AIR-CUSHION VESSELS

PRACTICAL INFORMATION BASED ON FOREIGN PRESS REPORTS ON DESIGNING AND OPERATION OF AIR-CUSION VESSELS (ACU) IS PRESENTED. PRINCIPAL DIMENSION AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS, HULL STRENGTH, STABILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY ARE DISCUSSED. A COMPARATIVE COST-ACCOUNTING ESTIMATE IS GIVEN FOR FERRY AND TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS OF ACV FOR LINES FROM 15 TO 4000 MILES LONG. ACV OPERATION IN DIFFERENT SEA STATES IS COMPARED BY VARIANT OF THE AIR- CUSHION PRINCIPLE INVOLVED IN SHIPS BUILT BY BRITISH, AMERICAN, JAPANESE, FRENCH, AND OTHER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. ENGINEERING PROBLEMS IN DESIGNING LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT ACV ARE TREATED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No FSTC-HT-23-1586-71
• Corporate Authors:

  Army Foreign Sci & Tech Ctr /US

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• Authors:
  • Zlobin, G P
  • Simonov, Y A
• Publication Date: 1971-10-28

Media Info

• Pagination: 249 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Costs; Design; Distance; Foreign; Intercity transportation; Traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Foreign design practices; Long distance traffic
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223976
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM