AIR-CUSHION VEHICLE FLEXIBLE SKIRT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to designing of flexible skirt under bottom of air cushion vehicle. Proposed skirt contains side and end face inflatable cylinders connected with body. Cylinders are provided with ports. Flexible cylinder skirt is provided with bristle sealing with compressed air outlet holes being arranged between bundles of bristle scale. Perforated diaphragm is installed between cylinders. Bundles of bristle sealing can be made round, rectangular or cross section in shape. They consist of great number of bristles or solid element to suit one of indicated shapes. EFFECT: reduced power losses for building air cushion, improved reliability of operation. 2 cl, 5 dwg