Ekranoplanes: Controlled Flight Close to the Sea VIDEO and CD-ROM

This book is dedicated to the problem of flight control over the sea at low altitudes, and is concerned particularly with Ekranoplanes: a new breed of craft which use low resistance of ground effect flight. Under low flying conditions radar sensors measuring altitude, tilt and velocity of craft trace the variable profile of wave disturbance practically without averaging, thus making it difficult to gauge the motion parameters in relation to the undisturbed level of the sea surface. It is necessary to combine radar with other sensors in order to provide high accuracy. Translated from the original Russian, this volume will be of great interest to specialists in aviation and marine instrumentation, and researchers and designers of control systems for ekranoplanes, hovercraft, hydrofoils, helicopters, special purpose aircraft, search-and-rescue craft and other types of transport designed for motion close to the sea.