cushion landing system
1air-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… …
2Splashdown (spacecraft landing) — Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water. It was used by American manned spacecraft prior to the Space Shuttle program. It is also possible for the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft… …
3Mobile 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 …
4Hybrid airship — A hybrid airship is an aircraft that combines characteristics of heavier than air, (HTA), (fixed wing aircraft or helicopter) and lighter than air, (LTA), technology. Examples include helicopter/airship hybrids intended for heavy lift… …
5de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo — DHC 5 Buffalo A CC 115 Buffalo of 442 Transport Rescue Squadron at Rockcliffe Airport in Ottawa, 2004 Role …
6ACLS — 1. Advance Cardiac Life Support Contributor: CASI 2. Air Cushion Landing System Contributor: CASI 3. Automated Control and Landing System Contributor: CASI 4. Automatic Carrier Landing System Contributor: CASI …
7De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo — infobox Aircraft name = DHC 5 Buffalo type = Utility aircraft manufacturer = de Havilland Canada caption = designer = first flight = 22 September 1961 introduced = 1965 retired = status = primary user = more users = produced = 1965 1972 1974… …
8Airbag — An airbag is part of a vehicle s safety restraint system, a flexible envelope designed for rapid inflation in an automobile collision, to prevent vehicle occupants from striking hard interior objects such as steering wheels. It is considered a… …
9Mars Science Laboratory — mission 2011 concept artwork Operator NASA Major contractors Boeing Lockheed Martin …
10Mars Pathfinder — Pathfinder and Sojourner at JPL in October 1996 Operator NASA – JPL Mission type Lander, rover …
