air-cushion landing

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• Air-cushioned landing craft — For the US Navy hovercraft known as LCAC, see Landing Craft Air Cushion. Air cushioned landing craft A USN LCAC at Camp Pendleton An air cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC (Landing craft air cushioned) is a modern variation on the… …   Wikipedia

• air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called  ground effect machine,  or  hovercraft,         any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …   Universalium

• Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle — PACV redirects here. For the airport in Alaska with that ICAO code, see Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport. PACV cruising through swamp area Class overview Name …   Wikipedia

• Landing Craft Air Cushioned — Schiffsdaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Landing Ship — Embarcation de débarquement Une embarcation de débarquement (ou Landing Craft en anglais) est un navire de guerre léger spécialisé dans les opérations de débarquement amphibie, c’est à dire la mise à terre de troupes et d unités de l armée de… …   Wikipédia en Français

• air — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 a the earth s atmosphere. b the free or unconfined space in the atmosphere (birds of the air; in the open air). c the atmosphere as a… …   Useful english dictionary

• cushion — I UK [ˈkʊʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms cushion : singular cushion plural cushions * 1) [countable] a cloth bag filled with something soft such as feathers, used for making a seat more comfortable 2) [countable] a layer that separates two objects… …   English dictionary

• cushion — cush|ion1 [ kuʃn ] noun * ▸ 1 soft cover for seat ▸ 2 layer separating objects ▸ 3 protection against something ▸ 4 amount someone is winning by ▸ 5 edge of table in games 1. ) count a cloth bag filled with something soft such as feathers, used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• air law — Introduction       the body of law directly or indirectly concerned with civil aviation. Aviation in this context extends to both heavier than air and lighter than air aircraft. Air cushion vehicles are not regarded as aircraft by the… …   Universalium

• Mobile Landing Platform — USNS Watkins (back) and heavy lift ship MV Mighty Servant 1 moored side by side off San Diego during a demonstration of the Mobile Landing Platform concept in 2005. Class overview …   Wikipedia

• Whidbey Island class dock landing ship — The Whidbey Island class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a massive well deck for the transport of four landing craft air cushion hovercraft for… …   Wikipedia