An Evaluation of Air Bearing Systems for Cargo Movement in Marine Corps Supply.

Abstract

The Civil Engineering Laboratory (CEL) investigated the operating characteristics of air bearing devices to establish whether they can be profitably incorporated into the Marine Corps logistics system. Representative air bearing devices were experimented with over a variety of surfaces. From the tests it was concluded that virtually any surface not already suitable for air bearing operation can be made so without difficulty. However, bearing devices cannot operate in rough terrain.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009248

Entities

People

  • M. J. Wolfe

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Gas Bearings
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Systems Analysis and Design