Air Cushion Vehicle Evaluation. San Francisco, California, Point Barrow, Alaska. 1 January-31 August 1971.

The United States Coast Guard has conducted an extensive evaluation of three SK-5 air cushion vehicles to determine their potential usefulness in meeting the expanding missions and responsibilities of the service. The Coast Guard spent 1,400 hours operating the three craft while participating in 185...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lutton,Thomas C.
Other Authors: ACV EVALUATION UNIT SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Surface Effect Vehicles & Amphibious Vehicles
(*GROUND EFFECT MACHINES
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING))
RESCUES
COAST GUARD
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS
CRIMINOLOGY
PERSONNEL
TRAINING
ARCTIC REGIONS
MAINTENANCE
AIR CUSHION VEHICLES
SK-5 VEHICLES
EVALUATION
Arctic
Barrow
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0734206
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0734206
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Summary:The United States Coast Guard has conducted an extensive evaluation of three SK-5 air cushion vehicles to determine their potential usefulness in meeting the expanding missions and responsibilities of the service. The Coast Guard spent 1,400 hours operating the three craft while participating in 185 search and rescue cases. In addition, the vehicles were effectively used in servicing aids-to-navigation, on oil pollution and law enforcement missions, as well as numerous operations with other agencies. The report details the operations, the personnel and training requirements, the Arctic deployment, maintenance and operating costs and new developments. (Author)

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