%0 Conference Paper %B 33rd Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, May 6-8 %D 1974 %T 1036. Applications for the Air Cushion Landing System %A Buzzard, W C %K 30. Miscellaneous %X The Air Cushion Landing System (ACLS) operates basically on the same ground effects principle as air cushion vehicles, utilizing a layer of air in lieu of wheels as the ground contacting medium. A large elliptical shaped "trunk" resembling an elongated inner tube encircles the bottom of the fuselage. The bottom of this trunk has a large number of vent holes through which air passes to form the air cushion. When not in use as a landing system, the elastic trunk automatically retracts snuggly against the fuselage. Due to the very low ground overpressure, the ACLS permits aircraft to operate routinely from unprepared surfaces such as dirt, snow, swamps, mud and even water. The project is a 50/50 joint development effort between Canada and the USAF. Canada is providing a modified deHavilland Buffalo aircraft, USAF designation -XC-8A. The USAF is providing the ACLS and performing the majority of the flight tests. %B 33rd Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, May 6-8 %I Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc. %C Fort Worth, Texas %P 23 %8 5/6/74 %G eng %U https://www.sawe.org/papers/1036/buy %9 30. MISCELLANEOUS %M 1036 %1 Non-Member Price: $20.00; Member Price: $10.00 Members: First 10 product downloads are Free. %2 10.00 %3 20 %4 SAWE1036