Seakeeping Trails of the BH.7 Hovercraft,

Abstract

Full-scale seakeeping trials of a 50-ton British hovercraft, the BH.7, were conducted off Cape Henry, Virginia in August 1973. Ship motions and wave height data were measured and recorded. The data was subsequently analyzed statistically. The craft, instrumentation systems and trials program are described and the results of the data analysis are presented and discussed. Response amplitude operators in pitch, heave and roll were computed from the power spectra and the results were interpreted using an equivalent damped oscillator model for pitch and heave motions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016240

Entities

People

  • Allen H. Magnuson
  • David W Taylor

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Data Analysis
  • Diffractometers
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Oscillators
  • Power Spectra
  • Seakeeping
  • Ship Motion
  • Spectra
  • Virginia

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Marine Hydrodynamics