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Hovercraft are so dull....
scudderfish - 11/10/13 at 10:52 AM

Unless you strap some wings on.

Mr Whippy - 11/10/13 at 11:24 AM

seen them many years ago, home build machines that can either fly by ground effect our just take wings off and be a standard hovercraft

designer - 11/10/13 at 11:44 AM

It's an Ekranoplane, not a hovercraft.

This is the early Russian one, known as The Caspian Sea Monster as it appeared on a US spy photo and nobody knew what it was:





They use smaller, modern ones in Florida around the Keys.

whitestu - 11/10/13 at 12:22 PM

quote:

It's an Ekranoplane, not a hovercraft.


Tha Caspian Sea Monster isn't a hovercraft though. Both very cool!

Stu

hearbear - 11/10/13 at 01:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by designer
It's an Ekranoplane, not a hovercraft.

This is the early Russian one, known as The Caspian Sea Monster as it appeared on a US spy photo and nobody knew what it was:





They use smaller, modern ones in Florida around the Keys.


There is a film around somewhere of this in flight and it is a beast

Minicooper - 11/10/13 at 01:29 PM

Caspian Sea Monster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo

bi22le - 11/10/13 at 05:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Minicooper
Caspian Sea Monster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Nu94khHoo


"can carry 50% more cargo and uses half the fuel doing so"

It does go ONLY 300mph so not as fast but should this idea not be considered further by Airbus Boeing. With modern engines and tech they could probably improve those states further.

Mr Whippy - 11/10/13 at 06:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by designer
It's an Ekranoplane, not a hovercraft.

This is the early Russian one, known as The Caspian Sea Monster as it appeared on a US spy photo and nobody knew what it was:





They use smaller, modern ones in Florida around the Keys.


the one at the top of the post is actually a hovercraft hence the skirt round the side, but the wings are removable so it can be two different types of vehicle. Its built from plans