SOME DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF GROUND EFFECT MACHINES SECTION F - CUSHION CONTRIBUTIONS TO STABILITY.

Abstract

A review is undertaken of some of the more important elementary relationships which determine the influence of the air cushion on the pitch, heave, and roll stability of ground effect machines. The analyses presented yield only rough approximations of the quantities needed for design. Further, the analyses are restricted to cases of vehicles which are not in contact with the surfaces over which they travel, whereas the influences of surface contact are of primary importance in most practical problems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653859

Entities

People

  • Allen G. Ford
  • Harvey R. Chaplin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Ground Effect
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Vehicles

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