Ground effect is a aerodynamic phenomenon where induced drag is significantly reduced when an aircraft flies very close to a flat surface, leading to improved performance such as requiring less thrust ...

Although Hawaii used to have a ferry service to access the various islands in the archipelago, due to environmental and political issues, air travel is now the only way to island-hop. Various ...

Things can get ugly and inefficient when a ground effect vehicle accidentally skims the water, adding significant drag that can drastically slow it down, wrench it sideways or just cost energy. One ...

Everyone knows that Russians have a knack for building some very oddly functional machines. One aircraft that never made it past prototyping is the Bartini and Beriev VVA-14, a vehicle meant to ...

Ekranoplans are a curious class of vehicle; most well known for several Soviet craft designed to operate at sea, flying just above the waves in ground effect. [rctestflight] had accidentally come ...

Ground effect is an aerodynamic phenomenon primarily characterized by a significant reduction in induced drag when an aircraft or wing flies very close to a surface, not by an increase in lift or a ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Despite the overall favorable capabilities displayed by the X-114, and an evaluation by the West German Ministry of Defense, the project was not further pursued.

Styling kits, aerodynamics, or ground effects—whatever you want to call them, these body bolt-ons are quickly becoming a popular segment of the performance market. New car manufacturers have become ...

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 ...

At a time when transportation infrastructure projects seem to be taking center stage in US public debate, a Boston-based start-up backed by some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investors wants to ...

A scooter company just built a flying boat inspired by a Cold War monster, and somehow that's not the craziest part.

If you happen to live in Rhode Island, you may get a chance later this year to witness the first manned flights of the Regent seaglider, a unique ocean-hugging electric aircraft that relies on wing-in ...