刚性充气艇(RIB),亦称刚性船体充气艇或刚性船体充气艇(RHIB),是一种轻量化但高性能、高容量的船只,其结构采用刚性船底与侧边成型气管相连,气管内充入高压空气,为船体上部两侧提供弹性刚度。该设计稳定、轻便、快速且适航。充气围舷确保即使船只进水,仍能保持浮力。RIB是充气艇的进化发展,其橡胶化织物底部通过围舷内的平板加固,形成船只的甲板或地板。
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刚性充气艇(RIB),亦称刚性船体充气艇或刚性船体充气艇(RHIB),是一种轻量化但高性能、高容量的船只,其结构采用刚性船底与侧边成型气管相连,气管内充入高压空气,为船体上部两侧提供弹性刚度。该设计稳定、轻便、快速且适航。充气围舷确保即使船只进水,仍能保持浮力。RIB是充气艇的进化发展,其橡胶化织物底部通过围舷内的平板加固,形成船只的甲板或地板。

RNLI inshore rescue boat during Falmouth Lifeboat Day, August 2006

RHIB deployed from a US Navy destroyer operating in a littoral area
Side view of hull assembly
Forward hull assembly of RHIB prepared as an emergency boat on a ferry in British Columbia, Canada
Small RHIB being used as a dive boat

High-performance RHIB from the Danish Navy

Petty officer divers in a rigid-hull inflatable boat

Clear view of a "Deep-V" rigid hull

RHIB with Bimini top outfitted as a pleasure craft
RIB with a small wheelhouse

Polaris AM-FIB

4WD amphibious RIB