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Kazanka (boat)
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Kazanka refers to one of several models of motorboat
once produced by the Gorbunov airplane factory (Авиационное ПО им. С. П. Горбунова) in Kazan
. Production at the Gorbunov factory started in 1955, with the original Kazanka motorboat. Later models included the Kazanka-2, Kazanka-5, and Kazanka-M.
The class is named for the Kazanka River
, which empties into the Volga at Kazan
.
Kazanka motorboats are currently produced in Kazan by the Kazan Shipyard (Казанский судостроительный завод).
Motorboat
A motorboat is a boat which is powered by an engine. Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit.An inboard/outboard contains a hybrid of a...
once produced by the Gorbunov airplane factory (Авиационное ПО им. С. П. Горбунова) in Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. Production at the Gorbunov factory started in 1955, with the original Kazanka motorboat. Later models included the Kazanka-2, Kazanka-5, and Kazanka-M.
The class is named for the Kazanka River
Kazanka River
Kazanka or Qazansu is a river in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. Kazanka begins near the village of Bimeri in Arsk District and flows into the Samara Reservoir in Kazan, near the Kazan Kremlin. Another towns on the Kazanka are Arsk and historical Iske Kazan. The...
, which empties into the Volga at Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
.
Kazanka motorboats are currently produced in Kazan by the Kazan Shipyard (Казанский судостроительный завод).