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Abstract

An air cushion vehicle is disclosed adapted to be constructed as a toy or as a large scale fully-operational vehicle. The vehicle consists of a body shell having a plenum chamber open to the surface over which the vehicle rides, a funnel mounted on the top surface of the shell and communicating with an air flow chamber separated by a floor from the plenum chamber. The funnel is provided with a powered-axial type blower. A plurality of vanes radiate outwardly from the funnel, in the air flow chamber terminating short of the peripheral wall of the vehicle, as does the floor, thus defining a peripheral opening for the air flow to pass into the plenum chamber. The peripheral wall is inwardly curved. An outwardly, downwardly extending flange is secured to the peripheral wall for stabilizing the vehicle and also for extra lift.

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First Claim