Jet aircraft with orientable nozzles for vertical or forward movement

Claim 1

AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A FUSELAGE, A WING, OTHER NORMAL FLYING CONTROL SURFACES AND A GAS TURBINE INCLUDING A COMPRESSOR WITHIN SAID FUSELAGE AT ABOUT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HAVING MOUNTED THEREON A PAIR OF NOZZLES SITUATED FORWARD OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY AND A SECOND PAIR OF NOZZLES SITUATED AFT OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY, THE FORWARD AND AFT PAIRS OF NOZZLES BEING DISPOSED AT ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER OF GRAVITY, THE NOZZLES COMPRISING EACH PAIR PROJECTING FROM THE FUSELAGE ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF DISPOSED AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID WING FOR THE PURPOSE OF MINIMIZING GROUND SUCTION EFFECT DURING VERTICAL TAKEOFF OR WHEN HOVERING NEAR THE GROUND, THE FORWARD PAIR OF NOZZLES DISCHARGING AIR FROM THE COMPRESSOR OF THE GAS TURBINE, THE AFT PAIR OF NOZZLES DISCHARGING EFFLUX GASES FROM THE GAS TURBINE, MEANS MOUNTING THE NOZZLES FOR SIMULTANEOUS ORIENTATION, WHEREBY THE WHOLE VOLUMES OF AIR AND EFFLUX GASES DISCHARGED FROM THE FOUR NOZZLES CAN BE DIRECTED REARWARDLY WHEN USED FOR FORWARD PROPULSION OR DIRECTED DOWNWARDLY TO PRODUCE VERTICAL LIFT.