GROUND-EFFECT SLEIGHT AND ROUTE FOR SLEIGH Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; high-speed vehicles for carrying passengers and cargoes along ground and water routes. SUBSTANCE: proposed invention includes aerosleigh and route for sleigh. Aerosleigh has housing in form of hexagon extending from nose to stern in form of clean with vertical side walls and runners forming underpan space of aerodynamic lift of secondary ramjet engine and propulsion unit with nozzle section formed by planes of bottom inclined from its axial line to runners and from nose and stern of aerosleigh to nozzle section where pipes of ramjet engines and propulsion units terminate. These pipes are laid from nose portion of sleigh body roof and are connected in middle portion with gas conduit of jet engine-head. Runner consists of three intercoupled sections entering into arc shaped route changing direction of aerosleigh movement with minimum radius of curvature exceeding the length of aerosleigh body two times, maximum. Roof of aerosleigh body is connected with its bottom by fairings in form of nose and stern elevators and has control bridge, nose and stern rudders. Aerosleigh body is provided with several decks for passengers, crew and service personnel and also fuel tanks freight compartment, stores and repair shops. Runners of aerosleighs are made for sliding along route tracks furnished with thrust shields and corner baffles when negotiating hard ground sections. Route track is formed by reinforced concrete chute lined with wooden bars coated with lubricant. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 5 cl, 16