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1967
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Air-Cushion Vehicles fLIGHT International supplement, 24 August 1967 TEST MODEL SEDAN! N.101 Paves the Way "Air-Cushion Vehicles" photograph Design and construction of the SEDAM N.300 Naviplane, the first ACV designed in France for commercial service, has been preceded by over 18 months1 testing of the N.101, effectively a quarter-scale model of the 90. passenger transport. The N.101, 18ft 2£in long, 9ft 9in wide, 6ft 6in long and with a cushion height of 16in, is powered by a simple four-cylinder two-stroke engine driving two light-helicopter tail rotors. The distinctive "jupes," indi- vidual skirts favoured by the Bertin ACV team, are featured. Top speed is 37 m.p.h. Gross weight is 1,0401b; empty weight is 8701b. Staff artist John Killens shows internal details of the N.101, below 1 Throttle 2 Throttle cable 3 Water speed indicator retraction lever 4 Water speed indicator retraction cable 5 Starboard propeller-pitch control 6 Port propeller-pitch control 7 Electrics control cable 8 Throttle return spring 9 Water-speed indicator 10 ASI 11 Tachometer 12 Voltmeter 13 Anemometer dial 14 Recording test light 15 Recording control switch 16 Pitot head 17 Radio 18 Propeller-pitch control runs 19 Cushion-pressure measurement tube 20 Side decking 21 Test instrumentation 22 Rev counter drive 23 Lift-fan drive belts 24 Lift-fan vertical drive gear 25 22in-dia lift fans 26 Fan support tubes 27 Vertical belt-drive for propellers 28 Propeller drive shaft gearbox 29 Prop-shaft bevel gearbox 30 Propellers (Hiller tail rotors) 31 40 h.p. Nelson H63-B two-stroke engine 32 Fuel tank 33 Fuel filler 34 Low-range anemometer 35 Water speed sensor 36 Fins 37 Wooden framework (20cm x 20cm spacing) 38 Plenum chambers (8) .16 iffe Transport Publications Ltd I967 copyright Air-Cushion Vehicles 24
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