Sponsored by the Air Cushion Technology Section of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
Introduction
This conference included fifteen papers covering analysis and experimental work, design and operation of military ACV’s, icebreaking ACV’s, and design and operational experience with air cushion platforms for load movement in the NW of Canada and Alaska.
The transactions volume is broken into three presentation sessions, and an additional printed paper related to section 2 covering research at the University of Toronto.
The conference covered hovercraft in search and rescue, icebreaking both by ACV’s and hover platforms propelled by icebreaking vessels. From UK papers were presented from BHC on Mine Countermeasures hovercraft, and by Hovermarine on the development and operation of their range of SES ferries and utility SES.
Research and operations with load carrying platforms aimed at NW Canada were presented including the design and operation of the La Crete hover ferry.
In addition, papers were presented from the UK on skirt systems design from HDL, and Skirt materials from Avon Rubber a key supplier to the ACV industry. Further papers covered development of the design of light hovercraft in the UK, and on a research project into overturning of light hovercraft at Loughborough University.
There were 74 attendees to this conference.
Click on the bold headings to load the Front Matter and contents of each section of the conference. The page location of each paper in the pdf for that session is given in brackets against the heading.
Front Matter
Acknowledgements, Table of contents, Foreword, Chairman’s remarks, Speech by Guest of honour W A O’Neil, Commissioner Canadian Coast Guard, list of participants, and session contents
Section 1 – In Service Applications
The use of ACVs in Search and Rescue – a proven role (p2)
J McGrath, Canadian Coastguard, Hovercraft Unit
The United States Army Magic Carpet
J F Sargent, US Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (p5)
Hovercraft Mine Countermeasures with particular reference to SR.N4 (p31)
R L Wheeler, British Hovercraft Corporation Ltd
The New HM2 Hoverferry – in service (p61)
E F Davison, Hovermarine Corporation
Section 2 – Technological and Manufacturing Developments
The design, building and early operation of the La Crete Hoverferry (p2)
G Parkes, Hoverlift Systems Ltd
Prairie weak road relief Program – Part 1, and Part 2 (p6)
C H Harcourt, Hoverlift Systems Ltd
Problems of the Air Cushion Assisted Trailer (ACAT) (p9)
H S Fowler, National Research Council of Canada
Traction Propelled ACV (p17)
D L Simon, United States Navy
J F Sladky Jr., United States Naval Academy
Section 3 – Directions for Continuing Development
A Personal view of Air Cushion Technology in Canada (p2 )
J Doherty, ACV Division, Transport Canada
Arctic Roller Transport (p7)
W C House and R J Thomson, Maritime Dynamics Inc.
The Amphibious Air Cushion Vehicle “North to the Future” (p45)
Part 1 – can ACVs solve Alaska’s transportation dilemma
J Sober, Rohr Marine Inc. and
G S Thies, Department of Education, State of Alaska
The Amphibious Air Cushion Vehicle “North to the Future” (p55)
Part 2 – ACVs, Alaska and the law
W R Satterberg Jnr., Dept of Transportation and Public Facilities, State of Alaska
Air Cushion Icebreaking – What is the potential (p64)
M A Ball, ACV Division, Canadian Coastguard, Transport Canada
Frontier Resource development and Air Cushion Technology (p86 )
G H Jones, Petro-Canada Exploration Inc.
Section 4 (2a) Technological and Manufacturing Developments
The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace studies (UTIAS) (p2)
Air Cushion Technology Program – an Overview
P A Sullivan, UTIAS
