The owner wanted to have a large swimming pool and a helipad large enough to take his Agusta 109 Grand New helicopter And so last August.

Yacht ilona helicopter. The yacht was built in 2004 by Amels Holland. Helicopter landing on Amels full custom superyacht ILONA. The owner wanted to have a large swimming pool and a helipad large enough to take his Agusta 109 Grand New helicopter And so last August.

She was lengthened to 82 meters. This new configuration also makes Ilona one of the smallest superyachts in the fleet with two helicopter pads after Feadships 66-metre Vanish. 7369m 242 feet This was a wonderful challenging project for us all.

RWD was also responsible for the refit design of the yacht at the specific request of the owner. Amels won a bid to build the Australian owners new yacht and the shipyard worked closely with project manager Captain Elworth to provide custom features such as a helipad that converts to a hangar. Message to Other Media.

When Ilona was delivered by Amels in 2003 she instantly became one of the most-talked-about megayachts around. The boats other great party trick. While the yacht has been functioning perfectly since her launch in 2004 the owner wanted a major re-design to accommodate some new ideas into Ilona as owners representative David McQueen explained.

Her top speed is 19 kn and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 6000 nm at 13 kn with power coming from a Diesel engine. And so last August the 737m luxury yacht ILONA returned to the place of her birth to Amels in the Netherlands for an extensive reworking of her interior and superstructure. A platform lifts the chopper to the deck when needed and then hatches fold over the helicopter when its guests are safely aboard.

Once featuring a distinctive RWD closed. ILONA IV is an exceptionally well balanced yacht and combines excellent sea going capabilities with the latest in modern technology and design. Ilona was launched by Amels in 2004 to a design by Redman Whiteley Dixon and turned many heads with her special helicopter garage in the aft deck.