Patent ID: 7059260
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: B63G,B63H

Abstract:
1. A steering system for a hydrodynamically shaped vehicle having a nose end, a tail end, and forward propulsion, said steering system comprising: an internal supply of drag-reducing medium; at least one ejector ring positioned adjacent a nose end of said vehicle; a plurality of ejector sections formed in said at least one ejector ring, each ejector section including an opening arrangement for ejecting drag-reducing medium to an external surface of said vehicle; and control means for selectively supplying said drag-reducing medium to at least one of said plurality of ejector sections, said drag-reducing medium ejected from selected ejector sections causing a reduced-drag surface on said vehicle body and an increased speed thereof relative to a remainder of said vehicle body and thereby imparting a directional motion to said body.