Ground-effect vehicle - Wikipedia
A ground-effect vehicle (GEV), also called a wing-in-ground-effect (WIGE or WIG), ground-effect craft, wingship, flarecraft or ekranoplan (Russian: экранопла́н – "screenglider"), is a vehicle …
Wing-in-Ground (WIG) craft - IMO
IMO issued Guidelines for wing-in-ground craft (MSC.1/Circ.1592) in 2018. Wing-in-ground (WIG) craft are supported in their main operational mode solely by aerodynamic forces which enable …
current state of wing in ground effect craft. This report provides the theory of the efficiency of wings operating in ground effect and the historical background to the development of WIG …
List of ground-effect vehicles - Wikipedia
The following is a list of WIGE or 'wing-in-ground'-effect craft, also referred to as water-skimming wingships or, in Russia, 'ekranoplans'. An A-90 Orlyonok, a Soviet-era ground-effect plane
Wing-in-Ground Craft - ST Engineering
The AirFish family of Wing-in-Ground (WIG) craft redefines maritime transport by enabling safe, sustainable and swift coastal travel and logistics. Utilising aerodynamic forces and air pressure …
US regulators given two years to define wing-in-ground-effect craft …
May 22, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration’s new funding law requires the agency to collaborate with the US Coast Guard (USCG) to define regulatory oversight of wing-in-ground …
Watch the world's first hydrofoiling ground effect vehicle take off
Sep 26, 2022 · Regent has released video of its remarkable Seaglider prototype in flight testing. The first machine to combine the efficiency advantages of ground effect and hydrofoiling in a …
3 One type of marine vehicle not covered by the 2000 HSC Code is the wing-in-ground (WIG) craft. These craft are supported in their main operational mode solely by aerodynamic forces …
Wing-in-ground effect vehicles - ScienceDirect
May 1, 2006 · A composite wing configuration implies functional subdivision of the craft's lifting area into two parts: the one (central) taking advantage of the power augmentation mode, and …
DARPA Flying 'Sea Monster' | What Are Wing-in-Ground Craft?
Aug 27, 2021 · Wing-in-ground craft are as big as ships and skim the surface of the water at plane-like speeds. This concept has been tried—and abandoned—in the past, but a new …