A Comparative Evaluation of Three Potential Ice Rescue Vehicles.

Abstract

This report presents the results of tests conducted on the Great Lakes during the 1982 winter season. Three vehicles were evaluated as potential replacements for the traditional method of dragging a 14-foot ice skiff by hand across the ice. Two of the craft, the all terrain vehicle (ATV) and the airboat, were subjects of preliminary testing during 1981. Preliminary tests of the air cushion vehicle (ACV) were conducted in Detroit, Michigan in January of 1982. The ACV proved to be unsuitable as an ice rescue platform because of its low payload capability, restricted maneuverability, and susceptability to skirt system damage. Te ATV and airboat were tested together, in side-by-side trials, at Marblehead, Ohio, on Lake Erie, in January of 1982. Based on these trials, this report recommends that the airboat be selected for inclusion in the Coast Guard inventory as the surface ice rescue vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122202

Entities

People

  • John A. Budde

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cooled
  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Aircrafts
  • Boats
  • Coast Guard
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fuels
  • Great Lakes
  • Lake Erie
  • Materials
  • Open Water
  • Photographs
  • Rescue Equipment
  • Rescue Vehicles
  • Seaplanes
  • Search And Rescue
  • Wet Suits

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security