SMALL HOVERCRAFT STRUCTURES--NEW APPROACH

The paper describes the manner in which glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) may be used to advantage in the production of simple, economic, corrosion and damage-resistant small hovercraft structures. The loading cases to be considered are defined and the design of GRP structures--including choice of matrix, reinforcement and sandwich core materials--is discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Hovering Craft, Hydrofoil and Advanced Transit System Conference, Brighton, Sussex, England, May 13-16, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Kalerghi Publications

  51 Welbeck Street
  London W1,   England 
• Authors:
  • English, A J
• Conference:
  • International Hovering Craft, Hydrofoil and Advanced Transit System Conference, Brighton, Sussex, England, May 13-16, 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 167-180

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Sandwich construction
• Old TRIS Terms: Hovercraft materials
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00135838
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM