GB1216338A - Improvements in air-cushion vehicles - Google Patents

Improvements in air-cushion vehicles

Info

Publication number
GB1216338A
GB1216338A GB40292/67A GB4029267A GB1216338A GB 1216338 A GB1216338 A GB 1216338A GB 40292/67 A GB40292/67 A GB 40292/67A GB 4029267 A GB4029267 A GB 4029267A GB 1216338 A GB1216338 A GB 1216338A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
vehicle
air
cushion
partly
skirt
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB40292/67A
Inventor
Cedric Hewer Wren
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Curtis Dyna Products Corp
Original Assignee
Curtis Dyna Products Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Curtis Dyna Products Corp filed Critical Curtis Dyna Products Corp
Priority to GB40292/67A priority Critical patent/GB1216338A/en
Priority to US740920A priority patent/US3552519A/en
Publication of GB1216338A publication Critical patent/GB1216338A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B60V1/04—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls
    • B60V1/043—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls the walls being flexible
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B60V1/16—Flexible skirts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B1/00—Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression
    • F02B1/02—Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression with positive ignition
    • F02B1/04—Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression with positive ignition with fuel-air mixture admission into cylinder

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Superstructure Of Vehicle (AREA)

Abstract

1,216,338. Air cushion vehicle. CURTIS DYNA-PRODUCTS CORP. 9 July, 1968 [4 Sept., 1967], No. 40292/67. Heading B7K. An air cushion vehicle has an annular, closedtubular, inflatable skirt 26 which upon inflation lifts the vehicle to a height just below that required for operation (Fig. 7, not shown) and support by the cushion. Pressure air from a fan 9 is simultaneously delivered partly through duct 7 to form the air support cushion beneath surfaces 15 and 16 and partly through ducts 22 which may possess unidirectional valves, chambers 17 which extend along the vehicle's longitudinal sides and pipes 24 to inflate the skirt 26. The vehicle which is supported when at rest on skids 21, is propelled by a rear-mounted fan (Figs. 1 and 2, not shown) and controlled by a rudder 31 protected by a guard ring 34.
GB40292/67A 1967-09-04 1967-09-04 Improvements in air-cushion vehicles Expired GB1216338A (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB40292/67A GB1216338A (en) 1967-09-04 1967-09-04 Improvements in air-cushion vehicles
US740920A US3552519A (en) 1967-09-04 1968-06-28 Air-cushion vehicles

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB40292/67A GB1216338A (en) 1967-09-04 1967-09-04 Improvements in air-cushion vehicles

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1216338A true GB1216338A (en) 1970-12-16

Family

ID=10414160

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB40292/67A Expired GB1216338A (en) 1967-09-04 1967-09-04 Improvements in air-cushion vehicles

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US3552519A (en)
GB (1) GB1216338A (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0399823A1 (en) * 1989-05-24 1990-11-28 Saunders, Donald Arthur Hovercraft

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3841433A (en) * 1969-01-08 1974-10-15 Vosper Ltd Gas-cushion vehicles
US3796279A (en) * 1972-10-18 1974-03-12 Rolair Syst Inc Transporter with built-in distribution and damping
GB1366234A (en) * 1973-05-07 1974-09-11 Vosper Thornycroft Ltd Gas cushion vehicles
ES2554453T3 (en) 2011-04-15 2015-12-21 Lta Corporation Transportation system that includes a floating vehicle

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3260322A (en) * 1962-01-10 1966-07-12 Gen Motors Corp Multiple pad air cushion support
GB1072731A (en) * 1963-06-21 1967-06-21 Hovercraft Dev Ltd Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles
US3232266A (en) * 1963-07-08 1966-02-01 Altair Inc Differential pressure indicator
US3246712A (en) * 1963-09-13 1966-04-19 Gen Motors Corp Anti-drift air cushion load supporting device
FR1393910A (en) * 1964-05-14 1965-03-26 Cross & Jackson Ltd Improvements to ground effect machines
US3268023A (en) * 1964-09-10 1966-08-23 Gen Motors Corp Variable traction self-propelled air bearing supported load transport device
US3398809A (en) * 1966-10-19 1968-08-27 Kenneth G. Wood Air-cushioned and ground-engaging vehicle

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0399823A1 (en) * 1989-05-24 1990-11-28 Saunders, Donald Arthur Hovercraft
US5125470A (en) * 1989-05-24 1992-06-30 Donald Arthur Saunders Hovercraft

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US3552519A (en) 1971-01-05

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB1075636A (en) Load supporting unit
GB1151065A (en) Surface Effect Machines.
GB1216338A (en) Improvements in air-cushion vehicles
GB1254561A (en) Improvements relating to flexible skirt assemblies for air cushion vehicles
GB925425A (en) Improvements in or relating to flexible skirts for ground effect vehicles
GB1536716A (en) Gas-cushion vehicle
GB1210261A (en) Improvements in or relating to air cushion supported platforms
GB1283115A (en) Improvements relating to gas cushion vehicles
ES273664A1 (en) Composite vehicle for traveling over land and/or water
GB1339786A (en) Pneumatic systems for supporting or guiding objects
GB1193856A (en) Improvements in or relating to Transport Systems
GB1494733A (en) Air cushion vehicles
GB972068A (en) Vehicles for travelling over land and/or water
GB1179121A (en) Improvements relating to Gas-Cushion Vehicles.
IT966289B (en) A.GAS TURBINE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH PNEUMATIC BRAKES
GB1366234A (en) Gas cushion vehicles
GB1343600A (en) Control mechanism for hovercraft
GB1019047A (en) Improvements in or relating to air cushion vehicles
GB1103106A (en) Improvements in or relating to air cushion vehicles
GB946084A (en) Improvements in or relating to vehicles
US3807524A (en) Ground handling wheels for air cushion landing gear
GB929671A (en) Improvements in or relating to ground effect vehicles
GB1169888A (en) Improvements in and relating to Gas Cushion Vehicles
GB1338472A (en) Air cushion vehicles
GB1232001A (en)