AEROSLEIGH-AMPHIBIA Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; amphibious vehicles for moving over water, snow, ice and swamps. SUBSTANCE: aerosleight-amphibia has disk-shaped cab, floating body consisting of two floats, main and additional propulsive plants. Spaces of floats and cab are connected by passages. Floats are furnished with hinged pneumatic rolls, portholes and control towers. Round section floats are curved to radius, their length being equal to 4.75-7.5 diameters. Clearance between cab and lower portion of floats is 1.0-1.5 of its height. EFFECT: improved safety maneuverability and cross country capacity of amphibious vehicle when negotiating rough terrain. 5 cl, 3 dwg