Patent ID: 6648270
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60V,B63H

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising;a hull having a longitudinal, vertical and lateral axis, said hull further having front end and rear ends and first and second sides; a turbofan engine mounted in said hull, said engine having an exhaust duct; a center plenum chamber mounted in said hull having a center portion coupled to said exhaust duct and first and second ends extending latterly to said first and second sides of said hull; first and second side plenum chambers having front and rear extending along the first and second sides, said first and second side plenum chambers coupled to said first and second ends, respectively, of said center plenum; and first and second front exhaust nozzles coupled to said front ends of said first and second side plenum chambers and first and second rear exhaust nozzles coupled to said rear ends of said first and second side plenum chambers; all of said exhaust nozzles rotatable from a vertically downward position to at least a partially horizontal direction and incorporating means to adjust the flow rate of exhaust gas from said turbofan engine therethrough.