Integrated propulsion system for peripheral jet ground effect machines

Claim 1

AN AIR CUSHION SUPPORTED VEHICLE COMPRISING A HULL HAVING AN ELONGATED PLANFORM WITH A POINTED FORWARD END, A PERIPHERAL NOZZLE IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID HULL, A PLURALITY OF STABILIZING NOZZLES DIVIDING THE BOTTOM OF SAID HULL INTO A PLURALITY OF SECTIONS, AIR INTAKE MEANS ON SAID HULL, A PLURALITY OF DUCTS CONNECTED BETWEEN AIR INTAKE MEANS AND SAID NOZZLES WHEREBY AIR ENTERING SAID INTAKE MEANS IS FORCED OUT OF SAID NOZZLE, A PLURALITY OF VARIABLE CAMBER DEFLECTION VANES FOR CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF AIR EJECTED FROM SAID PERIPHERAL NOZZLE, AND CONTROL MEANS FOR VARYING THE CAMBER OF SAID DEFLECTION VANES, SAID PLURALITY OF DEFLECTION VANES BEING MOUNTED IN CASCADES, AND SAID VARIABLE VANES EACH INCLUDING A FIXED LEADING EDGE AND A PLURALITY OF HINGED, INTERCONNECTED SECTIONS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIXED LEADING EDGE, SAID CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST MEANS AND A SECOND MEANS, SAID FIRST MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE TRAILING EDGES OF SAID VARIABLE VANES, SAID SECOND MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID VARIABLE VANES AT A POINT ON A HINGED SECTION INTERMEDIATE THE FIXED AND TRAILING SECTIONS.