| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to the field of transportation and concerns Wing-In-Ground-Effect vehicles (WIGs, also called Ekranoplans). Specifically, a WIG vehicle capable of starting and landing on unprepared terrain or water surfaces. This vehicle incorporates new lift-increasing features, namely a system using ducted lift fans (5) suctioning air from the wing upper surfaces and creating a multi-chamber air cushion under the fuselage (1) and wings (9) of the vehicle. Each lift fan will be powered by a turbine actuated by high-pressure combustion gases diverted from the main power units (4). The WIG's flight control system distributes power between the lift fans and the forward propulsion units (8), through valves (6) in the high-pressure gas conducts (7) leading to turbines (19) powering the lift fans or the forward propulsion units. Starting with 100 % of the power directed to the lift fans for hovering, the available power is gradually transferred to the forward propulsion units. As the speed increases, an increasing amount of lift is generated dynamically until the Wing-In-Ground effect is enough to carry the vehicle on its own and 100 % of the power is available for forward thrust. The lift fans are mounted in the fuselage-wing junctions and suspended passenger or freight modules (11) can be fastened to the wing end plates (10).</p> |
