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2. Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle - Wikipedia

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   The Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), also known as the Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) in Army and Coast Guard service, was a United States Navy and Army hovercraft used as a patrol boat in marshy and riverine areas during the Vietnam War between 1966 and 1970. Six hovercraft were built, three for the Army and three for the Navy.

3. SR.N5 - Wikipedia

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   Seven SR.N5s were directly sold to Bell; the type was militarised into the Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV) and adopted by the US military. [6] Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi also secured its own license to independently build the SR.N5. [7] Construction of the first SR.N5 occurred during 1963; it performed its first flight on 11 April 1964. [7]

4. List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status.

5. Hovercraft - Wikipedia

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   A hovercraft (pl.: hovercraft [1]), also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, [2] is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and various other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull , or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure .

6. Textron Marine & Land Systems - Wikipedia

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   M1117 armored security vehicle – for the U.S. Army; Textron Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle – for the Canadian Army; Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) – for the U.S. Navy; Ship-to-Shore Connector; 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) – for the U.S. Coast Guard; NAIAD Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat; Cadillac Gage turret systems [1] Tiger Light ...

7. List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships - Wikipedia

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   The 1987 introduction of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) — which allowed for over-the-horizon amphibious landings onto a far larger number of beaches — made LSTs obsolete, but they remained with the fleet for another decade because they were the only means by which the hundreds of thousands of gallons of motor vehicle fuel needed by a ...

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9. Category:Military hovercraft - Wikipedia

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   Air-cushioned landing craft; ... Landing Craft Air Cushion; Lebed-class LCAC; P. Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle; S. SAH 2200 hovercraft; Ship-to-Shore Connector;