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Ground Effect Flying Boat

Posted by michael on from the miami-vice dept.

Stalke writes "A company called Flightship has produced the worlds first commercial flying boat that operates on the principle of ground-effect. I first saw these types of craft on TLC when they showed a huge soviet landing craft based upon the same principle. The first commercial version of this craft has a capacity of only 6 passengers, but a larger version called the Dragon Clipper will seat 40! Check out the videos on the site, this thing really is a sight to see."

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  1. Great desert verhicle! by DomoKun · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Anyone tried this on land? Ill bet, one could make a desert verhicle quite savely. And the Arabs can organize aerofoil-pod races in theire backyard.