Surface Effect Carrier (SEC) Study. Part I. Platform Design.

Abstract

Two versions of the surface effect carrier are designed to carry V/STOL aircraft. Gas turbines power one versity, lightweight nuclear power propels the other. (The key technical features of these designs are a high cushion length-to-beam SES hull and semi-submerged, supercavitating propellors.) Both vehicles are able to make 50 knots for 6,000 nautical miles and cost less to procure per aircraft carrier than a CVN. In addition, these platforms can be converted into a dry well amphibious ship capable of delivering a MAU. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060083

Entities

People

  • Raymond P. Lebeau

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Boats
  • Engineers
  • Flight Decks
  • Gas Turbines
  • Helicopters
  • Landing Craft
  • Munitions
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.