Water Skipping Vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle is provided for operating in air and capable of projectile motion upon skipping on water. The vehicle includes a propulsion system adapted to propel the vehicle in air. The vehicle further includes an arcuate lower surface formed of an elastomeric material, the lower surface impacting a surface of a water body during skipping of the vehicle on water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 2021
Accession Number
AD1150733

Entities

People

  • Anthony A. Ruffa

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Alkenes
  • Attorneys
  • Control Systems
  • Efficiency
  • Elastic Properties
  • Elastomers
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Inventions
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Materials
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Projectiles
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rubber
  • Surfaces
  • Trajectories
  • Undersea Warfare
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics