SOME EFFECTS OF FORWARD SPEED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AIR CUSHION VEHICLES

Abstract

The effects of forward speed on air cushion vehicle performance are presented. It is shown that at a given forward velocity (dependent on height and mass flow) the forward jet is blown rearward. At higher velocities considerable performance improvement could be attained by turning off this jet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0291962

Entities

People

  • J. O. Helgesen

Organizations

  • Grumman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Base Pressure
  • Drag
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Ground Effect
  • Leading Edges
  • Mass Flow
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Three Dimensional
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.