Hovercraft

Details Hovercraft Hovercraft

1987-03-04

1988-05-31

Love, John J.

Motor vehicles

Surface effect vehicles

Having propulsion or control means

180121, 180333, B60V 104

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047474599

ABSTRACT:
A hovercraft includes a rigid body and a flexible skirt pending from a lower periphery thereof. A main engine and propeller are coupled to the rigid body and provide a main propeller thrust. A plurality of thrust control vanes are located downstream of the propeller and divide the main propeller thrust into a horizontal thrust component directed rearwardly of the thrust control vanes and a vertical thrust component directed to a location under the rigid body so as to cooperate with the flexible skirt to form an air cushion on which the hovercraft rides. A plurality of steering control vanes are located downstream of the thrust control vanes and control the forward direction of the hovercraft. A single control stick controls the operation of both the thrust control vanes and the steering control vanes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3267898 (1966-08-01), Evans
patent: 3401766 (1968-09-01), Laufman et al.
patent: 3467213 (1969-09-01), Walker
patent: 3486577 (1969-12-01), Jackes

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