CROSS-COUNTRY VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to self-propelled cross-country vehicles of higher load capacity. Proposed vehicle comprises load-carrying platform body under which propulsion units interconnected by crossmember are installed. Said crossmember is connected with load-carrying platform body by drive and control device providing turning of propulsion units around axis square to propulsion units. Separate sections are interconnected by crossmembers and connected with load- carrying platform body through slewing gears and system of hydraulic cylinders for synchronization of operation. Gas-air channels are in platform body and crossmembers. Said channels are interconnected through bells and corrugated branch pipes with channels of gas distributors of propulsion units through which pneumatic bellows and telescopic pneumatic cylinders of drive of envelope support part are coupled with power gas turbine plant of cross-country vehicle. Invention provides high cross-country capacity of vehicle, increased load capacity owing to use of exhaust gases of power plant for driving harmonic propulsion units and long-time movement of vehicle. EFFECT: improved performance of vehicle. 3 cl, 11 dwg