A LITERATURE SURVEY ON THE AERODYNAMICS OF AIR CUSHION VEHICLES

The report presents a survey of current knowledge concerning the aerodynamic aspects of various principles which can be applied to create and retain a cushion of pressurized air between the ACV-bottom and the supporting surface. It is primarily the result of a study of a large amount of open literature, although some original thoughts on the hovering flight of annular jet ACVS were included. In the introduction a definition of the ACV is proposed, followed by a short list of significant historical data. A classification of the air cushion sealing systems into seven basic principles is discussed in the second section. The remaining part of the report presents discussions on a large number of theoretical and experimental investigations concerning the application of the seven sealing principles. Major attention was paid, however, to the annular jet principle. ( Author ) engine powered air sled-amphibian, capable of travel over

• Supplemental Notes:
  • NATO furnished
• Corporate Authors:

  Advisory Group Aerospace Research and Development

  7 Rue Ancelle
  92 Neuilly-sur-Seine,   France 
• Authors:
  • Harting, A
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Pagination: 249 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Diffusers
• Old TRIS Terms: Annular jets
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00002246
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Defense Documentation Center
• Report/Paper Numbers: AGARD-565
• Contract Numbers: NONR420100
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM