Re: GEV capabilities

Why not use fusion-plasma ejection to provide a jet lift to the fans.
Thusly,
you could hop over obstacle of offset going sidwise along a ridgeline,
or lift
for 10 seconds at a time or so (can't overheat or fuse the fans after
all) to
cross broken ground that would otherwise overtax the air skirt. The
blast of
hot exhaust could lift the hover vehicle an extra few feet. As an anti-
personnel weapon it would also be bad news for dug in troops to put them
on
"air-pop" as you cross their foxholes.