Air Cushion Vehicle Evaluation. San Francisco, California, Point Barrow, Alaska. 1 January-31 August 1971.

Abstract

The United States Coast Guard has conducted an extensive evaluation of three SK-5 air cushion vehicles to determine their potential usefulness in meeting the expanding missions and responsibilities of the service. The Coast Guard spent 1,400 hours operating the three craft while participating in 185 search and rescue cases. In addition, the vehicles were effectively used in servicing aids-to-navigation, on oil pollution and law enforcement missions, as well as numerous operations with other agencies. The report details the operations, the personnel and training requirements, the Arctic deployment, maintenance and operating costs and new developments. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734206

Entities

People

  • Thomas C. Lutton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • California
  • Coast Guard
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Law Enforcement
  • Maintenance
  • Military Training
  • Navigation
  • Search And Rescue
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design