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Introduction
The proceedings from this conference were published in a transactions volume at the end of the year. It took some time to receive and collate a number of the presentations made at the conference. The transactions volume is broken into six presentation sessions, two Tutorial sessions and an addendum. Session 2 which was intended to be a in the form of a workshop was not reported formally in Session 5 as intended – operational experience was presented in various papers given in other sessions and so active discussion at this session was limited.
There were 20 papers presented, and an additional paper on rescue hovercraft experience during a flood in The Netherlands included as an addendum.
In addition, two tutorial sessions gave insight into design synthesis for larger craft in Tutorial 1, and examples of design for light craft skirt systems and propulsion systems in Tutorial 2.
To begin the conference a keynote presentation was made by David Lavis covering four decades of ACV and SES development worldwide. The paper extends to 37 pages and includes a succinct overview useful both for general interest and as a link to research.
Session 3 included three papers on development of Wing in Ground Effect craft in China and Japan, together with UTIAS work on bag and finger skirt dynamic response, and the latest research by William Bertelsen.
Session 4 covered development of the AT2500 light hovercraft in Canada, and a summary of construction in Canada of the CCG AP.1-88/400.
Session 5 had three papers focussed on the LCAC including details of the new deep skirt development. A summary of light ACV propulsion optimisation was given by G J Vernier from France. M Vernier used this paper as a framework for his tutorial in Tutorial 2.
Session 6 focussed on sport and utility craft with a view of ACV sport from the French perspective by P Lepicier, and development of the Revtec personal hovercraft by O Ellis.
There were 61 attendees to this conference.
Click on the bold headings to load the Front Matter and contents of each session of the conference. The page location of each paper in the pdf for that session is given in brackets against the heading.
Front Matter – Introductory note, Conference and Proceedings Overview. Informal Photos, Table of contents, Organising Committee and Conference Attendee listings
Keynote
Forty-plus years of hovercraft development
David R Lavis, USA
Session 1 – Hovercraft Theory and Applications
Les vehicules a cousin d’air (p )
G J Vernier, France
Utility and Sport Hovercraft
R Rennick, Canada
Off-road transportation in Northern Latitudes
J Y Wong, Canada
Utilisations diverses du cousin d’air
J Laframboise, Canada
Hovercraft in the Canadian Coast Guard
D L’Heureux, Canada
Session 2 – Operational Workshop
Not reported in transactions – conference delegates presented much operational experience in their presentations during other sessions. Discussion was brief and informal.
Session 3 – Research and Development (3a) and (3b)
Dynamic Air Cushion Wing in Ground Effect Craft (DACWIG) (Session 3a p1)
L Yun and G H Peng, China
Taking steps to promote the fast development of WIG in China (Session 3a p22)
Q K Laing, L Yun and G H Peng, China
A New concept of PAR WIG for Commuter Transport (Session 3b p22)
S Ando, Japan
UTIAS Research on the dynamics of the bag and finger Air Cushion Vehicle Skirt (Session 3b p22)
J Chung and P A Sullivan, Canada
IRBIS – Power Plant Conversion (Session 3b p22)
J S Mitchell, Canada
A Ground Transportation System for the twenty First Century (Session 3b p22)
W R Bertelsen, USA
The TSL Aerospace Air Cushion Vehicle AT2500 Mk1, Sandwave (Session 4 p22)
W Armstrong and L Biggin, Canada
Construction of the new AP.1-88/400 Canadian Coast Guard Hovercraft (Session 4 p22)
A G Stanton, Canada
Personnel Transport Module for Landing Craft Air Cushion (Session 5p22)
J E Ducote, USA
Landing Craft Air Cushion Surf Zone Lane Breaching (Session 5 p22)
D Campbell, USA
LCAC Deep Skirt Project (Session 5 p22)
D Vickers and B C Forstell, USA
Les Vehicules a cousin d’air (Session 5 p22)
G J Vernier, France
Session 6 – Sport and Utility Craft
Les Aeroglisseurs sportifs en Europe (Session 6 p22)
P Lepicier, France
The Rev Tech Rocket – Horizontal Acceleration (Session 6 p22)
O Ellis, Australia
Tutorial 1 – Whole ship design Synthesis
Whole Ship Design Synthesis and Concurrent Engineering (Tutorial 1 p1)
B C Forstell, USA
Tutorial 2 – Light Craft Skirt and Propulsion System Design
Hovercraft Skirt Design (Tutorial 2 p1)
R Rennick, Canada
Les Aeroglisseurs Legers (Tutorial 2 p 10)
G J Vernier, France
Hovercraft to the Rescue (Addendum p 1)
A J P M Koevoets, The Netherlands
