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The Air Cushion Performance of a Tracked Hovercraft in a Tunnel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

A. A. West
A. A. West*
Affiliation:
University of Wales, Swansea
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Extract

It has recently been suggested that the tracked hovercraft is a suitable means of high speed transportation. On some routes it may be necessary for the vehicle to pass through tunnels. The purpose of the present note is to determine the effects of steady tunnel operation, and in particular to find if the “piston effect” is likely to adversely affect the performance of the air cushion.

Type
Technical Notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 71 , Issue 681 , September 1967 , pp. 653 - 655
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1967

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