| 摘要 |
A wing-in-ground-effect vehicle 1 comprises a lift system with a pressure vessel or tank 2 and a set of nozzles 3-8. The lift system allows the wing-in-ground effect vehicle to take off. The pressure vessel holds a fluid, such as air, under pressure. The fluid is delivered from the pressure vessel to the nozzles via a conduit 17 and may be regulated by a valve which is controlled by a vehicle control system. Compressed fluid from the pressure vessel is expelled through the nozzles on operation of a valve by the vehicle control system to levitate the vehicle and allow the main propulsion system 33a to accelerate the vehicle in horizontal flight until sufficient lift is generated by the ground effect wings. The lift system may also discharge the nozzles to reduce the risk of collision with the ground or water through the delivery of a lift that increases the vehicle clearance from the ground or water, or stabilizes the vehicle roll and pitch angles. |
