR23 Features: • Complete fiberglass sport front with tinited wind screen • Powerful 4-stroke gasoline, Kohler V-Twin 40hp engine that dries both the liſt fan and variable pitch propeller • A direct linked operator hand operated control arm for the variable pitch propeller system that provides sport like response Standard Features included with all Air Rider Hovercraſt: • Mounted and plumbed in bilge pump • Powerful 500 CCA watercraſt battery • Government required navigation and strobe lights • Dual belt propeller drive for increased reliability and longer belt life • Foot or hand pump with built in peak pressure capability • Stainless steel exhaust extensions on rear engines of all craſts • Muffler & Tail Pipe, Ceramicoat • Complete set of spare front skirt segments (fingers) including attachment ties • Variable Pitch Propeller that allows full control; forward, reverse and stationary hover • Inflatable semi-rigid durable PVC tube hull with 5 separate air tight compartments • All 5 hull air chambers include separate inflation valves and overpressure valves • Stainless steel hardware to ensure long life serviceability in harsh marine conditions • Air Cushion Stability provided by low pressured loop skirt with front segments (fingers) • Adjustable & flexible seating configurations for varied passenger or material capabilities • Floor boards that are made from a durable composite material, with a non-slip surface and are easily removable for craſt clean-up • Driver dash gauges include propeller pitch indicator (LED on AR45), tachometer (one per engine), hour meter, voltmeter, main battery power switch, individual motor switches including indicator lights, front engine EFI warning light (AR45 only), lighted accessory switch panel for bilge pump, navigation lights, strobe lights, wiper (if equipped) and 12 accessory volt output • Skirt and inflatable hull repair kit (includes glue and material) • Proven belt tensioning system incorporating 4 special pre-tensioned rubber inserts that provide the function of a spring, damper and bearing in one unit for a long, slip free belt life • Watercraſt safety kit includes one collapsible paddle and boat essentials kit (whistle, bailing bucket, waterproof flashlight including batteries and rope with float - 50 ſt.) • Cold weather kit that includes engine air intake heat stove (both engines on a AR45) • Extreme environmentally tested and proven push-push throttle cables for reliable throttle control • Quiet and very reliable 4-stroke gasoline Kohler V-twin 40hp rear engines on all craſts. Drives the variable pitch propeller and liſt fan on the AR23/34 and only the variable pitch propeller on the AR45 • Drive pulley CNC machined from a solid billet of high grade aluminum
Transcript of AIR RIDER HOVERCRAFT AR23 Sport
AIR RIDER HOVERCRAFT AR23 SportThe next evolution in hovercraft that provides safe and stable 2-3 person carrying capacity capability over extreme transitional surface challenges.
Standard AR23 Features:
• Completefiberglasssportfrontwithtinitedwindscreen
• Powerful4-strokegasoline,KohlerV-Twin40hpengine that dries both the lift fan and variable pitch propeller
• Adirectlinkedoperatorhandoperatedcontrolarmfor the variable pitch propeller system that provides sport likeresponse
StandardFeaturesincludedwithall Air Rider Hovercraft:
• Mountedandplumbedinbilgepump
• Powerful500CCAwatercraftbattery
• Governmentrequirednavigationandstrobelights
• Dualbeltpropellerdriveforincreasedreliability and longer belt life
• Footorhandpumpwithbuiltinpeakpressure capability
• Stainlesssteelexhaustextensionsonrearengines of all crafts
• Muffler&TailPipe,Ceramicoat
• Completesetofsparefrontskirtsegments(fingers) including attachment ties
• VariablePitchPropellerthatallowsfullcontrol; forward,reverseandstationaryhover
• Inflatablesemi-rigiddurablePVCtubehullwith5 separate air tight compartments
• All5hullairchambersincludeseparateinflation valves and overpressure valves
• Stainlesssteelhardwaretoensurelonglife serviceability in harsh marine conditions
• AirCushionStabilityprovidedbylowpressuredloop skirtwithfrontsegments(fingers)
• Adjustable&flexibleseatingconfigurationsforvaried passenger or material capabilities
• Floorboardsthataremadefromadurablecomposite material,withanon-slipsurfaceandareeasily removable for craft clean-up
• Driverdashgaugesincludepropellerpitchindicator (LEDonAR45),tachometer(oneperengine),hour meter,voltmeter,mainbatterypowerswitch, individualmotorswitchesincludingindicator lights,frontengineEFIwarninglight(AR45only), lightedaccessoryswitchpanelforbilgepump, navigationlights,strobelights,wiper(ifequipped) and 12 accessory volt output
• Skirtandinflatablehullrepairkit(includesglue andmaterial)
• Provenbelttensioningsystemincorporating4special pre-tensioned rubber inserts that provide the function ofaspring,damperandbearinginoneunitforalong, slip free belt life
• Watercraftsafetykitincludesonecollapsiblepaddle andboatessentialskit(whistle,bailingbucket, waterproofflashlightincludingbatteriesandrope withfloat-50ft.)
• Coldweatherkitthatincludesengineairintakeheat stove(bothenginesonaAR45)
• Extremeenvironmentallytestedandprovenpush-push throttle cables for reliable throttle control
• Quietandveryreliable4-strokegasolineKohlerV-twin 40hprearenginesonallcrafts.Drivesthevariable pitchpropellerandliftfanontheAR23/34andonlythe variablepitchpropellerontheAR45
• DrivepulleyCNCmachinedfromasolidbilletofhigh grade aluminum
Specifications Air Rider 23 Specifications Air Rider 23
Length Hull structure 4.3m (14’1”) Buoyancy Air tight compartments.
5chambers1960kg(4322lb)
Width Hull structure 2.4m (7’11”) SkirtSystem Anti-spraylowpressure
loopwithfrontsegmentsUrethane / PVC
Height Hull structure 2.3m (7’9”) Propeller Air Rider variable
forward/reversepitch64”type2-blade
Weight Empty(withoutfuel) 290kg (640lb) LiftFan Multi-bladedaxial
compressor type aerofoil-9
Loading Recommended carrying capacity
200kg (441lb) Engine 4-strokepetrol,
KohlerV-twin29.8kw (40hp)
Seating In line Single and side by side Double
1single,1-dbl Fuel Capacity Portabletank 24lt
(5.2gal)
Hull Type Semi-rigidInflatablewithbulkheads
500mmØ(20”) Fuel Use Standard octane 86 / 91 6 lt/hr
(1.3gl/hr)
Hover Height Obstacle clearance (HardStructure) 430mm(17”) Performance
Cruise75%ofpower,opencockpitideal conditions
58kph (36mph)
Fly On/Off Tilt Trailer
32 James Bay Junction Road | Seguin, ON, P2A 0B2 | 705-746-9193 | www.AirRiderHovercraft.com
Jacks-30inchliftcapability TrailerwithJackload/unloadOPTIONS:
• AttachableFiberglassFront Cabin that coverts sport top into an enclosed cabin
• Fullpassengercompartment convertibletopwithzipout windows(tobeusedwiththe frontcabin)
• FullHovercraftCover
• RearMotorPropellerCover
• Jacks-Setof4
• Trailerinsteelthatprovidesa 3wayload/unloadcapability (flyon/off,floaton/offandroll under/away)
• CabinHeaterKit
• ElectricSideWindowDefrosters withcontroller
• FrontWindowElectricDefroster (whencombinedwithside windowdefrost)
Dash and Driver Controls
AR23withCabinFrontRearMotorPropellerCover
