Boeing Arctic Surface Effects Vehicle

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Artist's impression of Boeing Arctic Surface Effects Vehicle concept circa 1974.

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http://www.boeingimages.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2JRSN2PXTVFZGH&SMLS=1&RW=1850&RH=906#/SearchResult&VBID=2JRSN2PXTVFZGH&SMLS=1&RW=1850&RH=906&PN=3
 

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Not entirely clear what the mission is - resupply presumably, but of whom? - but an ACV does make a lot of sense over ice.
 
RLBH said:
Not entirely clear what the mission is - resupply presumably, but of whom? - but an ACV does make a lot of sense over ice.
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Well, this version has Navy markings, so they might be thinking about oceanographic research, of the same sort that gave us SOSUS.

The 70s also saw a lot to work on oil extraction in the Arctic, so that might be potential civilian application.
 

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