Open AccessGENERALITY ON AIR CUSHION VEHICLE DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS
Author(s) -
Tuan Le,
Khoi Nguyen Nguyen Tran,
Dung Tri Nguyen,
Toan Huu Nguyen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
khoa học công nghệ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1859-0128
DOI - 10.32508/stdj.v12i14.2335
Subject(s) - cushion , generality , displacement (psychology) , marine engineering , computer science , automotive engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering , psychology , psychotherapist
This paper aims at an introduction of an hybrid- marine vehicle - hovercraft or air cushion vehicle. Due to its original principle of operating, lightly different to the classical displacement ship, some remarks on the design and building are dicussed. The abilities for the exploitation of this type of vehicle is then mentioned taking into account the feasible design, ship registration and new building (prototype).