TRACKED AIR CUSHION RESEARCH VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TEST REPORT, AERODYNAMIC

A 1/10 SCALE MODEL OF THE GRUMMAN TRACKED AIR CUSHION RESEARCH VEHICLE (TACRV) WAS TESTED IN THE GRUMMAN LOW SPEED WIND TUNNEL FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING AERODYNAMIC FORCE AND MOMENT DATA ON THE TOTAL VEHICLE AND INDIVIDUALLY ON THE BODY AND CHASSIS, AND TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO THE FLOW SIMULATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH-SPEED TRACKED AIR CUSHION VEHICLES. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-FR-0005 Rept No PMT-B4-R71-12
• Corporate Authors:

  Grumman Aircraft Corporation

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• Authors:
  • Helgesen, J
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 62 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Guideways; Propulsion; Rapid transit; Tracked air cushion vehicles; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests; Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224183
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM