Military-Vehicles: Re: [MV] DUKW (and CCKW) stuff

Re: [MV] DUKW (and CCKW) stuff

John Emery (jemery@execpc.com)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 21:57:07 -0500 (CDT)

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>... there has been some discussion over the
>years about pressurising the axles through the vent lines at 3 - 4 psig
>in an effort to keep water out.

All you need to keep water out is about 0.5 psi per foot of water depth.
However, with a DUKW flying into the water, the impact pressure may be far
higher that the static head pressure. No real easy way to calculate that
either.

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