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Lift Augmentation Ratio for Hovercraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

A. D. S. Carter
A. D. S. Carter*
Affiliation:
Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham
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Extract

When hovercraft were first introduced the lift or thrust augmentation ratio was often used as a measure of their effectiveness. Although this ratio has been used less with subsequent development, it continues to be quoted in some literature. It is defined as the ratio of the hovercraft lift to the lift that would be obtained if the curtain jet were used to produce direct lift by jet reaction. An analytical expression is determined in outline.

Type
Technical Notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 71 , Issue 677 , May 1967 , pp. 379 - 380
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1967

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References

1.Stanton Jones, R. Some Design Problems of Hovercraft. IAS 29th Annual Meeting, New York, January 1961.Google Scholar