Flare Slamming Characteristics of Two Aircraft Carrier Bow Configurations.

Abstract

Seakeeping experiments with a model of a small aircraft carrier are described. Two above-water bow configurations, one V-shaped and one highly flared, are compared. The V-shaped bow is found to pose a lesser risk of structural damage in severe conditions but to be subject to many more small impacts in all conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056736

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  • David W Taylor
  • Nathan K. Bales

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computations
  • Data Analysis
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Equations
  • Flight Decks
  • Frequency
  • High Pressure
  • Information Science
  • Instrumentation
  • Mathematics
  • Pressure Gages
  • Probability
  • Relative Motion
  • Statistics

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