Advanced Marine Technology. Handling and Transfer at Sea Section

Several installations and tests of special energy absorbing fenders on amphibious boats of from 4 to 300 tons, have given insight and design data on possible transfer of aircraft landing technology and concepts to boat handling to obtain safer and more reliable operations in rough seas. For reasons of design, cost and credibility surplus aircraft landing gear nose wheel assemblies mounted thwartships from the boats have formed the major starting point for these experiments. Any future optimum design might be much different as the requirements are different and perhaps less severe than for aircraft.