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Hovercraft Flotation Calculator
Hovercraft Flotation Calculator
Hovercraft Flotation Calculator
mm cube
mililitre
in cube
litre
us gall
uk gall
ft cube
yd cube
metre cube
mm cube
1
0.001 0.000061024 0.000001 2.642E-07 0.00000022 3.532E-08 1.308E-09 0.000000001
mililitre
1000
1
0.061026
0.001 0.0002642
0.00022 3.532E-05 1.308E-06
0.000001
in cube
16387
16.39
1
0.01639 0.004329
0.003605 0.0005787 2.143E-05
0.00001639
litre
1000000
1000
61.026
1
0.2642
0.22
0.03532 0.001308
0.001
us gall
3785000
3785
231
3.785
1
0.8327
0.1337 0.004951
uk gall
4546000
4546
277.4
4.546
1.201
1
0.1605 0.005946
0.004546
ft cube
28320000
28320
1728
28.32
7.4805
6.229
1
0.03704
0.02832
yd cube
764560000
764530
46656
764.53
202
168.2
27
1
0.76456
metre cube 1000000000
1000000
61024
1000
264.2
220
35.31
1.308
1
Model hovercraft displacement calculator gives water line level from bottom of base when no lift available
calculate Volume of base
enter
length in cm
Width in cm
Height in cm
Diameter cm
weight kilo
in mm
200
51
6
0
Calculations
Base total volume is
displacement
displacement
3
0.0612 metres
12 Litres
3
0.012 metres
area
2000
510 1020000.0000
60
0
0
total area
1020000.0000
displacement
12000000
total volume mm
61200000
height of displacement in mm
11.7647
remove total displacement from total vol
49200000
remove total area from result
48.2353
to give distance of water from deck level
displacement
11.7647 mm
mm from base bottom edge to prevent water ingress (Gives 3mm clearance above water)
lift access holes/ports must be above
14.0000
Important!!
AJ Middleton
iss 2 19/01/2009
To Prevent model sinking if hull damaged then
13333.333 cubic centimetres of Polystyrene foam will be required around the hull interior