摘要 |
An air cushion vehicle wherein the cushion is bounded in part by a skirt including a plurality of segments extending from the rigid structure of the vehicle and includes a flexible diaphragm extending between and secured to the webs and arcuate part of each segment, the diaphragm extending from a position centrally of the arcuate part to the inner upper edge of each web. The diaphragm, together with the segment and the rigid structure of the vehicle, forms an inflatable compartment separate from the fluid cushion.
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