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The air cushion vehicle: a possible answer to some Arctic transport problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Howard S. Fowler
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Now that the air cushion vehicle (ACV) or hovercraft has become an accepted and reliable means of transport, it is of considerable interest to examine its applicability to Arctic operations. Since there are so many different types of ACV, we should first understand the fundamental qualities of these devices, before going on to survey the range of vehicles at present operating.

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Polar Record , Volume 18 , Issue 114 , September 1976 , pp. 251 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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