SOME NOTES ON THE P-GEM

Abstract

Certain observations are reported in a qualitative manner regarding operational and other flight experiences with the Princeton 20 ft. ground effect machine (P-GEM). Comments on the fan-inlet problem, stability and stabilizing devices, and operations over land, water and snow are made as a result of many hours of operation of the P-GEM. Tentative conclusions are drawn.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256857

Entities

People

  • T. E. Sweeney
  • W. B. Nixon

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundaries
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Fans
  • Flow
  • Government Procurement
  • Ground Effect
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Observation
  • Transportation

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