This looks like a very practical and efficient cross between hovercraft and a gev !

We often drag the wing tips in the water to tighten the turning radius. The wing tips are shaped like a ski and will not dig into the water no matter how hard you try. its actually a challenge trying to make a wing touch the water due to the lift increasing as the wing gets closer to the surface.

@revimfadli4666

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I was concerned whether that would cause a catastrophic accident

@donraptor6156

2 жыл бұрын

BS! I have seen several dig in and really hurt the operators!

Clever idea! The hovercraft part eliminates water drag at liftoff, that had necessitated 8 massive jet engines on the Ekranoplan.

Holy shit! this master piece actually float in the air.... love it!!!

@johncole1210

3 жыл бұрын

Why sin and blastheme you make me sick fear God

Looks like these machines are perfect first step to flying. Awesome.

We offer kits ranging in price from $ 5,200 to $ 24,000. Completed units are $ 60,000+

We fly nose up to bring the speed down. This is useful when landing on rough water - or if you just want to have fun. The craft is much more efficient flying level. Top speed airborne on this particular model is 80 mph.

@timothyfiala4641

5 жыл бұрын

How do I order one of these please?

maravilhoso, obrigado a todos que colaborarão com esses videos,bela apresentação e nos dá conecimento de coisas que jamais viriamos em nossas vidas normais, grato ANAPOLIS ESTADO DE GOIAS-BRASIL

Frikin love it! Working on an RC ekranoplan at the mo - but thats really cool!!!

those machines are awesome .. especially big ones ..

the best hover craft i think i've seen is an Apache helicopter and it blends!

Looks like in a turn or other cause of a wing dip, a brush with ground or water would be devastating. Aircraft encountering ground effect float quite a bit higher then this even with high wings. I truly think you need to go higher for safety. The concept of a hover to full aircraft would surely be interesting as runways would be available anywheres.

@Vince62965 This particular unit is flying on 100 horsepower.

Thats pretty badass :D

that is by far the cOolest thing eva !!!!!

AWESOME!

That is SICKKK!!!!!!!!!

.... That's amazing.

Beautiful!

it's amazing. also collect such a machine . hi from Russia

WIG is what albatroses and pelicans and Swans and all heavy Sea birds love to do.

I'd love to see this flying over cars on a highway... the express lane!!

@TonyGodshall

5 жыл бұрын

Nice idea, but a little crosswind and you'd have a crash. You need that traction when vehicles are so close to each other.

That's tight!

Holy shit! Thats cool!

that is sooo cool, I WANT ONE!

you will see the wings touching the water in our 18SPW video. It is not an issue.

@tazmun I've seen a video where the driver (/pilot?) actually dips the wingdip on purpose while turning, without any problems. Keep in mind: while turning, the vehicle is drifting outwards, so the wing tip won't dive in, but is more like skiing on the surface. grtzz

Push for countrywide network of waterways!

@shenanickans

9 жыл бұрын

They are called 'rivers' ;)

This equipment have great military and commercial use.

I see a lot of Russians angry thinking this is a ekranoplan. First ekranoplan was a big failure because it needed many engines to take off. Many engines usually means a lot of fuel consumption so it defeats the purpose. Second the the ekranoplan was strictly for landing on water. This hovercraft use only 80hp engine for trust and 15 for lift. Total 95hp. It can land and take off from land or water. The wings can be store on board to use as hovercraft and transportation.

What a great idea.

It is a big wing which provides lots of lift at low speeds, but higher drag at high speeds. It's not meant to fly like an airplane. When it lifts beyond its max height, it loses cushion underneath, and drag increases, so it settles back down into its cushion mode.

Если при повороте заденет крылом воду, мало не покажется. Аппараты класс. Лайк.

Wow boating without the chop and getting seasick, love it. I don't think I would like tipping a wing in the water, that would be a wild cartwheel.

@clintonadams8434

5 жыл бұрын

Difficult to "tip" wing in water due to lift being created. Its all in the design.

Thats so cool! i would love to have a few. My only question is if there is one capable of supporting multiple passengers.

WOW great

Did anyone else think of star wars? Coolest thing I've seen in a while.

lol at 0:45 the seagulls are all like. "OMG WTF" and fly away.

so beautifull

That's pretty whoopass

Well, now i've seen everything

I'm SOOOO gonna buy this, just a soon as I win the lottery!

so cool!

Nice ekranoplane!

These are ultimate .

pitch up man and request flight following lol! nice vid.

still better than a yacht

Make one out of streamlined carbon-fiber (the whole thing). It would be awesome!

@PoisonBill Would do anything to own one of these during the summers! just awesome!

This is cool. I want one

@UniversalHovercraft How about if you need to tilt the wing to make a sharp turn while flying over land ?

Let's ride it on big waves :D

@JFrazer4303

2 жыл бұрын

Fun! :-D It's landing speed is so low that any wind that goes along with waves will let it hop off and back down onto the surface at will. You ride a wave down to land, or up to take off.

Супер! Заверните два! ))))

@user-dv5yt9yc9x

3 жыл бұрын

Крымский мост охранять.

Ok, so where do I get my hands on one if these? Looks really fun.

@viper8red hovercraft and ground efect planes (or ekranoplans) are considered as a ship...all you need the apropiate boat licence...

Kits are available for under 6K. Ready to fly machines are over 100K.

Love this thing. I wish an old guy like me on a fixed income could have one... While in the air I see one person in the craft. Can it take two? I would like to see a high speed fly-by. THANKS...

The fish will never see you coming.

I LOVE IT

Awesome

If there is a racing league for these, then i would sell my kidneys and my grandma to be in on that action.

@Softairguy Even my high school races!

Definitely cool but I'd love to see what one would do with four extra feet of wing on each side.

Interesting, but I'll wait for the next model.

nice over

NEEDS MORE POWAHHH

I know what is going on: There is pressure between the ground and the vehicle, and that pressure forms a "bubble" it move upward constantly until the pressure is to low hold the craft any higher. Then it floats back down closer to the ground repeating this effect

How is the suspension on that mug?? Pretty smooth i'm guessing?

like the coolest thing ever....

WOW, you deff should work on the body to make it all futuristc and attach some blue LEDS man. Thats sick!!

Very interesting. I hope it becomes available for recreational use, and would love to see a price

LMAO, I had to think about that one for a second I was like does smoke have to do with lift...

this is cool stuff

Very cool

that is epic

@FlyingSofa28 hovercraft racings does exist, there's also a world cup

cool airplane!

What an ingenious machine. I'm a layman about these things, so excuse my ignorance, but is the lift fan shut down while flying Wing In Ground Effect?

@viper8red no a craft like that can also go higher than the wingspan, because its not only ground effect working, but it gets very instable and dangerous and u want it to be driven without pilot license.

No I'm not a moron but this video is about the ground effect I was merely questioning why the plane that flew with its belly supposedly just off the pentagon lawn didn't also feel the effect which would have been far more of an effect considering the size of the aircraft its speed and the forces created by its wings. My comment was very much to do with the topic of the video, your comment had no reason for being here other than to make people think there's something wrong with my comment!!!!!!!!

@edarmstrong9389

5 жыл бұрын

Because your comment is ignorant.

@shaunoliver1 I was thinking the same thing, or until they're a bit more compact and more, car-sized.

But can it blend?

The two vehicles are very different. Ekranoplan is a Russian design that is purely water based. The American Hoverwing uses hovercraft technology to make the WIG an all terrain vehicle.

How is the front ducted fan being proppeled ? Does it have its own engine or is it connected to the same enginr that drives the pusher fan?

@ColtSegura nice thats worth it. nice toy.

I bet it's funner than it looks =)

What motor is used in this one? V-6? That is the genius of Bob Windt!!

Прикольная штукенция!!!

You should make it a top wing design.

Where can a guy get a ride in this beauty?

I you really want one, but can't afford one, you can always use polystyrene. I bet that is way cheaper and lighter as well. Cut it out with a hot wire cutter and sand it for a more rounded look. It doesn't cost you a thing to be creative ;)

Was bringt euch der Bodeneffekt ? P.S.: sieht absolut genial aus und bin fasziniert davon ^^

I need it for my job...

That look fun

hi this is great, what is the minimum speed to fly?

i want one!!!

Don't tip the water, buddy!!!

Cool, , , I want eertrrahh need one!!!! just sayin

Is this product still commercially available?

@UniversalHovercraft god damn it, r these things so difficult to assemble?