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The invention is a supersonic aircraft. In detail, the aircraft is in the form of a flying wing having a generally flat upper surface, a generally cosine shaped lower surface and a swept back leading edge. A propulsion system is mounted in the aircraft for providing forward thrust and is adapted to

The invention is a supersonic aircraft. In detail, the aircraft is in the form of a flying wing having a generally flat upper surface, a generally cosine shaped lower surface and a swept back leading edge. A propulsion system is mounted in the aircraft for providing forward thrust and is adapted to provide a source of pressurized air. A plenum is mounted under and behind the leading edge of the flying wing in a spaced relationship thereto, the plenum having a swept back leading edge and a length substantially equal to the length of the flying wing and a trailing edge in the form of an exhaust nozzle; the exhaust nozzle extending substantially over the entire length of the plenum. A duct system is coupled between the at least one engine and the plenum such that pressurized air from the engine can be provided to the plenum for ejection out the nozzle in the form of a sheet of pressurized air under the wing.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A supersonic aircraft comprising:the aircraft in the form of a flying wing having a generally flat upper surface, a generally cosine shaped lower surface and a swept back leading edge;a propulsion system mounted in the aircraft for providing forward thrust, said propulsion system a

[ We claim:] [1.] A supersonic aircraft comprising:the aircraft in the form of a flying wing having a generally flat upper surface, a generally cosine shaped lower surface and a swept back leading edge;a propulsion system mounted in the aircraft for providing forward thrust, said propulsion system adapted to provide a source of pressurized air;a plenum mounted under and behind the leading edge of said flying wing in a spaced relationship thereto, having a swept back leading edge and a length substantially equal to the length of said flying wing and a trailing edge in the form of an exhaust nozzle, said exhaust nozzle extending substantially over the entire length of said plenum;duct means coupled between said propulsion system and said plenum such that pressurized air from said propulsion system can be provided to said plenum for ejection out said nozzle in the form of a sheet of pressurized air in proximity to said lower surface of said wing; andvalve means mounted in said duct means for controlling the flow of pressurized air from said propulsion system to said plenum.