1971 Arctic Trials of a 10-Ton Surface Effect Vehicle

A test program for a 10-ton gross weight surface effect vehicle (SEV) was devised to document operating experience in the Arctic, to identify generic problems including limitations of SEV operation, to acquire engineering data for navigational and communication subsystems, and to evaluate environmen...

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Main Authors: Shabeiski, J J, Putnam, R
Other Authors: DAVID W TAYLOR NAVAL SHIP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER BETHESDA MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Surface Effect Vehicles & Amphibious Vehicles
*SURFACE EFFECT VEHICLES
ARCTIC REGIONS
BARRIERS
DECELERATION
DEFORMATION
DYNAMIC RESPONSE
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IMPACT SHOCK
MOBILITY
OPEN WATER
PACK ICE
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
RADAR EQUIPMENT
SKIRTS
SNOW
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
TERRAIN
THRUST
VELOCITY
VIBRATION
WEATHER
WIND
WINTERIZATION
TUNDRA
*SK-5 SURFACE EFFECT VEHICLE
Arctic
Barrow
Point Barrow
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0916942
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0916942
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Summary:A test program for a 10-ton gross weight surface effect vehicle (SEV) was devised to document operating experience in the Arctic, to identify generic problems including limitations of SEV operation, to acquire engineering data for navigational and communication subsystems, and to evaluate environmental and ecological aspects of SEV operation. This report presents sample quantitative and qualitative results of the various tests conducted at Alameda Naval Air Station, California, and the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory at Point Barrow, Alaska, between 1 February and 28 August 1971. Detailed technical discussions are contained in cited references. An operational log and maintenance history are also presented along with pertinent observation and comments.

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