Aerodynamically designed amphibious vehicle

Claim 1

AN AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE COMPRISING A HULL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION IN A FIRST PLANE AND AN AIRFOIL-SHAPED CROSS SECTION IN A PLANE NORMAL TO SAID FIRST PLANE AND HAVING A LEADING EDGE, A BASE AND A TRAILING EDGE, A PAIR OF SIDE PLATES, ONE BEING MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF SAID HULL BETWEEN SAID LEADING EDGE AND SAID TRAILING EDGE, A CHANNEL MEMBER LOCATED WITHIN SAID HULL AND SPACED FROM THE LEADING EDGE, SAID CHANNEL MEMBER BEING SEALEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID LEADING EDGE TO FORM A LEADING EDGE DUCT, SAID DUCT DEFINING AN EXHAUST PORT HAVING A FRONT EDGE AND LOCATED PROXIMATE THE BASE OF SAID HULL, A GUIDE ARM MOUNTED ON EACH EDGE OF SAID EXHAUST PORT TO DIRECT FLOW BENEATH THE VEHICLE, SAID LEADING EDGE BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY A PLURALITY OF GUIDE VEINS ADAPTED TO DIRECT PART OF THE FLOW IN SAID DUCT UP AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE GUIDE ARM MOUNTED ON SAID FRONT EDGE OF THE EXHAUST PORT DEFINING A PLURALITY OF SPACED, CURVED GUIDE PORTS ADAPTED TO DIRECT PART OF THE FLOW BETWEEN SAID GUIDE ARMS UP AROUND THE VEHICLE EXTERIOR WHEREBY THE STAGNATION POINT OF AMBIENT FLOW ABOUT THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID VEHICLE IS LOCATED BELOW THE LOWERMOST GUIDE PORT, AND A SERIES OF PERIPHERAL DUCT MEANS INCLUDING SAID LEADING EDGE DUCT AND MOUNTED IN THE BASE OF SAID VEHICLE TO DISCHARGE AIR DOWNWARDLY AND BENEATH THE VEHICLE TO FORM A SUPPORTING AIR CUSHION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PROXIMITY TO AN UNDERLYING SURFACE.