Hovercraft utilize air blown from fans to facilitate transportation over adverse conditions. The design and performance of a test towed vehicle designed to transport harvested tomatoes is reported. The hovercraft reduced the force required to move the vehicle and the soil compaction of the fields transversed. Other industrial hovercraft applications and design considerations are surveyed.


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    Title :

    Industrial Hovercraft: A Current Design and Its Future Potential


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    1981 SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition ; 1981



    Publication date :

    1981-09-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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