"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.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
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