The present invention concerns an all-terrain vehicle for use over a variety of terrain. The vehicle includes a main body having a cabin, a forward side, a backward side and two lateral sides; a pair of ground effect wings connected to the lateral sides of the main body, each wing having an angle of
The present invention concerns an all-terrain vehicle for use over a variety of terrain. The vehicle includes a main body having a cabin, a forward side, a backward side and two lateral sides; a pair of ground effect wings connected to the lateral sides of the main body, each wing having an angle of attack; a lift engine having necessary auxiliary equipment for operation thereof, wherein the lift engine is connected to the backward side of the main body and supplies a lift power to the vehicle; at least one lift fan connected to the lift engine; an engine mounted to the main body to provide energy to propel the vehicle forward; a wheel connected to the forward side of the main body, wherein the wheel is connected to the main body by a drive shaft; a control system to control the angle of attack.
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1. An all-terrain vehicle for use over a variety of terrain, the vehicle comprising:a main body having a cabin, a forward side, a backward side and two lateral sides; a pair of ground effect wings connected to the lateral sides of the main body, each wing having an angle of attack; an engine to prov
1. An all-terrain vehicle for use over a variety of terrain, the vehicle comprising:a main body having a cabin, a forward side, a backward side and two lateral sides; a pair of ground effect wings connected to the lateral sides of the main body, each wing having an angle of attack; an engine to provide energy to propel the vehicle forward, the engine having necessary auxiliary equipment for operation thereof, wherein the engine is connected to the forward side of the main body and supplies a lift power to the vehicle; at least one lift engine with a least one lift fan connected to the engine; a wheel connected to the forward side of the main body, wherein the wheel is connected to the main body by a drive shaft; a variable camber control system to control the angle of attack. 2. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a skirt attached around the perimeter of the main body, wherein the skirt determines a hovering height.3. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each ground effect wing includes one fixed wing attached to the main body and an aileron attached to the fixed wing, wherein the aileron provides stability and an angle of attack to the vehicle.4. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control system permits the angle of attack to be adjusted.5. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:a fuel tank connected to the lift engine to supply liquid fuel as an energy source for said engine; and an electrical control system connected to the lift engine for starting and stopping the lift engine. 6. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lift engine is an air-cooled type having an internal fan to move air across extended surface areas within the engine envelope.7. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle operates in a hover mode, a wing in ground effect mode (WIG), a jump and glide mode, and a quick start mode.8. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, further including a lift engine connected to at least one lift fan.9. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a database located inside the cabin, the database including a preprogrammed flight control strategy to maintain parameters such as pitch attitude, roll attitude and heading at a desired point to provide control of the vehicle.10. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the wheel is in a retracted position when the vehicle is in a hovering mode and wherein the wheel is non-retracted position when the vehicle is in a non-hovering position.11. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the camber control system includes a means for sensing various flight conditions and parameters during the vehicle operation.12. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 11, wherein further including a computer located inside the cabin, the computer having a calculating means, operatively connected to the sensing means, receives the sensed conditions and parameters from the sensing means.13. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the computer varies the wing camber by causing only one aileron to change its position.14. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lift fan is connected to and located in the same space as the lift engine.15. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the lift fan is mounted in the main body with its rotational axis vertical so that the fan draws in air from above the main body and exhausts it in a downward direction through an aperture in the underside of the main body.16. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 1, whereinat speeds below wing in a ground effect mode, the cabin, electronics, and wings are supported by hover operation, and wherein the vehicle speed reaches the speed required going into wing in ground effect mode, the main cabin, electronics, and wings are supported at first by a combination of hover and wing and ground effect, until the main cabin reaches a height where the hover no longer contributes to the support. 17. The all-terrain vehicle according to claim 16, wherein when the vehicle is operating in wing and ground effect mode and an obstacle that is higher than the vehicle appears in front of it, the angle of attack of the wings is changed, and the vehicle jumps and/or glides over the obstacle.18. An all-terrain vehicle comprising:a main body having a cabin, a first side, a second side and two lateral sides; a pair of ground effect wings connected to the lateral sides of the main body, each wing having an angle of attack; an engine connected to the first side of the main body; at least one lift fan connected to the engine; a wheel connected to the second side of the main body and lying opposite to the first side of the main body, wherein the wheel is connected to the main body by a drive shaft; a variable camber control system to control the angle of attack.
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