Surface effect vehicle

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1992-08-10

1994-05-24

Focarino, Margaret A.

Motor vehicles

Surface effect vehicles

Having propulsion or control means

180120, 180117, 244 121, 114272, B60V 108, B60V 111

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053140354

ABSTRACT:
A surface effect vehicle having a pair of lifting scoops, or air foils, mounted on a vehicle body, one in front and the other in the rear. Each lifting scoop has an arched leading edge to collect air under the scoop to lift the vehicle on a cushion of air. The vehicle having a pusher-type engine with a propeller to push the vehicle. There are louvers in the lifting scoops to regulate the height the vehicle travels on a cushion of air, and non-trip appendages on the tips of the lifting scoops to aid the scoops in lifting the vehicle from a surface.

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patent: 3190582 (1965-06-01), Lippisch
patent: 3261419 (1966-07-01), Kaario
patent: 3908783 (1975-09-01), Joerg et al.
patent: 4159086 (1979-06-01), Schonfelder
patent: 4705234 (1987-11-01), Bourn
patent: 4712630 (1987-12-01), Blum

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