II—The Operational Problem

1962 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-369
Author(s):  
P. M. Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Rock Outcrops ◽  
Safety Aspect ◽  
Operational Problem ◽  
Air Cushion ◽  
Air Cushion Vehicle ◽  
Limited Height

1. Introduction. By definition a hovercraft or air-cushion vehicle is a vehicle capable of being operated so that its weight is partly or wholly supported by a self-generated cushion of air that is dependent for its effectiveness on the proximity of the surface over which the vehicle operates. Thus from the safety aspect of navigation a hovercraft must be treated as a surface vehicle or craft; for any collision risks involved are proportional to the amount of conventional surface vehicles or craft and static obstructions, in the area of operation. The clearance of minor obstacles less than the hoverheight is practicable; but on present experimental craft with an undersurface clearance of three feet, these clearances are limited to small buoys, waterlogged obstructions and rock outcrops of limited height.

scholarly journals СКОРОСТНОЙ ЭСТАКАДНО-ТРУБОПРОВОДНЫЙ КОНТЕЙНЕРОВОЗ НА ВОЗДУШНОЙ ПОДУШКЕ

2018 ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
А. Г. Гребеников ◽  
В. П. Люшнин ◽  
Т. Б. Богачева ◽  
Л. А. Мальков
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Atmospheric Transport ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Vacuum System ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
Air Cushion ◽  
Energy Indicators ◽  
Air Cushion Vehicle

In the modern world, the task of rapid delivery of goods and passengers between cities and countries is an urgent task. The "atmospheric" transport system is proposed as an alternative to the Hyperloop vacuum system in the form of an air cushion vehicle moving at a speed of 500 km / h over an overpass with an arch cover. Structurally, the device is designed as a cargo option for the rapid delivery of sea containers, and in the passenger version. The design of the device is simplified, and the risks associated with depressurization in a vacuum environment are excluded. The proposed transport is environmentally friendly and not dependent on the weather conditions of the environment. Methods are described that allow to determine the characteristics of air cushions, the parameters of the vehicle's movement along a curved path, as well as traction and energy indicators. Calculations are made on a concrete example.

A track-laying air cushion vehicle

1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 201-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.Wingate Hill
Keyword(s):  
Air Cushion ◽  
Air Cushion Vehicle

The Hovertruck — 1

1963 ◽  
Vol 67 (636) ◽  
pp. 755-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Bingham
Keyword(s):  
Basic Work ◽  
Air Cushion ◽  
Air Cushion Vehicle ◽  
Air Cushion Vehicles

The phrase “Air-Cushioned Vehicle” describes the complete range of vehicles which obtain some or all of their support from a free pressurised cushion of air contained between the vehicle and the ground.Vickers’ interest in air cushion vehicles stems directly from the basic work carried out on the Hovercraft—one type of air cushion vehicle—by Mr. C. S. Cockerell and the initiative and encouragement displayed by the N.R.D.C. through its subsidiary Hovercraft Development Ltd.

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