A cargo or passenger vehicle floats on a cushion of air, which is generated initially by electrically driven compressors, and having a forward propulsion engine such as a linear induction motor or jet engine. As forward velocity increases, the body of the vehicle helps to turn drag force into compressed air, which is heated by waste heat from the forward propulsion engine, and used by the compressor system to create the air cushion.


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    Title :

    HIGH SPEED AIR-CUSHIONED VEHICLE


    Additional title:

    LUFTKISSENFAHRZEUG FÜR HOHE GESCHWINDIGKEITEN
    VÉHICULE À COUSSIN D'AIR À GRANDE VITESSE


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    Publication date :

    2025-07-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60V Luftkissenfahrzeuge , AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES



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