GB1003211A - Improvements relating to ground effect machines - Google Patents
Improvements relating to ground effect machinesInfo
- Publication number
- GB1003211A GB1003211A GB41543/61A GB4154361A GB1003211A GB 1003211 A GB1003211 A GB 1003211A GB 41543/61 A GB41543/61 A GB 41543/61A GB 4154361 A GB4154361 A GB 4154361A GB 1003211 A GB1003211 A GB 1003211A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- trunking
- wall
- vehicle
- air
- attached
- 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
Links
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 title abstract 3
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 abstract 2
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 2
- 230000000712 assembly Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000000429 assembly Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000008602 contraction Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007799 cork Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004744 fabric Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000007493 shaping process Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000000087 stabilizing effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000005728 strengthening Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V1/00—Air-cushion
- B60V1/06—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is formed within plenum chamber
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- 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
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
- Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
- Supports For Plants (AREA)
- Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
- Refuge Islands, Traffic Blockers, Or Guard Fence (AREA)
Abstract
1,003,211. Air cushion vehicles. WESTLAND AIRCRAFT Ltd. Nov. 13, 1962 [Nov. 21, 1961], No. 41543/61. Heading B7K. An air cushion vehicle has a rigid base provided with flexible downwardly extending skirting or air trunking which may be retracted so that the vehicle can be used as a boat, or lowered on to a hard standing, by drawing the free or lower edge thereof towards the base so as to be distorted in a predetermined manner from its shape when extended, avoiding indiscriminate crumpling. Fig. 1 shows a section through an annular trunking 5 attached to a rigid buoyancy platform 3 and the outer wall 1 of a peripheral curtain-forming duct 4. The trunking is composed of outer and inner annular walls 6, 7, of rubber, rubberized fabric, or plastic, releasably attached to wall 1 and platform 3 by hinge and drawpin assemblies 9 (see also Fig. 3). Shaping and strengthening diaphragms 18, 19 connect the walls 6, 7, and impart a rearward component of velocity to the air in the curtain to effect propulsion (see Fig. 2). Cables 15 within the duct 4 are attached to wall 7 at points 17 by inverted Y ties 16. When the cables are pulled, the trunking assumes the section shown in broken lines in Fig. 1, with folding of wall 7 at 13. Where the periphery is curved, as is seen in Fig. 3, the trunking must contract in the peripheral sense, and the ties 16 effect contraction of alternate sections 12 as at 14, sections 11 remaining taut. Cork blocks 21 maintain the nozzles close to the water surface so that a cushion is formed correctly when the vehicle is to rise from the water after use as a boat. Flexible stabilizing keels may be similarly retracted.
Priority Applications (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB41543/61A GB1003211A (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1961-11-21 | Improvements relating to ground effect machines |
| DEW33276A DE1189859B (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1962-11-06 | Hovercraft |
| DEW29321U DE1931081U (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1962-11-06 | AIRCUSHION VEHICLE. |
| US236673A US3243005A (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1962-11-09 | Ground effect machines |
| ES282691A ES282691A1 (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1962-11-21 | Improvements in vehicles of effect due to the soil (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB41543/61A GB1003211A (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1961-11-21 | Improvements relating to ground effect machines |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1003211A true GB1003211A (en) | 1965-09-02 |
Family
ID=10420193
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB41543/61A Expired GB1003211A (en) | 1961-11-21 | 1961-11-21 | Improvements relating to ground effect machines |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3243005A (en) |
| DE (2) | DE1931081U (en) |
| ES (1) | ES282691A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1003211A (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3347329A (en) * | 1962-03-22 | 1967-10-17 | Westland Aircraft Ltd | Ground effect vehicles |
| GB1063097A (en) * | 1964-05-28 | 1967-03-30 | Hovercraft Dev Ltd | Improvements relating to gas cushion vehicles |
Family Cites Families (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US1123589A (en) * | 1914-02-27 | 1915-01-05 | James Robertson Porter | Construction of aeronautical machines. |
| US1698482A (en) * | 1925-12-28 | 1929-01-08 | Nicin Vasa | Motor vehicle |
| US2645436A (en) * | 1948-04-27 | 1953-07-14 | Brown Owen | Hydroaerial landing and launching means, including modus operandi |
| GB968191A (en) * | 1959-09-25 | 1964-08-26 | Hovercraft Dev Ltd | Vehicle for travelling over water |
| US3027860A (en) * | 1959-10-15 | 1962-04-03 | Anti Friction Hull Corp | Anti-friction hull |
| US3073549A (en) * | 1960-09-13 | 1963-01-15 | Alan A Griffith | Jet lift vertical take-off aircraft |
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1961
- 1961-11-21 GB GB41543/61A patent/GB1003211A/en not_active Expired
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1962
- 1962-11-06 DE DEW29321U patent/DE1931081U/en not_active Expired
- 1962-11-06 DE DEW33276A patent/DE1189859B/en active Pending
- 1962-11-09 US US236673A patent/US3243005A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1962-11-21 ES ES282691A patent/ES282691A1/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| ES282691A1 (en) | 1963-03-01 |
| DE1931081U (en) | 1966-01-13 |
| US3243005A (en) | 1966-03-29 |
| DE1189859B (en) | 1965-03-25 |
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