...They are also called ACVs (short for air cushion vehicles), GEMs (short for ground effect machines) or air cars because they float by using the ground effect, but they are often called air cushion ships because of their high utility as a means of maritime transportation, such as being able to reach ultra-high speeds of nearly 100 knots, which cannot be achieved by conventional ships. In Japan, they are better known as Hovercrafts, the trademark name of a type developed in the UK. *Some of the terminology that refers to "air car" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ACV(air cushion vehicleの略),あるいは地面効果ground effectを利用して浮上することからジェム(GEM。ground effect machineの略),エアカーair carなどとも呼ばれるが,在来の船では達成できない100ノット近い超高速を期待できるなど,海上の交通機関としての利用価値が高いことからエアクッション船と呼ばれる場合が多い。また,日本では,イギリスで開発された型式の商標名であるホバークラフトHovercraftとしてよく知られている。… ※「air car」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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