Hovercraft B/C

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Hovercraft B/C

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Didn't see this, so I guess might as well create it

Starting off:

What is the current world record for hovercraft speed?
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kenniky wrote:Didn't see this, so I guess might as well create it

Starting off:

What is the current world record for hovercraft speed?
137.4 km/h
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windu34 wrote:
kenniky wrote:Didn't see this, so I guess might as well create it

Starting off:

What is the current world record for hovercraft speed?
137.4 km/h
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Why are skirts used on hovercrafts and what is the most commonly used material used in their construction?
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windu34 wrote:Why are skirts used on hovercrafts and what is the most commonly used material used in their construction?
They trap air underneath the craft for the air cushion to be retained. Most commonly used material: nylon?
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arvind_r wrote:
windu34 wrote:Why are skirts used on hovercrafts and what is the most commonly used material used in their construction?
They trap air underneath the craft for the air cushion to be retained. Most commonly used material: nylon?
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1. What does SES stand for?
2. What key feature an SES possess that distinguishes it from a hovercraft?
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arvind_r wrote:1. What does SES stand for?
2. What key feature an SES possess that distinguishes it from a hovercraft?
1.) Surface-Effect Ship
2.) Has twin-hulls similar to that of a cataraman allowing it to be more resistant to slipping perpendicular to the direction of movement and can use water jets for propulsion do to its partial submergement in the fluid
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windu34 wrote:
arvind_r wrote:1. What does SES stand for?
2. What key feature an SES possess that distinguishes it from a hovercraft?
1.) Surface-Effect Ship
2.) Has twin-hulls similar to that of a cataraman allowing it to be more resistant to slipping perpendicular to the direction of movement and can use water jets for propulsion do to its partial submergement in the fluid
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What feats did Sir Christopher Cockerell achieve?
Bottle Rockets: 5th
Ecology: 9th
Hovercraft: 14th
Scrambler: 29th (with a failed run too  ;))
Mousetrap Vehicle
Hovercraft
Ecology
Experimental Design (or other inquiry :P)

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