Wing in ground effect aircraft/vessels

[gym]

Does anybody on this list have any experience/interest in WIGs? (Aircraft that are designed to fly within one wingspan or less of the ground, usually water.)

 

[radomir]

Russians made operative WIGs a long time ago (

http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/WIG.html).

Maybe you could consult them somehow?!? It is worth noting that they call them Ekranoplans.

 

[matt00000]

The americans are working on one or is it the canadians?? its a small piper152 sized job... cant for the life of me remember what he company is called though...

have a look at

http://www.mhtc.net/~vweber/WeberWig.html

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4346/S90.htm

http://www.amsc.belvoir.army.mil/ground_effect.htm

or do a search on yahoo or similar for ground effect transport. you will turn up loads of sites.