Theory and Design of Air Cushion Craft

شناورهای بالشتکی زیر مجموعه ای از هاورکرافت ها هستند که دارای سیستم رانش خارج از آب می باشند. کتاب حاضر در 647 صفحه  به تئوری های مختلف پیرامون  یک نمونه ازین شناورها پرداخته و مباحث مختلف از جمله مباحث سازه ای همچون ساختمان آن و مباحث هیدرودینامیکی آن از جمله مانور و غیره را به تفضیل شرح داده است. 

Preface

It is 39 years since sea trials of the first hovercraft. Hovercraft are a new means of transportation, and so machinery, equipment and structural materials have had to be adapted for successful use in their special operating environment, which differs from that in aviation and for other marine vessels. A somewhat difficult technical and economic path has been negotiated by the developers of hovercraft technology to date. Currently about 2000 craft are in operation for   commercial water transportation, recreation, utility purposes and military applications around the world.

They have taken a key role for a number of military missions, and provide utility transportation in a number of applications which are quite unique.
Hovercraft in China have developed from prototype tests in the 1960s, to practical use as ferries and military craft. More than 60 hovercraft types have been constructed
or imported for operation in China. This book has been written to summarize the experience in air cushion technology in China and abroad to date, with the aim of  mproving  understanding of air cushion technology.