Waterborne sidewall air cushion vehicle

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1978-04-12

1980-10-14

Basinger, Sherman D.

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Antifriction surfaces

180125, 180126, B63B 138

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042274753

ABSTRACT:
A waterborne air cushion vehicle is described having a flat rigid upper rectangular sheet like platform, a plurality of flat rigid longitudinal walls attached substantially at right angles thereto and depending therefrom substantially parallel with the major axis of the platform. The outermost two walls are disposed as sidewalls along respective edges of the platform. The vehicle is provided with flexible trough shaped skirts which are independently movable with respect to the walls. A source of pressurized air forces air into the skirts and also into air cushion chambers located beneath the platform. The flexible skirts provide for less shock and resistance from wave formations due to the compression of the skirts.

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patent: 3532180 (1970-10-01), Ford et al.
patent: 3756342 (1973-09-01), Burdick
patent: 3773006 (1973-11-01), Black

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