Thrust directing means for aircraft

Claim 1

IN AN AIRCRAFT INCLUDING AN AIRFRAME AND GAS GENERATING MEANS FOR PRODUCING HIGH ENERGY MOTIVE FLUID, THUS DIRECTING MEANS COMPRISING: AT LEAST ONE FLUID TURNING DEVICE COMMUNICATING WITH THE GAS GENERATING MEANS FOR RECEIVING MOTIVE FLUID THEREFROM AND DISCHARGING THE MOTIVE FLUID TO ATMOSPHERE, MOUNTING MEANS SUPPORTING SAID FLUID TURNING DEVICE FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS THROUGH A RANGE OF POSITIONS, SAID RANGE OF POSITIONS INCLUDING A FORWARD THRUST POSITION IN WHICH THE MOTIVE FLUIS IS DISCHARGED IN A REARWARD DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE AIRCRAFT, A REVERSE THRUST POSITION IN WHICH THE MOTIVE FLUID IS DISCHARGED IN A DIRECTION HAVING AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL COMPONENT IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND VECTORED THRUST POSITIONS BETWEEN SAID FORWARD AND REVERSE THRUST POSITIONS IN WHICH THE MOTIE FLUID IS DISCHARGED IN OTHER DIRECTIONS RELATIVE TO THE AIRCRAFT, A FIXED FAIRING FORMING A PORTION OF THE AIRFRAME, AND A MOVABLE FAIRING SECURED TO AND CARRIED BY SAID FLUID TURNING DEVICE, SAID FIXED AND MOVABLE FAIRINGS ABUTTING TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS AND AERODYNAMICALLY STREAMLINED EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT SURFACE WHEN SAID FLUID TURNING DEVICE IS IN SAID FORWARD THRUST POSITION, SAID SURFACE BEING A BOATTAIL SURFACE CONVERGING IN THE REARWARD DIRECTION AT A RELATIVELY SMALL ANGLE, THE ABUTTING EDGES OF SAID FIXED AND MOVABLE FAIRINGS FORMING A PARTING LINE DISPOSED ENTIRELY ON A SURFACE OF REVOLUTION GENERATED ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FLUID TURNING DEVICE, WHEREBY SAID FLUID TURNING DEVICE CAN BE ROTATED THROUGH SAID RANGE OF POSITIONS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE BETWEEN SAID FIXED AND MOVABLE FAIRINGS.