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A Ground-Effect Flying-Boat system with a special hull producing a very low drag, but high lift, both in the water and in the air. A high pivoting-wing of an auto-stable airfoil, and one or more rear spoilers fitted on the hull-stern of the vessel having a special airfoil and determined horizontal a

A Ground-Effect Flying-Boat system with a special hull producing a very low drag, but high lift, both in the water and in the air. A high pivoting-wing of an auto-stable airfoil, and one or more rear spoilers fitted on the hull-stern of the vessel having a special airfoil and determined horizontal and vertical slots producing very low drag, but a strong downward airstream deflection so as to increase the height of the ground-effect. The wing configuration allows for automatic maintenance of horizontal flight and automatic inclination in turns as well as an automatic anti-crash system against strong descendent gusts. These automatic stability features allow the craft to fly in rain or foggy weather without need of I.F.R. instruments, due to slide and spin resistance. In addition, the craft will not stall "nose down", but lose altitude slowly, with the hull remaining always practically horizontal. Water-landing is possible at a very reduced speed and even vertically into very strong winds and waves. The craft is easier and cheaper to build than conventional aircraft or seaplanes. The system can be scaled to craft of any size.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A ground effect flying craft comprising:a fuselage;a pivoting wing, having an auto-stable airfoil, positioned and attached at a forward portion of the fuselage at a first, high position above the center of gravity of the fuselage, the pivoting wing being allowed at least limited piv

[ I claim:] [1.] A ground effect flying craft comprising:a fuselage;a pivoting wing, having an auto-stable airfoil, positioned and attached at a forward portion of the fuselage at a first, high position above the center of gravity of the fuselage, the pivoting wing being allowed at least limited pivot movement along its lateral axis; andat least one pivoting spoiler wing, having substantially the same wingspan as the pivoting wing and having a different airfoil type than the pivoting wing, positioned and attached to the fuselage behind and lower than the pivoting wing, at a sufficient distance from the pivoting wing so as to pull airflow from the pivoting wing and deflect the airflow from the pivoting wing downwardly,wherein the pivoting wing pivots independently of movement of the pivoting spoiler wing.