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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2014
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Oshima, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an amphibious vehicle capable of maintaining stable vehicle posture by pitching control during cruising on water and also reducing wave drag caused by waves on water. The amphibious vehicle according to the present invention is characterized by being provided with: a vehicle body () capable of moving on sea and land; a front flap (A) with one end portion secured to a lower end portion of the vehicle body () in such a manner that a principal surface is inclined with respect to a front surface () of the vehicle body (); and a rear flap (B) with one end portion secured to a lower end portion of a rear surface () of the vehicle body ().