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A nuclear powered air cushion freighter for the 1980's.A design for a transoceanic, dry cargo-carrying freighter is suggested; its use and operation in port are discussed. With a gross weight of 4500 metric tons (5000 tons), more than 50 percent of which is cargo, it will cruise at 50 meters per second (100 knots) in waves 2.4 meters (8 ft) high. Its peripheral jet-flexible skirt air cushion concept and air thrustors will let the freighter go over waves 8 meters high at reduced velocity. Power comes from a 1280 megawatt, helium-cooled thermal reactor. It could dock at any major port in the world, but because it needs no surface contact, it could also travel inland to land-locked ports. A modular terminal design and methods of cargo transfer are suggested. The concept of cargo containerization influences both the freighter and terminal design.
Document ID
19720030765
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Anderson, J. L.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1971
Subject Category
Aircraft
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Nuclear Society, Winter Meeting
Location: Miami Beach, FL
Start Date: October 17, 1971
End Date: October 21, 1971
Sponsors: American Nuclear Society
Accession Number
72A14431
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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