Air cushion vehicle with lift, turn, and brake controls

Claim 1

IN AN AIR CUSHION VEHICLE, THE COMBINATION OF AN ENCLOSED SUBSTANTIALLY HOLLOW BODY SHELL, A COCKPIT FORMED IN SAID BODY SHELL, AT LEAST ONE DUCTED FAN MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN THE VERTICAL PLANE AT THE FRONT END OF SAID BODY SHELL, A SOURCE OF POWER IN SAID BODY SHELL OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DUCTED FAN, AN ELONGATED AIR CUSHION PORT ALONG EACH SIDE OF SAID BODY SHELL OPENING UPON THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF AND COMMUNICATION WITH SAID DUCTED FAN, A PLURALITY OF SPACED AND PARALLEL AIRFOIL CONTROL LOUVRES PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP IN EACH OF SAID PORTS, COMBINATION ELEVATOR AND AILERON MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT THE REAR OF SAID BODY SHELL RUDDER MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO SAID BODY SHELL ADJACENT THE REAR THEREOF IN THE VERTICAL PLANE, FOOT CONTROL MEANS IN SAID COCKPIT OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RUDDER MEANS, AND HAND CONTROL MEANS IN SAID COCKPIT OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO BOTH SAID AIRFOIL CONTROL LOUVRES AND SAID COMBINATION ELEVATOR AND AILERON MEANS, VERTICALLY EXTENDING AIR DELECTOR MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS IS BOARD OF SAID DUCTED FAN AND ADAPTED TO DIVERT PROPORTIONATELY AIR TO EACH OF SAID ELONGATED AIR CUSHION PORTS, AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID AIR DEFLECTOR MEANS TO SAID FOOT CONTROL MEANS PIVOTING SAID RUDDER AND SAID AIR DEFLECTOR MEANS TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND TOWARDS THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UPON OPERATION OF SAID FOOT CONTROL MEANS.