I think by the "Pelican Effect" you really mean the ground effect [1]. Ekranoplans are ground-effect-vehicles [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_eff

I think by the "Pelican Effect" you really mean the ground effect [1]. Ekranoplans are ground-effect-vehicles [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-effect_vehicle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-effect_vehicle