Air Cushion Heavy Lift Pontoon.

Abstract

An air cushion mobile heavy lift platform concept was proposed to augment existing Naval heavy lift capabilities. This concept was studied in view of current air cushion vehicle technology. Capabilities missions and logistics were defined in terms of a pontoon air lift (PAL) system. The system would consist of a skirt system, power system and pontoon platform. The system was found to be feasible and could be synthesized using off-the-shelf material. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0877462

Entities

People

  • C. I. Skaalen

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Aircrafts
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Platforms
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics