USAF Testing in Support of Air Cushion Equipment Transporter (ACET) technology.

Abstract

The Air Cushion Equipment Transporter (ACET) is designed as an air base survivability item, to transport vital heavy equipment (especially aircraft) across battle damaged terrain. This report presents the results of the first ACET program which consisted of the design, construction, and testing of a prototype vehicle. Based upon the design concept evolved for the AATS program, the ACET is essentially a lower performance derivative of the vehicle proposed for that program. Its construction follows closely the methods used in producing the LACV-30 and its cushion lift air system employs almost exclusively the hardware previously installed on the XC-8A aircraft used in the ACLS program. This report summarizes the evolution of the prototype vehicle and presents the results of the test program with the ACET equipped with a full-fingered skirt carrying on F101B aircraft to simulate realistic payloads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA240188

Entities

People

  • Gerald R. Wyen

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Nose Wheels
  • Self Propelled
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Software Engineering