Observations of Surface Effect Vehicle Performance

Abstract

A series of tests conducted in the vicinity of Houghton, Michigan, utilizing the SK-5 surface effect vehicle are discussed. The tests represent a continuation of an earlier study to investigate the interaction between surface effect vehicle and arctic terrain. The following tests were conducted and are reported on: evaluation of air cushion vehicle operations on railroad beds and on secondary roads; the identification of maneuver requirements as a function of vehicle characteristics; evaluation of air cushion vehicle operations on inland waterways; measurement of water speed, craft weight, and skirt drag; and analysis of dynamic response to geometric obstacles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0762169

Entities

People

  • R. A. Liston

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Aircrafts
  • Cells
  • Cold Regions
  • Debris
  • Deep Water
  • Dynamic Response
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geometric Forms
  • Ground Effect
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Inland Waterways
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Shallow Water
  • Surface Effect Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Polar and Arctic Studies