초록 ▼

An air-cushioned vehicle wherein the air pressure differential between the plenum chamber and the atmosphere is used to charge a jet engine; thus allowing the use of pulse-jet or ram-jet power plants which require precharging and improving the performance of other engines. The system is implemented

An air-cushioned vehicle wherein the air pressure differential between the plenum chamber and the atmosphere is used to charge a jet engine; thus allowing the use of pulse-jet or ram-jet power plants which require precharging and improving the performance of other engines. The system is implemented by either ducting the pressurized air from the plenum chamber into the engine intake, or by installing the engine inside the plenum chamber itself.

대표청구항 ▼

A power plant for supporting a vehicle over a volume of pressurized air and for propelling said vehicle over a generally flat surface, which comprises: means for creating said volume of pressurized air under the floor of said vehicle; an air-fed engine dimensioned and oriented to displace said vehic

A power plant for supporting a vehicle over a volume of pressurized air and for propelling said vehicle over a generally flat surface, which comprises: means for creating said volume of pressurized air under the floor of said vehicle; an air-fed engine dimensioned and oriented to displace said vehicle along said surface, said engine having an air intake; and means for feeding a portion of said pressurized air into the air intake of said engine, said portion of pressurized air essentially providing all the air used to feed said engine.