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A surface effect vehicle includes a vehicle body having opposed longitudinally extending sides and a longitudinally extending deck having an upper and lower su rfaces extending widthwise between the sides. The lower surface together with opposed i nner surfaces of the sides form a downwardly depending air entrapment chamber extending longit udinally beneath the lower surface. The chamber is reactiveto provide substantial surface effect ram air lifting force on the vehiclein response to forward motion of the vehicle. In add ition, the vehicle includes an airfoil spaced above and interconnected with the vehicle body to pro vide substantial out of surface effect lifting force on the vehiclein response to such forward mo tion. Further the vehicle includes aerodynamic vertical stabilizing means, preferably vertical sta bilizers serving not only to provide vertical stabilization but also to interconnect the airfoil with the vehicle body. Additional stabilization may be achieved by the provision of opposed stabilizing sides each extending longitudinally forward from a corresponding one of the vertical stabil izers and downwardly from a corresponding end of the airfoil. Such stabilizing sides toget her with a lower surface of the airfoil form a longitudinally extending, downwardly dependi ng, air channel above the upper surface of the deck. In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle body includes a pair of pontoons to provide flotation in water. Each pontoon may include an inte rmediate bottom portion which sits lowermost when the vehicle is idly afloat, a forward b ottom portion which extends upwardly and forwardly from the intermediate portion, and an elong ated rearward bottom portion which extends upwardly and rearwardly from the intermedi ate portion.
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