Aircraft power plant

Claim 1

AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING; A WING HAVING MOVABLE CONTROL SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT, A PLURALITY OF FORWARD PROPULSION ENGINES, A COMPRESSOR DRIVEN BY EACH OF SAID ENGINES, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO THE INTAKE OF EACH COMPRESSOR, AN OUTLET CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE DISCHARGE END OF EACH OF SAID COMPRESSORS FOR DELIVERING COMPRESSED AIR THEREFROM, VALVE MEANS IN EACH OUTLET CONDUIT ADJACENT TO THE RESPECTIVE COMPRESSOR AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE OUTLET CONDUIT, A MAIN MANIFOLD CONDUIT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID WING ADJACENT CONTROL SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT, SAID MAIN MANIFOLD BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OUTLET CONDUIT, AND A PLURALITY OF DISCHARGE CONDUITS CONNECTED WITH SAID MAIN CONDUIT FOR DISCHARGING COMPRESSOD AIR OVER SIMILAR CONTROL SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS IN ORDER TO PREVENT BREAKAWAY OF NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC AIR FLOW OVER SAID CONTROL SURFACES, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID DISCHARGE CONDUITS DISCHARGING AIR TO EACH CONTROL SURFACE AND HAVING ITS DISCHARGE END OPEN TO A GAP BETWEEN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CONTROL SURFACE.