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05-06-2011, 12:10 PM
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While I don't know what they are saying in this video, it is of the Soviet Ground Effect Air Craft/Boat. I read somewhere the reason they shelved this is it had a very hard time with high seas. i.e. if the waves were big enough it would run into them rather than going over them. Not a got thing at the speeds it travels.
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05-06-2011, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by calmloki
Also - it claims to be a boat, not a plane....
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We always had problems with the takeoffs and the landings:
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05-06-2011, 05:02 PM
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No one has found the ground effect airships practical for long term use.
OTOH the Aussies have been making quasi ground effect/wave piercing hull high speed catamarans. Many are in commercial service. The US Navy leased some for a while for testing purposes. IIRC they passed on them, likely the NIH syndrome. NIH=Not Invented Here.
Example: HSC Sea Runner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edit add: The Incat catamarans are a beutiful sight to behold at speed. 30-50 Kts.
Edit2: A relatively recent model: http://www.marinelink.com/news/artic...es/330459.aspx
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05-06-2011, 09:18 PM
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Sounds like a great drug-running vehicle.
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