Does the Hover Barge (HB) vibrate like high speed craft?
No. As it is not moving fast, there is no wave impact and the large mono cushion acts as a dampener. Q) When air is lost say all engines fail will the craft come down hard? A) No it takes some minutes as the aircushion has to vent out so it is a soft landing Q) Will it hover with one engine lost? A) Yes. If on hover and one engine goes down, we have a shut off valve to stop air escaping back through the fan. Q) If a skirt segment is torn what happens? A) Each one is individual and the one each side will try to expand and fill gap. Q) How many skirt segments can you loose before it stops hovering? A) Probably 10% in a complete section. Q) How steep a slope can you ascend? A) As steep as you like if you have the pulling force the critical area is the transferring from level to the slope and the barge forming a triangle. The transfer slope is determined by the hover height. Q) Will it float off hover? A) Yes just as a marine barge (if it is designed to be amphibious) Q) What happens if th
