A Feasibility Study of an Integrated Mobile Data Collection Platform Using an Air Cushion Vehicle. Volume 1

This is a study report on the feasibility of using the Bell Aerospace Company air cushion vehicle (Voyageur) as a mobile data collection platform in the Arctic. Specifically, the report covers seven areas where this vehicle would serve usefully in support of Naval Arctic Research Laboratory activiti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hatchwell, Joseph A., Lenton, Ralph A.
Other Authors: ARCTIC INST OF NORTH AMERICA ARLINGTON VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Surface Effect Vehicles & Amphibious Vehicles
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
*GROUND EFFECT MACHINES
DEPLOYMENT
PAYLOAD
COASTAL REGIONS
MISSION PROFILES
SPECIFICATIONS
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
ALASKA
COSTS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MOBILE
SAMPLING
FUEL CONSUMPTION
LOGISTICS
NAVAL RESEARCH
RANGE(DISTANCE)
AUTOMATIC
ALL WEATHER AVIATION
OCEAN BOTTOM
SEA ICE
ARCTIC REGIONS
BUOYS
BERING SEA
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
*VOYAGEUR VEHICLES
ENVIRONMENT
Arctic
Bering Sea
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0901663
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0901663
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Summary:This is a study report on the feasibility of using the Bell Aerospace Company air cushion vehicle (Voyageur) as a mobile data collection platform in the Arctic. Specifically, the report covers seven areas where this vehicle would serve usefully in support of Naval Arctic Research Laboratory activities. Operational costs of the vehicle are compared with those of other vehicles currently being used in the Arctic. The comparison shows the air cushion vehicle to be competitive with other vehicles in many research investigations, resupply missions, and data collection efforts. A complete description of the vehicle is given in an appendix, along with its special operating parameters.

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