Wing-in-ground effect aircraft: Extreme efficiency and low cost As we've seen with the fossil-fueled Airfish-8 and the battery-electric hydrofoiling Regent Viceroy Seaglider – not to mention Howard ...

In September last year autoevolution ran a story claiming that 'America Will Soon Deliver Freedom by Force With Stunning Ground-Effect Seaplane.' The story focused on a Defense Advanced Research ...

Making sure the world is at peace and more or less free is not an easy task. For the countries that took this mission upon themselves, that means not only constantly being on the lookout for dangers ...

All-electric seaglider manufacturer Regent Craft will deliver its first 50-100-passenger Monarch seaglider to United Marine Egypt (UME) Shipping before the end of the decade. The vessel is an ...

China appears to have built a new prototype of a mostly ignored military aircraft; a Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) plane. Also commonly known by the Russian word ekranoplan, it's a type of aircraft ...

Regent craft has a working 12 passenger version and has sales for a 100 passenger seaplane that would be about three times more fuel efficient than other planes. They do not need as much weight as ...

The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port. At first glance, the Liberty Lifter looks like an old-fashioned prop plane from the 1940s, but looks ...