Sponson, the Glossary
Sponsons are projections extending from the sides of land vehicles, aircraft or watercraft to provide protection, stability, storage locations, mounting points for weapons or other devices, or equipment housing.[1]
Table of Contents
11 relations: Anti-torpedo bulge, Bell 222/230, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Claude Dornier, Flying boat, Imperial German Navy, Outrigger boat, Ship camel, Ship stability, Sikorsky S-92, Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV.
Anti-torpedo bulge
The anti-torpedo bulge (also known as an anti-torpedo blister) is a form of defence against naval torpedoes occasionally employed in warship construction in the period between the First and Second World Wars.
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Bell 222/230
The Bell 222 is an American twin-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter.
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) is a tracked armored fighting vehicle of the United States developed by FMC Corporation and now manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, formerly United Defense.
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Claude Dornier
Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier (14 May 1884 – 5 December 1969) was a German-French airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH.
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Flying boat
A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water.
Imperial German Navy
The Imperial German Navy or the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919.
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Outrigger boat
Outrigger boats are various watercraft featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull.
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Ship camel
A ship camel is an external flotation tank that can be fitted to a ship to increase her buoyancy or reduce her draught.
Ship stability
Ship stability is an area of naval architecture and ship design that deals with how a ship behaves at sea, both in still water and in waves, whether intact or damaged. Sponson and ship stability are Shipbuilding.
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Sikorsky S-92
The Sikorsky S-92 is an American twin-engine medium-lift helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the civil and military helicopter markets.
Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV
The Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV (known incorrectly postwar as the Dornier Rs.IV) was a Riesenflugzeug (Giant aircraft) monoplane all metal flying boat with a stressed skin hull and fuselage developed for the Imperial German Navy to perform long range patrols over the North Sea.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponson
Also known as Sponsons.