Choice of flexible cushion skirt type for light hovercraft

B.N. Virskiy, T.B. Bohachova

It is made comparative analysis of construction peculiarity of light hovercraft skirts. Proposed combined scheme of flexible cushion skirt proceed from conditions of passing and stability. It given out dimensions correlations of component parts of skirt and fastening made of detachable elements to balloon. It made choice of pressure coefficients in balloon-receiver over air cushion zone for different parts of flexible skirt.

Key words: hovercraft, flexible cushions skirt, relaitive dimensions.