GB1110212A - Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles operable over water surfaces - Google Patents

Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles operable over water surfaces

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GB1110212A
GB1110212A GB1720464A GB1720464A GB1110212A GB 1110212 A GB1110212 A GB 1110212A GB 1720464 A GB1720464 A GB 1720464A GB 1720464 A GB1720464 A GB 1720464A GB 1110212 A GB1110212 A GB 1110212A
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discs
cushion
shaft
water
over water
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GB1720464A
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Christopher Sydney Cockerell
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Hovercraft Development Ltd
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Hovercraft Development Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B60V1/11—Stability or attitude control
    • B60V1/115—Stability or attitude control by ground or water engaging means, e.g. rudders or wheels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)

Abstract

1,110,212. Propelling air-cushion vehicles and ships. HOVERCRAFT DEVELOPMENT Ltd. 23 April, 1965 [24 April, 1964], No. 17204/64. Headings B7K and B7V. An air-cushion vehicle for operation over water or a ship is propelled by a plurality of discs of which the lower parts only are immersed in the water. The vehicle is supported on a cushion 9 contained by a fluid curtain 8 at the rear of which are mounted on a transverse drive-shaft 2 a plurality of spaced-apart discs 1 driven through engines and gearing 16. Shaft 2 is carried by blocks movable in slides 13 by actuating mechanism 14. Alternatively, the discs may be mounted on pivotable arms which carry the drive to shaft 2, the purpose being to vary the depth of immersion of the discs. The discs may be within the cushion space or they may be mounted along fixed side-walls, and further discs may be used in association with partial walls to sub-divide the cushion space. Deflectors may be mounted above and aft of the discs to derive a propulsive effect from the water thrown up by the discs. The surfaces of the discs may be dimpled or corrugated or each disc may be formed as an inflatable component. An embodiment is described (Figs. 10 and 11, not shown), in which a disc is composed of sectors which may be rotated about radial axes to function as paddles.
GB1720464A 1964-04-24 1964-04-24 Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles operable over water surfaces Expired GB1110212A (en)

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