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The Momentum Equation for a Static Hovercraft at Zero Incidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. M. Fraser
S. M. Fraser*
Affiliation:
University of Strathclyde
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The technical note by Dr. Alexander implies that hovercraft jet performance might be better than simple theory predicts for values of 1/x greater than 4. The experimental points used to compare with theory were obtained at the beginning of hovercraft development, but subsequently a number of British and American reports have been issued whose data can be interpreted to give points for comparison with theory. These results show that the simple theory overestimates the performance of the jet.

Type
Technical Notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 71 , Issue 681 , September 1967 , pp. 651 - 652
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1967

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