Background of development of SR.N5, designed by Saunders-Roe Div of Westland Aircraft Ltd; basic elements and design features of small, gas turbine-powered hovercraft with payload capability in excess of two long tons, top speed of 70 knots, and endurance of 3 1/2 hr; craft is fitted with 4-ft flexible skirts and operates over rough water and country in variety of roles; basis of craft is buoyancy tank aft and cabin floor forward on which are built cabin, fuel tank, plenum chamber and fan bay, and cantilever rear platform carrying tail unit; power plant is single Bristol Siddeley Marine Gnome (series 1051); other details; cutaway drawing. (See also Air-Cushion Vehicles (Supp to Flight) v 5 n 25 July 1964 p 5-11)


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    Titel :

    Westland SR.N5


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Hovering Craft Hydrofoil


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1963


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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