Field Tests of Braincon Types 120 V-Fin Towed Underwater Vehicle.

Abstract

Hudson Laboratories purchased one Type 120 V-Fin from the Braincon Corporation of Marion, Massachusetts, in July 1962. Type 120 V-Fin is a towed underwater vehicle designed to enclose an Edo UQN-1 sonar transducer with modified case. The V-Fin operates as a hydraulic depressor developing a negative lift proportional to speed increase so that depth of tow should remain essentially constant. The towed system was adapted for echo sounding to eliminate the quenching effect on the sonar transducer produced by turbulence generated at a ship's hull. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 1963
Accession Number
ADA068797

Entities

People

  • Francis Preston
  • Peter A. Rona

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Broadband
  • Diameters
  • Field Tests
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Long Island Sound
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Sonar
  • Sonar Transducers
  • Transducers
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Oceanography.