Northwest passage: Trade route for large air cushion vehicles
A conceptual vehicle and powerplant (10,000-ton) nuclear-powered air-cushion vehicle (ACV) that could open the Northwest Passage and other Arctic passages to commercial traffic is identified. The report contains a description of the conceptual vehicle, including the powerplant and operations, an ass...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19730009264 2023-05-15T14:59:30+02:00 Northwest passage: Trade route for large air cushion vehicles Anderson, J. L. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Mar 1, 1973 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730009264 unknown Document ID: 19730009264 Accession ID: 73N17991 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730009264 No Copyright CASI GENERAL NASA-TM-X-2684 E-7211 1973 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T11:31:56Z A conceptual vehicle and powerplant (10,000-ton) nuclear-powered air-cushion vehicle (ACV) that could open the Northwest Passage and other Arctic passages to commercial traffic is identified. The report contains a description of the conceptual vehicle, including the powerplant and operations, an assessment of technical feasibility, estimates of capital and operating costs, and identification of eligible cargo and markets. A comparison of the nuclear ACV freighter with nuclear container ships shows that for containerized or roll-on/roll-off cargo the ACV would provide greatly reduced transit time between North Atlantic and North Pacific ports at a competitive cost. Other/Unknown Material Arctic North Atlantic Northwest passage NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic Northwest Passage Pacific |
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A conceptual vehicle and powerplant (10,000-ton) nuclear-powered air-cushion vehicle (ACV) that could open the Northwest Passage and other Arctic passages to commercial traffic is identified. The report contains a description of the conceptual vehicle, including the powerplant and operations, an assessment of technical feasibility, estimates of capital and operating costs, and identification of eligible cargo and markets. A comparison of the nuclear ACV freighter with nuclear container ships shows that for containerized or roll-on/roll-off cargo the ACV would provide greatly reduced transit time between North Atlantic and North Pacific ports at a competitive cost. |
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Northwest passage: Trade route for large air cushion vehicles |
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Document ID: 19730009264 Accession ID: 73N17991 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730009264 |
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