Air cushion machine was built for Elders and Fyffes Ltd, shipowners with banana growing and transport interests, for study of craft potential; it is circular with diam oa of 18 ft 10 in., weighs 1 ton; Coventry Climax sports car engine giving up to 170 bhp drives compressor, blades of which run around circumference of craft, and it is also connected to two propellers; results so far suggest empty weight of 1 ton and air cushion area of about 200 sq feet would be minimum size; estimates apply to both land and water. (see also Flight v 77 n 2676 June 24 1960 p 868-70; Engineering v 190 n 4915 July 1 1960 p 14)


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    Title :

    Britten-norman cushioncraft


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1960


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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