Heavy lift air cushion amphibious vehicle

Details Heavy lift air cushion amphibious vehicle Heavy lift air cushion amphibious vehicle

1978-01-27

1979-11-27

Blix, Trygve M.

Motor vehicles

Surface effect vehicles

Having propulsion or control means

180124, 180127, B60V 100

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041756363

ABSTRACT:
An air cushion vehicle operable over land, water and ice separately and in any combination, wherein there is a hull of "lighter" configuration adapted to be collapsed for highway transport and to be expanded for use with a prime mover fan both for lift and propulsion when in use, with a perimeter skirt and a center roll stabilizer responsive to air pressures in separated chambers established thereby, and with a tread type labyrinth seal for lift air control, and there being a steerable nose wheel and trailing casters for direction control.

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