摘要 |
A self-propelled portable watercraft, including a deck and hull, an engine, and a waterjet propulsion system, capable of operating while a supply of air is unavailable. The air substitute, consisting of a mixture of oxidizing gas and recycled exhaust gas, is delivered to the engine through a self-actuated control valve. In addition, the waterjet propulsion system is equipped with an intake port at the terminus of a narrow, elongated, hollow downward extension of the hull. The purpose of the extension being to minimize the occurrence of a loss of thrust which can result when the craft is vertically displaced above the surface of the surrounding water.
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