List of ground-effect vehicles
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Template:SHORTDESC: The following is a list of WIGE or 'wing-in-ground'-effect craft, also referred to as water-skimming wingships or, in Russia, 'ekranoplans'.
Australia
[edit | edit source]- Sea Eagle (WIG craft) - six-seater wing-in-ground effect craft
China
[edit | edit source]- DXF100 (Tianyi-1) - 15 seater wing-in-ground effect craft, designed by China Academy of Science & Technology Development. In 2000, the model is for commercial sale in China. The first buyer of Tianyi-1 used the vehicle to carry tourists around Lake Tai.
- Xiangzhou 1 - 7 passenger capacity wing-in-ground effect craft, 12.7 meters long, 11 meters wide and 3.9 meters tall with a maximum takeoff weight of 2.5 tons.
Europe
[edit | edit source]France
[edit | edit source]- Pennec Navion: Designed and built by Serge Pennec at Geovas, near Brest in Brittany
Germany
[edit | edit source]- German Slider - https://german-slider.de
- Seafalcon http://www.seafalcon.net/
- TAF http://www.botec.org/wordpress/wir-uber-uns/?lang=en Germany, but GEV's are in Greece - Kavala at the Aegean Sea
- TAF VIII-1 two-seater Tandem Airfoil Flairboat Typ Jörg 1, built in 1987. This WIG craft has experienced about 100.000 km and is still in use in private property.
- TAF VIII-2, four-seater Tandem Airfoil Flairboat Typ Jörg II, built in 1983. Following the F&E and test period, Dipl. Ing. Günther Jörg was awarded with the "Phillip Morris Scientific Award" for the Transportation System for the future.
- Another TAF VIII-2, built in 1994 was given to a Japanese private citizen.
- TAF VIII-3, eight-seater Tandem Airfoil Flairboat Typ Jörg III, built in 1990.
- TAF VIII-4 twelve-seater TAF, Typ Jörg IV built in 1986 for coastal protection reasons.
Iran
[edit | edit source]- HESA Bavar 2, a two-seater (allegedly) semi-stealth military GEV that entered active duty in 2010.
Korea
[edit | edit source]- ARON Flying Ship[1] - http://www.aron.co.kr
- Sungwoo Engineering Wing in the Ground Effect Ship[2]
- Wing Ship Technology Corp WSH-500[3] - http://wingship.com
- Wing Ship Technology Corp WSH-1500[4] - http://wingship.com
Russia
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Civil WIG
- Ivolga EK-12[5]
- Aquaglide-2
- Spasatel - Cancelled demilitarized Lun-class GEV converted into an ambulance craft
Military WIG
- Beriev Be-1 - Experimental aircraft used in development of VVA-14
- Bartini Beriev VVA-14 - Amphibious anti-submarine aircraft, only prototypes were produced
- KM "Caspian Sea Monster" - largest GEV ever built
- Lun-class ekranoplan - Only GEV to be used as a warship
- A-90 Orlyonok - Amphibious transport GEV
- Beriev Be-2500 - Proposed heavy transport GEV
- Aqualet - New 2011 Russian development of Ground Effect Vehicle
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- А-300-538
- A-080-752
Singapore
[edit | edit source]- AF8-001 (Air Fish) - Widgetworks is developing the AirFish 8,[6] previously known as Lippisch WIG, Flightship, or FS8.[7] The AirFish uses wing-in-ground-effect to reduce drag and travels at speeds up to 80 knots. Currently[timeframe?] still in prototype with one built and tested beginning in 2001.[8] Assets of the prior owner were liquidated at auction.[9]
United States
[edit | edit source]- Aerocon Dash 1.6 wingship
- AirFish 3 and 8 respective 3 and 8 seaters by https://www.wigetworks.com
- Boeing Pelican
- Collins X-112
- Flying Ship Technologies, Corp. unamnned "Flying Ship"[10]
- REGENT Viceroy Seaglider[11][12]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Aron Flying Ship Ltd., M80/M50
- ^ Sungwoo Engineering Wing in the Ground Effect Ship
- ^ Wing Ship Technology Corp, WSH-500
- ^ Wing Ship Technology Corp, WSH-1500
- ^ Ivolga TrekIvolga Archive
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ekranoplan Moscow Top News