The Air Cushion Equipment Transporter (ACET) is designed as an air base survivability item, to transport vital heavy equipment (especially aircraft) across battle damaged terrain. This report presents the results of the first ACET program which consisted of the design, construction, and testing of a prototype vehicle. Based upon the design concept evolved for the AATS program, the ACET is essentially a lower performance derivative of the vehicle proposed for that program. Its construction follows closely the methods used in producing the LACV-30 and its cushion lift air system employs almost exclusively the hardware previously installed on the XC-8A aircraft used in the ACLS program. This report summarizes the evolution of the prototype vehicle and presents the results of the test program with the ACET equipped with a full-fingered skirt carrying on F101B aircraft to simulate realistic payloads.


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    Title :

    USAF Testing in Support of Air Cushion Equipment Transporter (ACET) Technology


    Contributors:
    G. R. Wyen (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    228 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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