Wing in ground effect vehicle with endplates
A Wing In Ground Effect Vehicle has a pair of supercavitating endplates ( 17 ) which extend below the fuselage ( 2 ) such that they can be immersed in water during flight thereover. The endplates have a nose ( 28 ) defining a leading edge ( 20 ) and adapted to generate a supercavity. The endplates (...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A Wing In Ground Effect Vehicle has a pair of supercavitating endplates (
17
) which extend below the fuselage (
2
) such that they can be immersed in water during flight thereover. The endplates have a nose (
28
) defining a leading edge (
20
) and adapted to generate a supercavity. The endplates (
17
) typically pivot about a pivot axis P to provide a stabilising weathercock-type effect. |
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