HOVERCRAFT PROPELLERS

This paper deals with hovercraft propellers intended for civil or military craft which have to meet stringent requirements, akin to airworthiness regulations on civil aircraft. Early problems in designing these propellers, such as estimating the airflow into the propeller disc, are discussed. Characteristics of propeller hub design, propeller resonances, and aerodynamics of propeller blades, among others, are all considered. The problem of corrosion is also discussed, as is propeller noise, with the possible solution to the noise problem lying in the utilization of reinforced plastic blades.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the United Kingdom Hovercraft Society, Oct. 31, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Kalerghi Publications

  51 Welbeck Street
  London W1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Russell, J B
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15-20
• Serial:
  • Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Kalerghi Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Propeller blades; Propellers; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Hovercraft propellers; Propeller characteristics; Propeller design; Propeller modification
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 1974 12:00AM